Rook DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) operating in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, made headlines recently as it executed a “rage quit” that resulted in a significant price surge for its native token, ROOK. The move saw the token’s value skyrocket by a staggering 475%, making it one of the best-performing DeFi tokens this…
MakerDAO, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project behind the popular stablecoin DAI, has announced a major update called “Endgame.” Endgame is designed to enhance efficiency, resilience, and participation by applying fine-tuned AI tools to open scalable processes. The goal is to create a strong governance equilibrium that enables the permissionless growth of SubDAOs and parallelized product…
Despite the recent market dip, Cardano’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem has seen a significant surge in activity, with transactions on Cardano DeFi apps soaring to 250,000 per epoch from 160,000 transactions during the previous epoch. This remarkable 56% increase in transaction volume has been attributed to the launch of new DeFi protocols on the network…
DeFi staking protocol Lido DAO (LDO) has just experienced its largest network transaction in two years, according to a report by Santiment. The popular on-chain analytics firm states that on May 5, $135 million worth of LDO tokens were transferred from one self-custody wallet to another. According to Santiment, 70 million LDO tokens were moved…
UMA (UMA) has registered an impressive 28.7% gain in the last seven days, according to data by CoinMarketCap. In a week marked by market losses and little gains, the DeFi token showed much resilience to emerge as one of the biggest weekly gainers. Although most of the market stands in awe of the stunning bullish…
PancakeSwap (CAKE) token holders have been on a roller coaster ride as stakers brace for reduced rewards. The community is debating a change in the token’s economic model. Over the past week, governance token, CAKE, has suffered a continuous downward trend, dropping by 24%. Though the proposed change appears favorable to PancakeSwap, the heated debate…
The native currency of Avalanche, AVAX, remains under pressure despite Circle’s effort to launch a facility that will enable the direct transfer of USDC between Ethereum and Avalanche blockchains. Avalanche (AVAX) Is Down 18% From April 2023 Peaks Avalanche is a smart contracting platform with sub-second transaction finality and a rival of Ethereum. However, considering the…
Aave V3 is now live on the Ethereum mainnet. With this upgrade, WBTC, WETH, wstETH, USDC, DAI, LINK, and AAVE are the only supported assets. Aave V3 Improves Capital Efficiency Stani Kulechov, the co-founder of Aave, said V3’s flexible design introduces new ways of mitigating risks, reducing gas costs, and improving capital efficiency, all while ensuring…
Hayden Adams, the founder of Uniswap, thinks people rooting to have crypto shut down are “incredibly cringe.” Uniswap Founder: Let People Be In a tweet on January 26, Hayden emphasized that no one has forced anybody to use crypto, buy coins, or keep up with the latest events in the industry. He also added that no…
In the hopes of generating yield while offering users what its best known for, MakerDAO, the issuer of the Ethereum-based stablecoin, DAI, has approved a proposal to deploy $100 million of Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) in a Yearn Finance yield-generating account called a “vault.” The proposal, submitted on January 9, aims to look for a…