Synthetic FAANG stocks are trading in DeFi — but do gas fees make them uncomp...
Sky high gas prices may make synths more costly than the real thing. Decentralized finance protocol Kwenta has launched a series of synthetic tokens for popular stocks — but current gas prices could make trading them more expensive than buying the real thing.In a blog post on April 23, derivatives trading protocol Kwenta —an Ethereum dApp which is powered by Synthetix — announced the listing of various synths that track the prices of stocks from the top five tech firms known by the acronym FAANG. These comprise Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. Tesla was already available and....
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Synthetic assets are different DeFi platform tokens that digitally represent real-life derivatives like futures and options. They are created via smart contracts on a distributed and globally accessible blockchain network. Horizon Protocol Horizon Protocol is a DeFi platform for creating on-chain synthetic assets (zAssets) based on real-life financial assets. The protocol is a fork from the liquidity derivatives protocol, Synthetix. Therefore, instead of reinventing the wheel, Horizon improves the interoperability, scalability, speed, and affordability of on-chain derivatives trading. It....
The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem will introduce leveraged trading of US stock prices via its gTrade trading platform. Gains Network, a fully-fledged DeFi ecosystem, is launching its beta version of on-chain leveraged trading of US stock prices on gTrade, a decentralized trading platform. The beta launch will start off with three US-listed stocks namely $AAPL, $GOOG, and $FB, a statement from the Gains Network team reads. More US stocks are set to be added to the platform following a successful beta testnet period, it added. Announced Tuesday, May 3, the launch of leveraged....
The creators of the stablecoin platform Terra are launching Mirror Protocol, a way to mint crypto assets that mimic U.S. stocks.
EasyFi, the popular DeFi lending protocol that recently made news by integrating support for Binance Smart Chain has announced a partnership with Mirror Protocol – another DeFi powerhouse that is leading the way with synthetic assets. The partnership will introduce a whole new class of assets to the EasyFi ecosystem, enabling users to make efficient […]
The crypto market faces a stormy horizon as a prominent analyst and a report send warning signals about the future of both digital assets and big tech stocks. In a recent strategy session, Nicholas Merten, the popular host of DataDash, cautioned that cryptocurrencies and FAANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google) could experience lackluster gains […]