Decentralized Exchange Compendium ‘Index’ Lists Over 200 Dex Platforms

Since the creation of bitcoin and the hundreds of other cryptocurrencies in existence individuals have been trading their assets for profit or for other coins. A great majority of people use centralized exchanges, even though many of them require strict identification policies or have lost funds due to hackers infiltrating their platforms. Over the past … Read more

PR: MoneyToken to Give out Loans in Stablecoin from Goldman Sachs-Backed Circle

Following the announcement that Circle, a fintech startup backed by Goldman Sachs, plans to launch a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, the blockchain-based ecosystem MoneyToken has confirmed the listing of the stablecoin, Circle USDC, on its lending platform and decentralized exchange. The post PR: MoneyToken to Give out Loans in Stablecoin from Goldman Sachs-Backed … Read more

Coinbase’s Decentralized Exchange Acquisition Is a Shortcut to List ERC20 Tokens

As reported here on May 24, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency brokerage and trading platform, Coinbase, acquired decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Paradex. Intent to Add Tokens In an official announcement, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the acquisition of Paradex was part of a larger Coinbase initiative to expand globally and serve customers outside of the US. “The move … Read more

Smart Contract-Based Decentralized Exchange Dex.top Launches This Month

This week news.Bitcoin.com spoke with the team behind a new trading platform called Dex.top — a decentralized exchange built using a smart contract. According to the Dex.top developers the exchange has no access to a user’s private key and assets are never held on the Dex. This means, much like the cryptocurrency wallets out there … Read more

What Is DDEX?

Decentralized exchanges will shape the future of cryptocurrency. Although centralized trading platforms are still very popular, they also pose major risks. DDEX is a decentralized solution which currently mainly focuses on Ethereum-based tokens. There’s some good competition in this particular space, and giving users more options is never a bad thing. DDEX is an Interesting … Read more

Search and Trade Directly with AirSwap: A Merkle Exclusive with Co-Founder Don Mosites

AirSwap launched last week, enabling more than a million dollars in trades on day one. Offering a way for buyers and sellers to find each other and trade directly, AirSwap isn’t like traditional or decentralized exchanges. Find out more about AirSwap in our exclusive interview with co-founder Don Mosites. The Merkle: Hi Don, thanks for … Read more

PR: With MVP and Partnership in Hand, Fixy Network Is Primed to Launch Its Pre-ICO

Lack of adoption in real life is a persistent reality that cryptocurrency has endured in the last 10 years of its existence. With that in mind, Fixy network aims to facilitate the use of cryptocurrencies in daily life through its versatile, yet user-friendly app which will be available on Android and IOS. It has two … Read more

The Top 5 Decentralized Crypto Exchanges to Watch out for in 2018

DEXs are quickly gaining popularity over centralized exchanges because they let regular investors leverage faster trades. As Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated, the focus of DEXs is “NOT satisfying the needs of ‘whales’ and professional traders. Rather, it is in user convenience for regular people.” If DEXs become more user-friendly and offer the advanced trading … Read more

Wendy McElroy: How Centralized Exchanges Intend to Devastate You

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 2: The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 6: Privacy is a Prerequisite for Human Rights How Centralized Exchanges Intend to Devastate You. Chapter 6, Part 6. The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work…We have to trust them … Read more

Testing Cryptocurrency Atomic Swaps With Barterdex

The method of atomic swap trading within the cryptocurrency space has become a hot subject, and a few software development teams have been working on this type of cross-chain technology. One group is Komodo, the creators of the decentralized exchange ‘Barterdex.’ The trading platform reveals a total of 90,663 successful atomic swaps have been executed … Read more