January 18, 2022 – Pulse.inc announces a change to the methodology of the DeFi Pulse Index to be effective starting with the January 2022 rebalancing. The DeFi Pulse Index is a digital asset index designed to track the performance of some of the largest protocols in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space. Pulse.inc has decided to change the weighting rules that are part of the index methodology. The current rules in methodology v0.4 do not include a minimum weight requirement during the Determination Phase. The methodology update to v0.5 will incorporate the Minimum Weight Requirement rule aft ..read more

A cryptocurrency wallet is an app or device that people use for storing and transacting with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and beyond.  The cryptoeconomy has matured to the point that there are now a wide range of different wallets for crypto holders to choose from. These wallets come in different shapes and sizes, both figuratively and sometimes literally, and they optimize for different things.  Indeed, some wallets focus on convenience via software-based mobile apps. Others emphasize privacy features. Others yet hone in on providing users with high security gua ..read more

First ideated by Vitalik Buterin in 2017 and then pioneered in production by Uniswap in 2018, automated market makers (AMMs) mark the latest great vault forward in the evolution of spot trading markets.  Why? These systems, which underpin DeFi’s rising wave of decentralized exchanges (DEXes), are open and efficient for anyone with a crypto wallet and thus democratize access to trading and market making in ways the world’s never seen before.  Related: Why Invest in an Index? Yet beyond opening up spot markets to anyone, anywhere, and anytime, AMMs represent the next step forward in th ..read more

A cryptocurrency wallet is a type of tool used to store and transact with top cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).  Cryptocurrency wallets are also used to collect non-fungible tokens (NFTs), like art, digital collectibles, and virtual land.  Accordingly, a crypto wallet is home for your crypto and NFTs. These applications or devices can be set up such that only you or ones close to you can access your digital assets.  How does a crypto wallet work In a certain sense, a crypto wallet doesn’t literally “store” cryptocurrency or NFTs.  Instead, a wallet provid ..read more

2021 turned out to be a great year for the DeFi space. Total Value Locked (TVL) as measured by DeFi Pulse nearly quadrupled, crossing the $100bn mark several times during the year. DeFi TVL by https://defipulse.com/ Since its founding, the mission of DeFi Pulse has been to make DeFi accessible to everyone and provide an objective and fair view of the space. Pulse.inc is DeFi Pulse’s subsidiary that acts as methodologist and index provider for innovative indices in the DeFi space. In that role it aims to develop indices that provide diversified exposure to DeFi or complex investment strategies ..read more

Pulse.inc announces the results of the December 2021 rebalance of the DeFi Pulse Index. The DeFi Pulse Index is a digital asset index designed to track the performance of some of the largest protocols in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space. DeFi Pulse Index rebalance weights Rebalance summary At the December 2021 index rebalance no tokens were added to or removed from the index, leaving the number of constituents at 17. The above index weightfactors and weights were calculated using prices and circulating supplies of all constituents as of 12-24-2021. For the first time, the new Flexible C ..read more

January 18, 2022 – Pulse.inc announces a change to the methodology of the DeFi Pulse Index to be effective starting with the January 2022 rebalancing. The DeFi Pulse Index is a digital asset index designed to track the performance of some of the largest protocols in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space. Pulse.inc has decided to change the weighting rules that are part of the index methodology. The current rules in methodology v0.4 do not include a minimum weight requirement during the Determination Phase. The methodology update to v0.5 will incorporate the Minimum Weight Requirement rule aft ..read more

Decentralized derivatives first came to being on Ethereum. Ethereum, of course, is the first mover smart contract platform that remains home to the vast majority of decentralized application (dapps) activity today. Yet for these derivatives projects to flourish going forward will require them to “move up a layer,” so to speak. This means they’ll have to migrate their operations to Ethereum’s layer-two scaling solutions.  This is because the rise of DeFi and NFTs over the past couple of years has led to an incredible demand surge for Ethereum blockspace. The result has been Ethereum gas pr ..read more

Given DeFi’s steady pursuit of replicating and improving financial services and products within a decentralized permissionless framework, it was only a matter of time until one of the biggest success stories in traditional finance of the last decades would see the creation of its decentralized counterpart: Indices and ETFs. In this article, we explain the advantages of investing in an index. First, we have to define what an index is: In the financial world, an index is best described as a rules based investment strategy. The most common investment strategy that is represented by an index is a ..read more

While side chains as a concept are relatively easy to digest, other scaling solutions can be conceptually difficult. Today we’ll be breaking down some popular scaling technology, including rollups, validiums and volitions. These topics are understandably complex, so it’s best to think of them in terms of the tradeoffs each solution provides. In this case, the tradeoffs are generally security, cost, efficiency, privacy, and trust. To start, let’s define what each of those mean in the context of a scalability solution: Security Security, in this context, can be defined as the cost to ‘fool the s ..read more