Newsfeed: Defi

• Walmart Shoppers Can Now Earn ‘Cryptoback’ Through StormX App 14 Aug 2020 15:07 Insider Monkey Shoppers at Walmart stores can now earn the cryptocurrency equivalent of cashback when they spend in-store. StormX, a blockchain-based loyalty rewards platform, has enabled a ‘cryptoback’ option of 4% on Walmart purchases, and up to 14% for super-users of …
• Decentralized Finance in commodities markets 14 Aug 2020 13:31 City A.M. Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is a term used to refer to innovations in capital markets that rely on blockchains. Instead of using conventional financial rails such as banks or credit transfer APIs, DeFi based projects work entirely on blockchains without …
• World: HCR, OIM : L’interception en mer n’est pas la solution pour les traversées de la Manche 14 Aug 2020 05:26 Relief Web Le HCR, l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, et l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) sont préoccupées par la proposition d’intercepter les bateaux et de renvoyer les personnes qui tentent de traverser la Manche de façon …
• Garbage Crypto Product Dies Immediately After Launch 13 Aug 2020 23:40 Gizmodo Photo: Alex Wong / Staff (Getty Images) What happens when you mix esoteric financial instruments with poor coding practices? You get decentralized finance (DeFi), a new buzzword popular with crypto fans who see it as a way to invest in new startups or …
• Algorand (ALGO), VeChain (VET), Kava, Synthetix (SNX) Perpetual Contracts Launch on Crypto Derivatives Platform, Delta Exchange 13 Aug 2020 14:54 Crowdfundinsider Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform that’s not regulated in any jurisdiction, revealed on August 13, 2020 that it is introducing perpetual swaps for Algorand (ALGO), VeChain (VET), Kava (KAVA), and Synthetix Network Token (SNX). …
• Le premier club de pilotage automobile privé d’Asie, « THE MAGARIGAWA CLUB », devrait ouvrir ses portes fin 2022 dans la région de Tokyo 13 Aug 2020 11:10 Odessa American - Texas TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--août 13, 2020-- Cornes & Company Ltd. a démarré la construction de THE MAGARIGAWA CLUB au printemps dernier à Minamiboso dans la préfecture de Chiba. En créant le club, Cornes envisage un club de pilotage automobile, un circuit …
• Burkina Faso: Bulletin n°08 du Cluster Santé - Juillet 2020 13 Aug 2020 04:05 Relief Web POINTS SAILLANTS Contexte sécuritaire préoccupant, des attaques contre les populations s’amplifient surtout dans les régions les plus touchées par la crise entrainant un mouvement continu des populations avec 978 744 personnes déplacées internes à travers …
• World: Deux écoles sur 5 dans le monde ne disposaient pas d’installations de base pour le lavage des mains avant la pandémie de COVID-19, selon l'UNICEF et l'OMS ‎ 13 Aug 2020 01:53 Relief Web Alors que, dans le monde entier, les écoles peinent à rouvrir, les dernières données issues du Programme commun OMS/UNICEF (JMP) indiquent qu’en 2019, 43 % des écoles à travers la planète n’avaient pas accès à des installations de base pour le lavage …
• Decentralized or Non-Custodial Crypto Exchange Aggregator 1inch Secures $2.8 Million in Capital via Round Led by Binance Labs 12 Aug 2020 23:36 Crowdfundinsider August 12, 2020 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi Decentralized or non-custodial crypto exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch.exchange has reportedly secured $2.8 million in capital via an external investment round that was led by Binance Labs. FTX, Galaxy Digital, …
• Velodyne Lidar contribue à la gestion intelligente de la circulation au Nevada 12 Aug 2020 22:31 Odessa American - Texas SAN JOSE, Californie--(BUSINESS WIRE)--août 12, 2020-- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. a annoncé aujourd’hui un partenariat avec l’université du Nevada à Reno, pour faire progresser la recherche sur l’infrastructure de transport. Le Nevada Center for Applied Research …
