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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Crypto Sectors That Have Been Most and Least Impacted by Macro Headwinds

As bitcoin surpasses $23,000, CoinDesk Indices Managing Director Jodie Gunzberg discusses her crypto markets analysis and outlook. Gunzberg points out that the culture and entertainment sector seems to be moving independently from the rest of the market despite the crypto downturn, while the DeFi sector has been impacted by macro headwinds the most.

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El regulador internacional IOSCO se enfocará en reglas cripto y DeFi globales

En sus primeros dos años, el nuevo grupo de trabajo fintech del emisor de estándares globales se concentrará en establecer recomendaciones de políticas para activos digitales.

El emisor de estándares internacionales para la regulación de valores IOSCO planea publicar recomendaciones de políticas para cripto y DeFi para fines de 2023. (simoncarter/ Getty)

Regulación

Los defensores de las Cripto le dicen al regulador del Reino Unido que las DeFi no deberían estar reguladas

El consejo proviene de quienes participaron en un foro que la Autoridad de Conducta Financiera realizó para escuchar a la industria de activos digitales.

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Empleos en Cripto : ¿quién está recortando y contratando?

Un recuento continuo de los despidos y contrataciones en la industria de las Criptomonedas y la cadena de bloques. Este artículo forma parte de la semana sobre el futuro del trabajo de CoinDesk.

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Kavita Gupta on 'Cascading Effect' of UST Crash on Crypto Lending & DeFi

Kavita Gupta, Delta Blockchain Fund founder and former ConsenSys Ventures head, discusses the "cascading effect" of TerraUSD (UST)'s crash on the wider crypto industry, with crypto lending and DeFi activity on the ropes. Plus, reactions to Morgan Creek looking to counter FTX's BlockFi bailout offer.

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