TVL in Defi Slides Under $40 Billion, Tapping a Low Not Seen Since February 2021

The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has fallen below the $40 billion mark for the first time since the first week of Feb. 2021. On Dec. 17, 2022, the TVL in defi is roughly $39.53 billion after dropping more than 4% in value during the past 24 hours. Value Locked in Defi … Read more

Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed

On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94 billion on Nov. 5, to today’s $41.67 billion. Moreover, during the past 12 months, the TVL in defi dropped 82.56% from roughly $239 billion in Dec. 2021, to today’s aggregate. Smart Contract Token … Read more

Huobi Global Rebrands as Huobi, Introduces New Strategy

Huobi will endeavour to bring value to its business and provide secure and professional services to its users as it rebrands. Various technologies and resources will also be integrated into Huobi’s global public chain ecosystem, including the technology and resources offered by the HECO and TRON public chains, as well as the bridge between their … Read more

Biggest Movers: ALGO Nearly 10% Higher, TRX Extends Recent Gains

Algorand has been a notable exception in what has been a relatively bearish start to the weekend. On Nov. 19, the token rose by nearly 10%, as cryptocurrency markets mostly traded lower. Another noteworthy exception was tron, which climbed for a second consecutive day. Algorand (ALGO) Algorand (ALGO) was a notable gainer on Saturday, as … Read more

Value Locked in Defi at Its Lowest Point Since March 2021, Smart Contract Tokens Shed $22 Billion in 36 Days

Smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols have taken a beating since the FTX collapse last week. The market capitalization of all the smart contract platform tokens in existence lost more than $22 billion during the last 36 days. The total value locked (TVL) in defi protocols has dropped to $43 billion, the … Read more

TRX’s USD Exchange Rate Jumps 270% Higher on FTX After Exchange Brokers Deal With Tron

On Thursday, at approximately 12:48 p.m. (ET), the embattled exchange FTX revealed that it has created a special facility with Tron. The deal allows holders of specific Tron-based coins to withdraw the tokens to external wallets on a 1:1 ratio. While coin market aggregation sites say tron tapped a high of $0.06 per token on … Read more

Reports Claim Beleaguered Crypto Exchange FTX Seeks Over $9 Billion From Investors

On Nov. 10, 2022, two reports said that FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is canvassing for emergency funds up to $9.4 billion for the embattled exchange. One report says that SBF has solicited crypto companies like Tether, OKX, and Tron founder Justin Sun as well. FTX Is Reportedly Seeking Up to $9.4 Billion in Funding … Read more

From a $32 Billion Valuation to Financial Troubles: An In-Depth Look at the Rise and Fall of FTX

During the last two days, the cryptocurrency community has been dealing with the FTX fiasco after Binance revealed that it was backing out of the deal to acquire the rival exchange. Between Nov. 8-9, the crypto economy shed more than $230 billion in value as FTX’s troubles shook investors. The following is an in-depth look … Read more