DEX

Binance announced Wednesday that users are now able to set up accounts and begin trading cryptocurrencies on its new Binance DEX testnet, which went live earlier this morning.Built on the exchange's new blockchain, Binance Chain, the…

Maker (MKR) tokens experienced a price spike at the beginning of the week, as trading fell throughout the DAI ecosystem. The sharp movement follows the closure of the popular OasisDEX last week.Maker tokens had gradually gained value…

OAX, a Hong Kong-based decentralized trading platform, announced last Friday they had successfully deployed a new scaling protocol which, they claim, enables it to handle 1,000 transactions per second (tps).  Still in testnet, they argue…

While many startups rush to be first, 0x (ZRX) has taken a more methodical approach to smart contract development. But there's one thing the team is itching to implement: a new governance system.0x improvement proposals, or ZEIPs, fuel…

Venture capitalists are still investing in blockchain startups, but on a highly selective basis. Detroit, MI-based Totle, which dubs itself the "Kayak of Crypto," has raised $1 million in a seed round from a trio of institutional investors.…

IDEX is launching a new staking feature, allowing traders to generate a passive income by supporting the exchange. Using the AuroraDAO (AURA) token, staking nodes will decentralize part of the trading process, bringing IDEX closer to its…

Most cryptocurrencies are shooting for the moon, but Stellar developers are aiming for the stars. As other projects struggle on life-support, a Cameroon-based development team has bolstered crypto asset swaps, making the sky the limit for…

Totle, backed by NEO Global Capital (NGC) and Arrington XRP, is helping to solve the liquidity issue for decentralized exchanges (DEXs). The Detroit, Michigan-based startup has launched a business-related API dubbed Totle Movement,  marking…

What Is Dropil? Dropil is an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency trading platform that includes a full suite of market analysis tools in a graphical user interface (GUI). Dropil leverages machine learning, big data, and artificial intelligence…

Don’t drink and drive, and don’t keep your coins online. Exchange security is still largely dismal, according to a sobering report by CryptoCompare. Many trading venues are still lacking when it comes to protecting users’ funds, and only…

The cryptocurrency bear market is in full swing, but don't tell Binance Coin (BNB), the native coin of the leading crypto exchange. BNB rallied as much as 15% in the last 24 hours to $6.18, bringing the market cap to $1.1 billion on…

Waves Digital Asset Report: IntroductionWaves debuted in the Spring of 2016, as one of the most successful ICOs of its day, attracting over $16 million worth of funds.The platform was able to capitalize on the scalability issues of…

What Is Loopring? Loopring is a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol that can be deployed by cryptocurrency and other digital asset exchanges. Rather than locking assets in an exchange wallet or smart contract, they remain in the user’s…

Decentralized exchanges may be the wave of the future. But that is increasingly looking like a distant future, at least if recent regulatory action is any indication. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s rebuke of EtherDelta, a smart…

What Is Huobi? Huobi is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange created in 2013 by former Oracle engineer Leon Li. Originally based in China, the Huobi Foundation expanded to Singapore, South Korea, and Japan following China’s 2017…

Three years after Ethereum launched, the main use for smart contracts is trading tokens.That's the takeaway from a study by SFOX, a California-based cryptocurrency trading platform, which analyzed the top 10 smart contracts by number of…