DeFi

DeFi, short for decentralized finance, represents a shift in the financial sector by leveraging blockchain technology, primarily Ethereum, to eliminate traditional financial intermediaries. It enables various financial applications, from simple transactions to complex contracts, through smart contracts that execute automatically under specific conditions. Key DeFi applications include decentralized exchanges (DEXs), stablecoins, lending platforms, and prediction markets. DeFi offers financial services like loans and interest-earning opportunities without traditional identity verification, relying instead on collateral, usually in cryptocurrency. This innovative sector promises increased accessibility and efficiency but comes with risks, such as market volatility and unregulated projects.


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"Ethereum Killers" Could Take Decades to Die Away: Paul Brody

Ernst & Young Principal Paul Brody discusses the outlook for Ethereum's challengers and DeFi at large amid an increasing ecosystem dominance of the Ethereum blockchain. "Even after the winner is clearly visible, the losers take a long time to die away ... it could go on for decades," Brody said.

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Pantera Capital Exec on How Venture Capital Is Investing in the Digital Economy

Venture capital (VC) funding for crypto startups sank 37% in Q3 to its lowest level in over a year. Pantera Capital Partner Lauren Stephanian discusses the state of VC crypto investing and institutional adoption. Plus, the impact and "pushback effect" of recent decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks on the industry.

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SALT Lending CEO on Future of Crypto Lending, DeFi

SALT Lending CEO Shawn Owen shares a preview of his panel from I.D.E.A.S. by CoinDesk in New York City where he will be speaking about the state of money markets, decentralized lending, and DeFi at large. Plus, investment strategies for navigating crypto winter.

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DeFi Is the 'Absolute Killer' for Real Estate Investment: Rockoff Chains Exec

Roofstock just announced its first property sale via NFT enabled by its Web3 subsidiary "Roofstock onChain." Executives Sanjay Raghavan and Geoff Thompson join "All About Bitcoin" live from CoinDesk I.D.E.A.S. to dissect why single-family purchases would want to do business in DeFi. Plus, the risks associated with this new business model.

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Hackean la bitellera cripto BitKeep y roban US$1 millón en tokens de BNB Chain y Polygon

BitKeep lanzará en tres días un portal de compensación y dice que reembolsará el 100% de los tokens robados a los usuarios.

La billetera de criptomonedas BitKeep sufrió un hackeo de US$1 millón de tokens. (Unsplash)

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Umee CEO on DeFi Outlook Amid Rising Inflation

Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu discusses the path ahead for DeFi markets and the wider fintech ecosystem, explaining the impact of rising inflation. Plus, a preview of his speech "Evaluating Debt Markets in DeFi" at CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. 2022 in New York City.

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What Is the Impact of Recent DeFi Hacks on the Ecosystem?

October has become the worst-ever month for crypto-related crimes. Injective Labs CEO and co-founder Eric Chen says "we have to be very careful discerning what kind of hack it is." He adds that other DeFi projects should look into whether they share the same "optimistic" assumptions with risk management.

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US Judge Rules Crypto Advocates Can Join Ooki DAO's Defense Against CFTC

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that two groups of crypto advocates could argue that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should not be able to serve Ooki DAO members through a website help bot. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in Ooki DAO's ongoing case making waves in DeFi land.

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