DeFi | ForkLog - Part 10

ForkLog 21 07.02.2025

World Liberty Financial Unveils Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve

The DeFi platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI), associated with Donald Trump, plans to establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. This was announced by the company’s founder, Chase Herro, at the Ondo Finance summit in New York, as reported by Bloomberg. Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, personally introduced the entrepreneur and two other WLFI co-founders, Zachary […]

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ForkLog 79 06.02.2025

Risks, opportunities—and more risks: a checklist for a successful liquidity provider

Liquidity pools are a cornerstone of decentralised finance (DeFi). Without them, seamless trading and the steady functioning of protocols would be impossible. For liquidity providers, understanding the associated risks and opportunities is critical. Grigory Osipov, director of investigations at Shard, explained where to start, how not to lose your initial capital and how to avoid […]

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ForkLog 27 01.02.2025

DEX Trading Volume Surpasses $560 Billion, Solana Dominates Half

In January, the total turnover on DEX reached a record $564.56 billion, marking the highest levels since September.

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ForkLog 8 30.01.2025

Vladimir Menaskop to Host Free DeFi Meetup

On February 4 at 16:00 GMT (19:00 MSK/18:00 Kyiv), Web3 entrepreneur Vladimir Popov (Menaskop) will host a meetup. During the event, a free course on DeFi and tokenomics will be launched. He will discuss the narratives present in the decentralized finance market and “which trends they overshadow,” including specific examples. All participants will gain access […]

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ForkLog 17 29.01.2025

DeFi Resurgence Spurs 37% Increase in Active Ethereum Addresses

Since November 1, the number of active Ethereum addresses (7 DMA) has surged by 37%, from 420,000 to 575,000. The catalyst has been a renewed interest in DeFi from institutional investors, according to The Block. Data: The Block. During the same period, the daily number of transactions (7 DMA) jumped from 1.08 million to 1.31 […]

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ForkLog 20 29.01.2025

Movement Labs Denies Insider Trading Allegations Involving Trump’s Company

Co-founder of Movement Labs, Rushi Manche, has denied any “direct contact” with the Trump-backed DeFi project World Liberty Financial, which acquired MOVE tokens prior to the announcement of the mainnet launch. This was reported by The Block. According to Arkham Research, World Liberty Financial purchased MOVE tokens via CoW Swap on January 28 at approximately […]

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ForkLog 30 24.01.2025

TON Reports Surge in Wallets and Developer Earnings from Mini-Apps

In 2024, The Open Network (TON) saw the creation of 36.2 million cryptocurrency wallets—55 times the previous YOY figure. The total number of Toncoin holders surpassed 100 million, according to a report by the ecosystem’s developers. Statistics indicate that up to 40 million user wallets and smart contracts showed monthly activity. Data: Dune Analytics. In […]

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ForkLog 70 21.01.2025

Solana Achieves Record-Breaking Weekend Amidst Crypto Frenzy

On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, daily trading volume on the DEX network of Solana surged to $27 billion, surpassing Ethereum’s $5 billion. These figures were highlighted by DeFi enthusiast and founder of Pink Brains studio, known as Ignas. Probably the craziest weekend in crypto. Here are 10 charts to visualize it: 1. Record-breaking […]

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ForkLog 63 21.01.2025

WLFI Invests Nearly $113 Million in Altcoins to Mark Trump’s Inauguration

The DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), associated with U.S. President Donald Trump, acquired cryptocurrencies worth $112.8 million on the first day of his presidency. To commemorate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States, $WLFI is proud to announce the following strategic purchases today: $47,000,000 ETH$47,000,000 wBTC$4,700,000 Aave$4,700,000 […]

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ForkLog 19 21.01.2025

Ethereum Foundation Allocates 50,000 ETH for DeFi Participation

The non-profit Ethereum Foundation (EF) has established a multisig wallet on the Safe platform to engage with the DeFi ecosystem. Ethereum Foundation Treasury Update The Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) has set up a new @safe 3-of-5 multisig wallet. The wallet address is 0x9fC3dc011b461664c835F2527fffb1169b3C213e An op has been initiated to send 50,000 ETH there, but be patient; […]

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ForkLog 42 13.01.2025

Zoomex review: up to 150x leverage and 100 BTC withdrawals without KYC

According to a Messari report, DEX trading volumes rose by 328% in 2024. In line with this trend, more centralised venues such as Binance and OKX are adding Web3 features to their ecosystems. Together with the team behind the hybrid crypto exchange Zoomex, we outline how to combine CeFi and DeFi on a single platform. […]

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ForkLog 43 11.01.2025

Synthetix to phase out Arbitrum in favour of Base

The team behind Synthetix, a DeFi platform for synthetic assets, announced a gradual phase-out of support for perpetual contracts on the Arbitrum L2.

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