Ethereum vs. Avax Social Media Battles Rage as L1 Fees Keep Rising

The Ethereum scaling wars are raging on social media due to the problems that this chain is facing, with fees on layer one (L1) at very high levels. Zhu Su, CEO of Three Arrows Capital, a notable crypto VC company, announced he withdrew his support from the project, criticizing the state in which the chain … Read more

Games Coins, Defi Tokens, Metaverse Assets Rise Above Market Downturn With Double-Digit Gains

While digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum lost roughly 10% in value during the last seven days, the decentralized finance (defi) economy has weathered the storm better than the top two leading crypto assets. A slew of blockchain games coins, defi tokens, and metaverse assets like gala, crypto.com coin, wax, kadena, wonderland, and avalanche have … Read more

Big Four Accounting Firm Deloitte Forges Partnership With Ava Labs to Leverage Avalanche Blockchain

On Tuesday, one of the Big Four accounting organizations, Deloitte announced a strategic partnership with Ava Labs, the team behind the blockchain network Avalanche. According to the announcement, Deloitte’s new cloud-based platform leverages Avalanche in order to “improve security, speed and [the] accuracy of Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements.” Deloitte to Utilize Avalanche Protocol to … Read more

3 out of 4 of the Top Smart Contract Tokens Outpaced Ethereum’s 12 Month Gains

While the price of bitcoin has been volatile during the last seven days, a number of smart contract platforms have been performing far better this week. Statistics indicate that the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) is $267 billion and the TVL held on Ethereum commands the lion’s share of this value. Ethereum … Read more

Largest Stablecoin by Market Cap Tether Launches on the Avalanche Network

The largest stablecoin by market capitalization, tether has announced the launch of tethers on the Avalanche blockchain protocol. The stablecoin tether has launched a myriad of blockchain networks and today there’s more than 74.8 billion tethers in circulation today. Tether Launches on Avalanche On Wednesday, Tether Operations Limited, the firm that issues the stablecoin asset … Read more

Total Value Locked in Defi Reaches $250 Billion — Uniswap, Quickswap, Trader Joe Dominate Dex Volumes

During the second week of October, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols crossed $200 billion, and two weeks later in November, the TVL in defi surpassed $250 billion gaining 25% in value. Meanwhile, Ethereum commands more than 67% of the $253 billion TVL in defi today, gaining 4.65% during the last … Read more

Avalanche Defi Platform Vee Finance Attacked — $35 Million in ETH, BTC Siphoned

On September 21, 2021, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance (defi) platform Vee Finance announced that it suffered from an incident that siphoned 8,804 ether and 213 bitcoin out of the system. The team has suspended the defi platform contracts and stressed that the stablecoins have not been “affected by the attack.” Defi Project Vee Finance Suffers … Read more

JPMorgan Strategist Estimates Ether’s Fair Value at $1,500 Amid Competition From ‘Ethereum Killers’

A strategist at JPMorgan stated that ether’s fair value is way lower than its current price. According to a set of measurements based on network activity, he calculated ether’s value at $1,500, 55% lower than its market price. One of the reasons argued for this assessment, is that Ethereum is not so unique anymore, and … Read more