• Bitcoin trading soars in Argentina, Brazil as local currencies weaken - Decrypt 12 Aug 2020 10:12 Buenos Aires News While DeFi may have some traders dreaming of complicated lending strategies and governance protocols, in certain parts of the world it’s still Bitcoin that promises a censorship-resistant way to protect against rapidly inflating local currencies. According …
• PumaPay is paving the way for mass crypto adoption 12 Aug 2020 10:06 BCW PumaPay is one of the most innovative providers of a fully decentralized blockchain-based payment system. Since their establishment, the company has maintained that its vision is to be one of the frontrunners in supporting mass crypto adoption. To date, …
• French Guiana (France): Fièvre jaune – Guyane française : Bulletin d’information sur les flambées épidémiques, 1 août 2020 12 Aug 2020 09:13 Relief Web Le 23 juillet 2020, le point focal national RSI de la France a signalé un cas autochtone confirmé de fièvre jaune (contractée localement) chez un garçon âgé de 14 ans en Guyane française. Le 17 juillet 2020, le cas a été confirmé en laboratoire par le …
• HyperPay Introduces TSS, Security Level Further Upgraded 11 Aug 2020 08:20 BCW A few days ago, HyperPay wallet introduced TSS (Threshold Signature Scheme) advanced cryptography technology, and was the first to implement it in HSM (Hardware Security Module). HyperPay has fully implemented the ECDSA TSS solution and applied it in HSM. …
• Crypto News Recap: Major Global Banks Race to Integrate Cryptocurrencies 10 Aug 2020 19:43 Al Bawaba Cryptocurrencies continue on consolidating their rebounds as markets are recovering on bullish momentum. Bitcoin sustains gains above $10,000 trading at $11,630 (at the time of writing), but reaching $12,000 is still on the table. Some analysts argue that …
• Crypto Corner Episode 436: BTC Tests $12K, Exchange Traffic Surging, Riot Blockchain (NasdaqGS: $RIOT) Sees Largest 2020 Gain 10 Aug 2020 18:45 Tradingcharts.com (MENAFN - Investor Ideas) Point Roberts, WA and Delta, BC - August 10, 2020 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in crypto and blockchain investing news brings you today's edition of the Crypto Corner podcast and commentary on what…
• Top passive income strategies using Cryptocurrencies in Nigeria - Nairametrics 10 Aug 2020 18:13 Google News The world of today is one where one needs multiple streams of income. Just saving some money in a bank account is no longer sufficient to guarantee financial safety. This is due to the low-interest rates across all countries of the world. Regular savings …
• What is Decentralized Finance (DeFi)? 10 Aug 2020 10:47 City A.M. Decentralized finance, also known as DeFi, is a fast-growing sector of the cryptocurrency industry. While cryptocurrency coins create a decentralized store of value separate from any government-backed fiat currency, DeFi creates decentralized financial …
• DeFi Service Provider, Kava Labs, Partners with Binance Coin (BNB) Investor Club, BNB48Club, which will Offer Technical Consulting Services 10 Aug 2020 07:14 Crowdfundinsider August 9, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi Kava Labs, a developer of the Kava platform, which is a blockchain solution offering decentralized finance (DeFi) services (including stablecoins, bonds, and lending), revealed on August 8, 2020 that it has teamed …
• Leading DeFi Protocol Compound (COMP) Introduces its Own Permissionless, Upgradable Price Feed 09 Aug 2020 20:08 Crowdfundinsider August 9, 2020 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi Leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Compound (COMP) has introduced its own permissionless (public), upgradable price feed. A price oracle is a third-party, “decentralized” feed that offers the data needed …
• CHAINLINK now sixth most valuable crypto, keeps setting new highs - Nairametrics 09 Aug 2020 08:33 Google News Chainlink (LINK) price continues to set new records as the DeFi-related token reaches a new all-time high close to the $13.5 Over the last 24-hours, LINK has surged as high as $13.46 on a leading crypto analytic tracker, Coingecko. Chainlink presently …
