As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have fallen in price to trade at levels last seen in November 2020, SNX, the native currency that drives the Synthetix Decentralized Finance protocol, has increased in value. Following a 52-week low of $1.64 on June 15, SNX has gained over 100% in price. Due to a rise in atomic swaps on Curve Finance and 1inch,...
During the weekend, the price of Bitcoin dropped below the $18,000 mark and hit a 19-month low of $17,700. Much like Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets also plunged to their respective multi-month lows as the cryptocurrency market cap shrinked to $852 billion.
During Week 17, the total market capitalization diminished by another $100 billion, dropping from $1.88 trillion on April 28 to just $1.78 trillion on May 1. While we have seen greater weekly losses in the past, the general sentiment of the crypto markets is currently rather negative, which might indicate that we are sailing towards a longer bear market period. Nevertheless, the lower...
Synthetix is a financial primitive enabling the creation of synthetic assets, offering derivatives and exposure to real-world assets on the blockchain. A synthetic asset, in turn, is simply a tokenized derivative that mimics the value of another asset. A spot exchange-traded fund, or ETF, is a typical example of a synthetic asset that could represent...
As the market capitalization of Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin that tracks the value of the US dollar topped $8.5 billion–investors speculate what is driving the adoption and how exactly did UST manage to leave the competition lagging so far behind? While fueling the DeFi market, the decentralized stablecoin sector continues to rapidly grow. By leveraging...
Synthetix is a decentralized synthetic asset issuance protocol Synthetic assets or Synths are derivatives that provide exposure to real world assets on the Ethereum blockchain. Similar to derivatives in traditional financial markets, Synths allow users to hedge and reduce their risk, speculate on price movements and gain access to unavailable assets or markets. This is all accomplished without an individual ever holding the...
Decentralized finance platform Synthetix has been one of the first to embrace Layer 2 scaling, and it has just posted a progress update. In a March 24 blog post, Synthetix, the synthetic asset trading platform, stated that its transition to Layer 2, which began in January 2020, has been “amazing to watch so...
Synthetix (SNX) is one of the topmost Decentralised Finance (DeFi) platforms. Synthetix's native token SNX is at no. 7 in terms of market capitalization. Synthetix is essentially a decentralized exchange but also works as a synthetic asset issuance platform. This post is a basic guide about the...
Staking on Synthetix is live on the L2 mainnet, Optimistic Ethereum (OΞ). With this staking, Synthetix has attained a new height. Likewise, the Ethereum ecosystem also experienced a new height as Optimistic Ethereum (OΞ) is the first-ever scaling solution that has full cross-layer porting capabilities for smart contracts. In addition, such porting does not require the contracts to be rewritten. The Synthetix team...
As Ethereum gas prices continue to skyrocket, decentralized finance protocols are striving to implement Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions, and Synthetix is the latest to launch. Synthetix, the DeFi-based synthetic assets protocol that tracks the value of real-world assets, is about to launch its Optimistic Ethereum mainnet, entering a new era...
With the SEC filing a case against Ripple Labs and its founders with a lawsuit worth $1.3 billion, it has created a lot of FUD in the whole crypto market. Like Ripple, this lawsuit could be extended to several other cryptocurrencies which could fall under the category of securities. This could result in a drop in the price of several altcoins. We have...
Synthetic token DeFi protocol Synthetix has just launched a new platform with a range of staking and earning options for users. The decentralized finance protocol stated that the new interface has been rethought from the ground up to provide the best staking experience for holders of its native SNX token. The new staking dApp aligns The post DeFi Protocol Synthetix Launches New Staking...
The cryptocurrency market is in consolidation but SNX and SUSHI are flying the bullish flag high. Synthetix is poised for a 60% upswing above the ascending triangle pattern. The...
After a significant correction through October 2020, the DeFi market has bounced back very strongly once again. Over the last week, the DeFi market has outperformed the overall crypto market in terms of the overall percentage gains. The Defi...
Synthetix is a decentralized protocol built on Ethereum that allows SNX users to generate a wide variety of synthetic assets, known as synths. Users can generate synths by locking their SNX as collateral via the Synthetix smart contract. The collateralized assets are combined to create a counterparty debt pool to all the minted synths; thus allowing Synthetix...
Synthetix declines on hiatus amid low volatility and volume. Recovery is likely to hit a snag at the 21-day SMA, which could send SNX back to the drawing board. The decentralized finance (DeFi) craze appears to have hit pause. It seems this the time tokens in the sector have to prove their worth to investors. The post Synthetix Network Token DeFi Dominance Tanks...
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