UMA, Maker, Uniswap Surge Up to 22%: What’s Causing the DeFi Recovery?

UMA, Maker, Uniswap Surge Up to 22%: What’s Causing the DeFi Recovery?

Major DeFi tokens, including UMA, Maker, and Uniswap have surged up to 22% in the past 24 hours. The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has generally rebounded following a sustained pullback. There are two main reasons behind the short-term recovery of major DeFi tokens. First, most DeFi tokens were heavily sold since September, causing most to […]


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