DeFi

DeFi, kurz für dezentrale Finanzwirtschaft, stellt einen Wandel im Finanzsektor dar, indem Blockchain-Technologie, hauptsächlich Ethereum, um traditionelle finanzielle Vermittler zu eliminieren. Es ermöglicht verschiedene Finanzanwendungen, von einfachen Transaktionen bis hin zu komplexen Verträgen, durch Smart Contracts, die automatisch unter bestimmten Bedingungen ausgeführt werden. Zu den wichtigsten DeFi-Anwendungen gehören dezentrale Börsen (DEXs), Stablecoins, Kreditplattformen und Prognosemärkte. DeFi bietet Finanzdienstleistungen wie Kredite und zinsbringende Möglichkeiten ohne traditionelle Identitätsprüfung, wobei stattdessen Sicherheiten, meist in Form von Kryptowährungen, verwendet werden. Dieser innovative Sektor verspricht erhöhte Zugänglichkeit und Effizienz, bringt jedoch auch Risiken mit sich, wie Marktschwankungen und unregulierte Projekte.


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Mango Markets Exploiter Arrested in Puerto Rico on Fraud Charges

Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor who drained DeFi trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico on charges of commodities fraud and commodities manipulation. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

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Uniswap DAO Members Vote for New Governance Process

Uniswap community members chose Wednesday to reform the voting process on the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol in an effort to make it easier to change the way the system is governed. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Uniswap ecosystem in the latest move in the latest story illuminating the power of DAOs.

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Tezos Co-Founder on FTX Fallout

Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman reflects on the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and why the industry needs to review the “role of marketing and pumping in the cryptocurrency space.” Plus, her take on the prolonged crypto winter and developments in DeFi and Web3.

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DeFi Can Worsen Volatility Without Even Avoiding Middlemen: BIS

Decentralized finance (DeFi) could lead to bumpier financial markets and may not even fix problems of large intermediaries dominating, two papers published Friday by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the future of open finance.

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Building Privacy Infrastructure in DeFi

Railgun DAO's Co-Founder and Head of Product and Engineering John Meurer Jr. brings to I.D.E.A.S. 2022 a presentation on the current issues around privacy in the Web 2 and Web3 space and the significance of building privacy infrastructure in DeFi.

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Bringing Credit to Web3 With Soulbound Identities

Masa Finance founder Brendan Playford joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 with a presentation on the significance of identity and credit in the Web3 space and how Masa plans on bridging the gap between CeFi and DeFi to provide opportunities for people to create a new financial identity through a decentralized credit score.

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How Umee Brings Debt Markets to DeFi

Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss what Umee has done to bring the debt markets to DeFi and the Web3 space, connecting borrowers and lenders across all crypto ecosystems. Plus, an outlook on the application of the IBC protocol.

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Accessing Global Capital for Institutional DeFi Vaults

Oz Sozen, Head of Strategy at Quasar Finance, joins the company's CEO Valentin Pletnev at I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss the major challenges for institutions in DeFi and how Quasar enables open access to collaborative financial instruments for digital assets without borders between blockchains.

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How Data Oracles Connect DeFi and TradFi

Jump Crypto's Stephen Kaminsky joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss the role of data oracles in the broader DeFi and Web3 space and how oracles like Pyth network can bridge the gap between TradFi players and the crypto ecosystem.

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