• All-in-One, Interoperable DeFi Hub, Equilibrium, Partners Polkadot After Creating EOS based Lending Solution, and Stablecoin 09 Aug 2020 03:42 Crowdfundinsider August 8, 2020 @ 7:01 pm By Omar Faridi Equilibrium, which describes itself as an all-in-one, interoperable decentralized finance (DeFi) Hub that lets users stake (cryptocurrencies) and earn, lend and raise liquidity “all in one place,” has partnered with …
• Top Ethereum Projects by Developer Activity: Augur (REP), Band Protocol (BAND), Gnosis (GNO), Maker (MKR), Status (SNT), New Report Reveals 09 Aug 2020 03:42 Crowdfundinsider Santiment, which offers on-chain, social and curated information on over 900 cryptocurrencies, notes that, quite often, development activity is an “underrated” indicator of the success of a blockchain or digital asset project. Santiment believes that …
• Lebanon: Liban : Enquêter de manière impartiale sur l'explosion à Beyrouth - Les autorités devraient aussi s’assurer que l’aide soit distribuée de manière équitable et parvienne aux personnes les plus vulnérables 08 Aug 2020 05:02 Relief Web (Beyrouth, le 6 août 2020) - Les autorités libanaises devraient demander à des experts internationaux à participer à une enquête indépendante sur l'explosion au port maritime de Beyrouth le 4 août, qui a dévasté la ville, a déclaré Human Rights Watch …
• Avalanche, which is AVA Labs’ Project led by Professor Emin Gün Sirer, to Work with Whiteblock to Enhance Blockchain Security, Performance 08 Aug 2020 00:00 Crowdfundinsider August 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi Avalanche, which is AVA Labs‘ project led by Cornell computer science professor Emin Gün Sirer, has teamed up with blockchain network testers from Whiteblock, in order to analyze performance, identify key …
• 'North Dakota coin'? It's not as crazy as it sounds, says one North Dakota legislator 07 Aug 2020 21:51 The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota In January of 2019, the House of Representatives' Information Technology Committee commissioned a study to research the potential for incorporating blockchain, the peer-to-peer, distributed ledger which supports cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and …
• CAR: Impact du COVID-19 : les personnes retournées et rapatriées figurent au rang des plus vulnérables en RCA - mai 2020 07 Aug 2020 13:28 Relief Web La RCA à l’instar du monde entier est touchée par la pandémie du COVID-19. A la date du 14 mai 2020, le nombre de personnes infectées dépistées s’élève à 2101. Fort heureusement, aucun cas de décès dû à la maladie n’a été enregistré à ce jour. Le Cameroun …
• Coinbase Pro to Add Band Protocol (BAND), a Cross-Chain Data Oracle Platform Connecting External Data to Smart Contracts 06 Aug 2020 23:07 Crowdfundinsider August 6, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi Band Protocol (BAND), a cross-chain data oracle platform that aggregates and connects real-world data and APIs to blockchain based smart contracts, is preparing to launch on Coinbase Pro, a digital asset exchange for …
• DeFi Money Market launches DMM DAO Governance Dashboard, First... 06 Aug 2020 21:43 SF Gate - California DeFi Money Market launches DMM DAO Governance Dashboard, First Step of Handing Control Over to the Community DMG token holders can now vote on the future of the DMM Ecosystem, with the first vote being the possible addition of USDT Tether. LOS ANGELES ( …
• China’s Open Source Development Has Lessons for the US 06 Aug 2020 13:40 Video Games UK & Ireland Yahoo Lex Sokolin, a CoinDesk columnist, is Global Fintech co-head at ConsenSys, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based blockchain software company. The following is adapted from his Fintech Blueprint newsletter. The news cycle is obsessed with a global technology competition …
