The Ethereum 2.0 Chain Reaction: How December’s Beacon Launch Transformed Crypto’s Future
Executive Summary On December 1, 2020, something quietly transformative happened in the world of cryptocurrency: the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain […]
DeFi
Decentralized finance protocols, yield farming, and liquidity pools
The Great Decentralization: How $15 Billion Worth of DeFi Protocols Rewrote Finance in 2020
Executive Summary As December 6, 2020 dawned, the decentralized finance ecosystem had accomplished something extraordinary: it had transformed from a
Ethereum Classic Activates Thanos Hard Fork to Preserve GPU Mining Viability
Ethereum Classic (ETC) underwent a significant network upgrade on November 28, 2020, as the Thanos hard fork officially went live
Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Set to Launch as ETH Reclaims $600 Amid Market-Wide Rally
The cryptocurrency market staged a powerful comeback on November 28, 2020, with Ethereum leading the charge as it surged back
Ethereum Node Count Surpasses Bitcoin as ETH 2.0 Beacon Chain Launch Draws Near
TL;DR Ethereum briefly overtook Bitcoin in total node count, hitting 11,137 versus Bitcoin’s 10,981 ETH rallied back above $600 after
Bitcoin Surges Past $19,000 as Institutional Money Floods the Crypto Market
Bitcoin has roared past $19,000 for the first time since December 2017, trading at approximately $18,732 on November 25, 2020,
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Surpasses Launch Threshold With Over 700,000 ETH Locked
The Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract has officially surpassed the threshold needed to launch the Beacon Chain, with over 700,000 ETH
Wrapped Bitcoin Crosses $1.9 Billion as Tokenized BTC on Ethereum Becomes DeFi’s Fastest-Growing Asset Class
Wrapped Bitcoin, the ERC-20 token backed 1:1 by Bitcoin, has reached a market capitalization of $1.9 billion on November 16,
DeFi Total Value Locked Crosses $10 Billion as One Billion Dai Milestone Highlights Stablecoin Growth
The decentralized finance sector reaches a historic inflection point on November 13, 2020, as total value locked across DeFi protocols
Wrapped Bitcoin Hits $2 Billion Market Cap as DeFi Bridges the Gap to Ethereum Ecosystem
The decentralized finance revolution is accelerating at breakneck speed, and Wrapped Bitcoin is emerging as one of its most critical