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In a week where Rari Capital achieved the TVL $ 1 trillion milestone, read on to find out why OlympusDAO is getting four-figure sums on its most popular protocol.
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Cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network announced a $ 400 million capital fundraiser this week spearheaded by Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and equity firm WestCap, bringing the company's valuation to more than $ 3 billion. The firm has expressed its intentions to use the funds in a twofold strategy: improving its institutional offering of products and services, as well as doubling the workforce to nearly 1,000 employees worldwide. Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky revealed to Cointelegraph the financial impact the platform is having on the loan sector: "With more than $ 25 billion in assets and more than $ 850 million in performance paid to more than 1.1 million users, Celsius has delivered 10 times more performance to the crypto community than any other lender." This funding news coincides with increased political scrutiny of crypto lending platforms in the United States. In September of this year, Celsius encountered legislative resistance from the Texas State Securities Board and the New Jersey Bureau of Securities, which threatened to terminate business due to the alleged sale of unregistered securities. Despite this, Celsius has consistently maintained its innocence of wrongdoing and has been willing to communicate and cooperate with regulatory agencies. DeFi Rari Capital Protocol exceeded $ 1 billion in total locked value (TVL) this week to reach an all-time high of $ 1,225 billion according to analytics data from the DeFi Pulse rating platform. The eight-figure total marks a monumental increase from $ 500 million two weeks ago and just $ 100 million three months ago. Launched in July 2020, Rari provides an automated performance optimization strategy to participants in the DeFi space looking to ensure the highest possible return on their investment. Several of its liquidity funds have attracted notable attention for their lucrative returns, such as USDC deposits, which offer 21.67% annual percentage yield (APY), and Dai's group, which offers 26.43%. by APY. Despite these above-average returns compared to the industry standard, it has been the OlympusDAO within the Fuse Protocol's Tetranode's Locker that has really stolen the headlines in recent months. OlympusDAO is an algorithm-centric rebilling model whereby token balances fluctuate over time based on changes in token price and circulating supply. At the time of writing, the OlympusDAO The sOHM token is producing a seismic APY of 7.594%. Monthly volume of cryptocurrency transactions in the North America region expanded 1,000% over a one-year period from July 2020 to June 2021 under the burgeoning DeFi sector based on data released this week by analytics platform Chainalysis. The Cryptocurrency Geography Annual Report revealed that monthly volume peaked at $ 164 billion during May 2021 before dropping to $ 100 billion in June. Additionally, DeFi transactions equaled 37% of the region's total volume at $ 276 billion. David Gogel, growth leader at decentralized derivatives exchange dYdX, commented on the findings that the higher volume on record was driven by retail consumers: “Right now, DeFi is targeting crypto insiders. They are people who have been in the industry for a while and have sufficient funds to experiment with new assets. " The analytical data reveals that the total locked value of DeFi has increased 8.11% during the week to a figure of 146.89 billion dollars. Data of Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the top 100 DeFi tokens by market capitalization were realized varied through the last seven days. The Perpetual Protocol (PERP) secured first place on the podium with a respectable 29.7%. RenBTC (renBTC) came in second with 6.03%, while Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) came in a close third with 6.00%. Analysis and deep dives of the last week: Thanks for reading our roundup of this week's most impactful DeFi developments. Join us again next Friday for more stories, ideas, and education in this dynamically moving space.
Celsius Network raises $ 400 million to expand institutional service
Rari Capital breaks $ 1B in TVL
The growing volume of DeFi in North America
Token performances
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