Yearn, YAM and the Rise of Crypto's 'Weird DeFi' Moment
What do these various memecoins do? Here's the rough TL;DR of the latest tokens to top the DeFi charts.
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Aug 31, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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First Mover: Money Legos Turn 'Exuberant' as Chainlink Stripped of 'DeFi'
This year's growth in the cryptocurrency subsector DeFi has been so remarkable that some analysts are now calling the phenomenon "exuberant."
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Aug 19, 2020 at 12:51 p.m. UTC
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How DeFi 'Degens' Are Gaming Ethereum's Money Legos
From first heartbeat to last breath, YAM lasted less than 48 hours. But those are the rules of DeFi’s newest toy: “minimally viable monetary experiments.”
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Aug 13, 2020 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
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Blockchain Bites: Coinbase's Loans, Ethereum's Fees, YAM's Bug
Ethereum fees and miners' profits are at all-time highs. Coinbase is offering bitcoin-backed loans and the Tor Network is subject to a crypto scam.
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Aug 13, 2020 at 5:16 p.m. UTC
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YAM's Market Cap Falls From $60M to Zero in 35 Minutes
YAM’s market cap fell to zero just minutes after the co-founder pronounced the yield farming project dead. A rescue plan is now in the cards.
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Aug 13, 2020 at 9:45 a.m. UTC
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DeFi Meme Coin YAM Succumbs to Fatal 'Rebase' Bug, Makes Plans for 'YAM 2.0'
DeFi meme coin YAM has lost control of its on-chain governance feature following a reported bug.
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Aug 13, 2020 at 8:33 a.m. UTC
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Deposits in 'Monetary Experiment' Meme Token YAM Break $460M
YAM, DeFi’s latest farm-fresh product, has never been audited. Yet, that’s not holding back traders from pumping the token’s price to a high of $138 since it launched Tuesday.
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Aug 12, 2020 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
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