• Rapport de Mission Conjointe OMS-CORUS à Fada N’Gourma - Réponse à la crise humanitaire – Secteur Santé, Burkina Faso, 12 mars 2020 06 Aug 2020 11:42 Relief Web CONTEXTE La région de l’Est est l’une des régions touchées par l’insécurité au Burkina Faso. Depuis le début de l’année jusqu’au 25 février 2020, la région a enregistré 28 incidents sécuritaires selon le rapport de UNDSS, soit près de 24% du total d’ …
• Une nouvelle Direction de L’Éducation au CEPEO 05 Aug 2020 22:48 The North Grenville Times Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) est heureux d’annoncer la nomination de Sylvie C.R. Tremblay au poste de directrice de l’éducation et secrétaire-trésorière. Mme Tremblay occupait le poste de surintendante de l’éducation au …
• World: Les paysages variés de la COVID-19 en Afrique 05 Aug 2020 11:51 Relief Web Par le Centre d’études stratégiques de l’Afrique 30 juillet 2020 La progression de la COVID-19 en Afrique n’est pas le fait d’une dynamique unique mais plutôt de multiples profils de risques distincts. Ces profils mettent en relief le rôle d’une presse …
• Côte d'Ivoire: Lutte contre la Covid-19 en Côte d’Ivoire : Le gouvernement du Canada et l’UNFPA accompagnent le renforcement de l’éducation à distance et la lutte contre les violences basées sur le genre 05 Aug 2020 10:51 Relief Web Dans le cadre de son partenariat avec Affaire Mondiales Canada à travers le projet « Droit à l’éducation inclusive et maintien des filles à l’école », l’UNFPA a obtenu le 23 juillet 2020 un fonds supplémentaire de 1 164 087 dollars canadien (équivalent à …
• Alex Mashinsky from Celsius Network Argues that the Ethereum based Lending Platform Is Better than its DeFi Competitors 05 Aug 2020 03:48 Crowdfundinsider August 4, 2020 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi Alex Mashinsky, the founder of several notable startups such as Arbinet, VoiceSmart, GroundLink, and currently the CEO at the Celsius Network, an Ethereum-based lending platform, notes that Celsius is a member …
• How DeFi Will Reshape Financial Services 04 Aug 2020 17:10 Entrepreneur August 4, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you have been an active or casual participant in the blockchain industry, you have likely heard of decentralized finance (DeFi). The industry is on a rampage, with …
• My joyous but painful adventures in Blockchain 04 Aug 2020 09:50 City A.M. I love Madrid. I love the food, the weather and the people. I’ll go there (at least, in better times) at even the slightest excuse. And beyond the social culture, Madrid has a thriving business culture – especially when it comes to Fintech. In June 2017, …
• Over $4 Billion Now Locked into Nascent DeFi or Decentralized Finance Market, with Open-Source Lending Protocol MakerDAO Leading the Way 04 Aug 2020 09:32 Crowdfundinsider August 3, 2020 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector continues to experience significant growth, as the total value locked in its markets has surpassed $4 billion, according to DeFi Pulse data. DeFi markets leverage blockchain …
• Huobi Announces Establishment of Huobi DeFi Labs 04 Aug 2020 01:54 Crowdfundinsider August 3, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst Blockchain company Huobi Group announced on Monday the establishment of Huobi DeFi Labs. According to Huobi, Huobi DeFi Labs is a platform for decentralize finance (DeFi) research, investment, and incubation/ …
• Decentralised Information Asset: DeFi Firm DIA Distributes Token Today, Site Struggles to Serve Purchasers 03 Aug 2020 17:28 Crowdfundinsider August 3, 2020 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois DIA or “Decentralised Information Asset” described as an open-source data and oracle platform for the DeFi ecosystem, has kicked off its public distribution of its governance token. The distribution of the governance …
• Filecoin to spur decentralised data storage in new Internet era 03 Aug 2020 14:51 News (South Africa) The goal of blockchain start-ups to build a decentralised version of the Internet where no single authority is in control always depended on wresting data storage away from giants like Amazon and Google. That missing piece of the puzzle may be solved by …
