Adding a token hard-cap and introducing “halvenings” will make HNT tokenomics easier to understand, say project contributors. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/helium-hnt-token-hard-cap

The one-month implied volatility, which is influenced by the demand for call and put options, jumped from roughly 55% to a four-month high of 70.5% in the past two …

Traditional financial services fail to meet the core needs of a global economy. DeFi is not perfect but it’s for everyone. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/open-finance-defi-coronavirus

PLUS: Deutsche Bank analysts reportedly said customers increasingly prefer bitcoin over gold. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/fatf-defi-binance-btc-etf

Fewer new bitcoin may be hitting the market because miners in China can’t sell their bitcoins due to a crackdown by their government. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/first-mover-what-china-crackdown-means-for-18k-bitcoin-as-dimon-passes-on-tea

Over 50% of Bitcoin’s hashrate now supports the “uncontroversial” upgrade. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-miners-taproot-schnorr-support

The SEC has granted permission to digital avatar firm IMVU to sell its Ethereum-based VCOIN digital currency, though with some restrictions. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/sec-imvu-no-action-letter

Slingshot exists in an increasingly crowded field of DEX aggregators including 1inch, ParaSwap, Matcha and even MetaMask. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/dex-ag-slingshot-rebrand-funding-round

Clayton sounded more bullish on bitcoin than he’s been in years in his Thursday interview with CNBC. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/jay-clayton-inefficiencies-boosting-bitcoin

A new game mode will also be launching on the platform in early 2021, where players can own pieces of land and farm governance tokens. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/nft-game-axie-infinity-axs-governance-token-sale