The cryptocurrency market slid lower on Dec. 28 equally the cost of Bitcoin (BTC) lost nearly $4,000 in value in a thing of hours with bulls now looking to secure support at $48,500 to foreclose farther losses.

In the midst of the marketplace-wide drawdown, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector of the crypto ecosystem has offered some traders shelter from the storm, with several tokens seeing gains in excess of 30%.

Top seven coins with the highest 24-hour cost gains. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

Information from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24 hours were Harvest Finance (FARM), QuickSwap (QUICK) and Aragon (ANT).

Harvest Finance moves towards full decentralization

Harvest Finance is a DeFi protocol designed to automatically farm the highest yields bachelor from across the ecosystem and optimize the yields users receive through implementing the latest farming techniques.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to observe a bullish outlook for Subcontract on Dec. 25, prior to the recent cost rising.

The VORTECS™ Score, exclusive to Cointelegraph, is an algorithmic comparison of historical and electric current marketplace weather condition derived from a combination of information points including market sentiment, trading volume, recent price movements and Twitter action.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. FARM price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart in a higher place, the VORTECS™ Score for FARM climbed into the dark-green zone on Dec. 25 and reached a high of 75 around two hours before the price increased 207% over the adjacent 3 days.

The boost in the cost of Farm comes as the project continues to move towards full decentralization including the ability for customs members, known as "builders," to deploy new farming strategies and update the user interface as needed.

QuickSwap adds support for Harmony

QucikSwap is a decentralized exchange and automated market maker that operates on the Polygon network.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that afterward trading at a low of $235 on December. 22, the cost of QUICK catapulted 143% to attain a daily high at $570.l on December. 28 as its 24-hour trading volume spiked 1,240% to $166.6 million.

QUICK/USDT 4-hr chart. Source: TradingView

The sudden surge in QUICK price followed the release of a relay chain betwixt the Harmony (One) protocol and Polygon, which immune for the cosmos of a MATIC/ONE liquidity provider pool on QuickSwap.

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Aragon focuses on digital cocky-sovereignty

Aragon is a protocol on the Ethereum (ETH) network that supports the creation of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) equally a way to help develop governance structures that encourage customs engagement.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for ANT on Dec. 25, prior to the recent price rise.

VORTECS™ Score (dark grey) vs. ANT toll. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the nautical chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for ANT began to choice upward on Dec. 25 and reached a high of 73 around 45 hours earlier its cost increased 55% over the adjacent day.

The price appreciation for ANT comes as the concept of Web 3.0 has been gaining momentum heading into 2022, which has helped the team at Aragon make strides towards its goal of supporting "organizational forms that defend self-sovereignty."

The overall cryptocurrency marketplace cap at present stands at $2.276 trillion and Bitcoin's dominance rate is 40.ii%.

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