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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Will India's Anticipated Ban on Bitcoin Impact the Bull Market?

Bitwise President Teddy Fusaro sheds light on the reasons for the recent surge in the crypto market, the market implications of India's pending crypto ban, and the current explosion in DeFi.

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Former DragonFly Managing Partner Joins Huobi To Help “Tens of Millions” DeFi Investment

Alex Pack from DragonFly will Join Huobi to help invest tens of millions of dollars in decentralized finance, as the firm behind the top centralized exchange pushes forward its ambition in both DeFi and the market in the West.

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Hayden Adams-King of the DeFi Degens: Most Influential 2020

After Hayden Adams was laid off from his junior engineering position at Siemens and living at home with his parents for a stint, a career opportunity came knocking at Adams' door and Uniswap, the permissionless token exchange built on the Ethereum blockchain, was born.

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RAC on DeFi and Yield Farming- 'These Days It Feels Like a Full-Time Job'

RAC, the Grammy award winning artist and part-time yield farmer says that “these days it feels more like a full-time job.” RAC joins CoinDesk senior narkets reporter Daniel Cawrey to discuss a day in the life of a musician turned yield farmer during lockdowns, the end of DeFi and the future of NFTs.

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Former DragonFly Managing Partner Joins Huobi To Help “Tens of Millions” DeFi Investment

Alex Pack from DragonFly will Join Huobi to help invest tens of millions of dollars in decentralized finance, as the firm behind the top centralized exchange pushes forward its ambition in both DeFi and the market in the West.

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Hayden Adams-King of the DeFi Degens: Most Influential 2020

After Hayden Adams was laid off from his junior engineering position at Siemens and living at home with his parents for a stint, a career opportunity came knocking at Adams' door and Uniswap, the permissionless token exchange built on the Ethereum blockchain, was born.

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Hayden Adams-King of the DeFi Degens: Most Influential 2020

After Hayden Adams was laid off from his junior engineering position at Siemens and living at home with his parents for a stint, a career opportunity came knocking at Adams' door and Uniswap, the permissionless token exchange built on the Ethereum blockchain, was born.

Recent Videos

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RAC on DeFi and Yield Farming: ‘These Days It Feels Like a Full-Time Job’

RAC, the Grammy Award-winning artist and part-time yield farmer says that “these days it feels more like a full-time job.” RAC joins CoinDesk senior markets reporter Daniel Cawrey to discuss a day in the life of a musician turned yield farmer during lockdowns, the end of DeFi and the future of NFTs.

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Former DragonFly Managing Partner Joins Huobi To Help “Tens of Millions” DeFi Investment

Alex Pack from DragonFly will Join Huobi to help invest tens of millions of dollars in decentralized finance, as the firm behind the top centralized exchange pushes forward its ambition in both DeFi and the market in the West.

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El lanzamiento de 'Basis Cash' lleva la extinta stablecoin a la era DeFi

Con Basis Cash, un equipo de desarrolladores anónimos está realizando lo que podría llamarse una bifurcación de un proyecto que nunca se lanzó.

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