• $150 Million in ONT Tokens are Being Staked on Ontology, a “High-Performance” Blockchain Development Platform 03 Aug 2020 01:48 Crowdfundinsider In June 2020, the Ontology (ONT) team celebrated two years since the launch of the Ontology mainnet, which aims to serve as a “high-performance” enterprise blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. There are currently 70 decentralized …
• More than 1,000 Block Producing Validators Took Part in Avalanche’s Denali Incentivized Test Network for Developing DeFi Apps 03 Aug 2020 01:48 Crowdfundinsider August 2, 2020 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi The development team at Avalanche, which is AVA Labs‘ project led by Cornell computer science professor Emin Gün Sirer, confirms that it has been a few months now since they opened Avalanche’s Denali testnet to the …
• Crypto Markets are Plagued with Manipulation, “Endless” Wash Trading, but Industry Execs are Confident about H2 2020 Performance: Report 02 Aug 2020 19:03 Crowdfundinsider August 2, 2020 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi The digital asset trading market did not perform as well during Q2 2020 when compared to Q1 2020, according to an industry research report from Token Insight. According to the report, the relatively poor performance …
• Une jeune femme de 23 ans reçoit le titre du RECORD DU MONDE GUINNESS™ et change le cours de l'histoire de son enseigne de boissons ZAIN TEA 02 Aug 2020 11:35 Odessa American - Texas SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--août 2, 2020-- Le 17 juillet, ZAIN TEA, une boutique de boissons à Shanghai, a décroché un titre de RECORD DU MONDE GUINNESS™ en vendant 10 942 tasses de cheese tea (à l'exclusion des thés au lait et des ventes à emporter) en …
• Bitcoin Crosses $11,400 Mark, Beats Major Indexes In July Gains 01 Aug 2020 18:16 Benzinga Bitcoin on Friday crossed the $11,460 mark, its highest July peak in eight years. The cryptocurrency gained about 23% in July.  What To Know: Analysts said the spike could be an outcome from the directive of U.S. officials that allowed all nationally …
• Listening Is the Catalyst to Emerging Market Innovation 01 Aug 2020 03:31 Entrepreneur July 31, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Thomas Edison, arguably the greatest entrepreneur of modern times, once astutely said that innovation is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, because …
• AnChain.AI and Bitquery Launch First Blockchain Forensics... 31 Jul 2020 23:53 SF Gate - California AnChain.AI and Bitquery today announced the official roll out of their groundbreaking Compliance Investigation Security Operations (CISO) real-time investigative platform. SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) July 31, 2020 AnChain.AI and Bitquery today announced the …
• CoinEx Launches $50 Million Ecosystem Development Fund 31 Jul 2020 02:39 Crowdfundinsider July 30, 2020 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst   CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, announced on Thursday the launch of a $50 million Ecosystem Development Fund to back visionary companies whose products and services …
• World: L'Afrique atteint le cap du million de cas de COVID-19 30 Jul 2020 19:16 Relief Web Brazzaville/Le Caire, le 30 juillet 2020 – Les infections à la COVID-19 en Afrique vont dépasser le million de cas dans les jours à venir pendant que la pandémie s'étend dans plusieurs pays de forte infection. En un peu plus de trois semaines, le …
• Elrond Mainnet Launches With a New Bitcoin-like Token Model and Maiar App 30 Jul 2020 15:41 Insider Monkey Elrond’s mainnet has successfully launched, ushering in an era of high-speed dApps and scalable crypto payment technology. The blockchain’s developers have wasted no time in refining components of Elrond’s architecture, starting with an enhanced token …