Ethereum’s native asset, Ether, has outperformed Bitcoin by over 50% in 2020. With growth drivers in the form of DeFi, EIP 1559, and ETH 2.0, this trend is likely to continue as investors start to price in ETH’s fundamentals.

Many different pieces are coming together for Ethereum, brewing the perfect storm for the cryptocurrency to continue as one of the top-performing assets in 2020.

ETH led the major cryptocurrencies in terms of performance, recording an 80% return versus BTC’s 30%.

Yield farming is back-breaking work. Farmers need to understand the trade-offs to optimize their profits ruthlessly. We lay the groundwork for how DeFi users can ensure they’re making the best returns on their crypto.

The Venezuelan government briefly allowed passport applicants to pay with Bitcoin this week. The option was seen on SAIME, Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Foreigners.

Several social media users, including one user on Twitter, revealed the feature by publishing screenshots.

Although OmiseGo (OMG) enjoyed a hefty 144% boost in price after earning a listing on Coinbase, the same cannot be said for other digital assets. New research from CoinMetrics suggests the so-called “Coinbase effect” may not have the powerful impact on token price as previously thought.

The Algorand Foundation and Circle have teamed up to bring the stablecoin USDC to the fast-growing, Singapore-based blockchain.

DEXes facilitated $503 million of volume last week, with Uniswap and Curve Finance leading the charge. The demand for DEX liquidity is a direct result of yield farmers rapidly optimizing their strategies to improve profitability.

DeFi supply-coin Ampleforth has announced a new system called “Geyser,” which will distribute AMPL tokens to liquidity providers—yielding upwards of 100% APY.

Ampleforth is a cryptocurrency that adjusts its supply as market demand changes. Individual wallet balances change along with the coin’s total supply, a strategy that protects against deflation and price volatility.

Balancer, a decentralized exchange and portfolio manager, has launched a governance token for its platform. The feature comes just months after the project’s official launch, which took place at the end of March.

The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has stolen the crypto spotlight as of late. Tokens from Aave (LEND), Ren (REN), and SwissBorg (CHSB) are just a few that have skyrocketed in price.

PayPal and Venmo are thinking about adding Bitcoin and crypto buying and selling, according to sources contacted by CoinDesk. Such a feature would help accelerate mainstream adoption.

The feature would allow users to buy Bitcoin and other altcoins directly from their online account by connecting to a third-party exchange such as Coinbase or Bitstamp. One of Coindesk’s sources stated: