Logo

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.


Videos

Largest Hack in DeFi History, ADA Hits Two-Month High

Poly Network suffers the largest hack in DeFi history. Small and mid-sized miners suffer in China exodus, and Cardano’s ADA hits a two-month high. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

CoinDesk placeholder image

Videos

NFTs Over DeFi: OpenSea Just Overtook Uniswap on Ethereum Usage

Are NFTs back? Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea topped the leaderboard in gas consumption on the Ethereum blockchain, surpassing Ethereum's largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange Uniswap. Since last year, Uniswap has typically commanded the top spot. "The Hash" team discusses the industry implications for the rare flippening event and what it means for ether.

Recent Videos

Videos

Largest Hack in Crypto History? $600M in Crypto Potentially Stolen From DeFi Platform Poly Network

Cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network was attacked on Tuesday, with the alleged hacker draining roughly $600 million in crypto. This figure would place the Poly Network hack among the largest in crypto history. “The Hash” hosts discuss the implications for DeFi regulation amid U.S. lawmakers reining in on the digital asset sector.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Videos

EY Exec.: Gensler’s Aspen Speech a ‘Bullish Signal’ for DeFi

Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader at Ernst & Young, responded to SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s speech at the Aspen Security Forum, saying it signals bullish momentum for DeFi on the blockchain ecosystem. Plus, his take on the future of stablecoins, digital dollar, and crypto regulation.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Videos

The Future of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network

Lightning Labs co-founder and CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun, also known on social media as “Roasbeef,” discusses the future of bitcoin and the Lightning Network, which some hail as the most important project for the most crucial asset in the digital asset space. Plus, his take on DeFi on the Bitcoin blockchain.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Videos

Here's the Video Uniswap Didn't Want You See About Its Plans to Expand Into Consumer Finance

Uniswap, the largest decentralized exchange by volume, is in talks with well-known fintech companies like Robinhood and PayPal to ​expand into consumer finance and provide decentralized finance (DeFi) to the mainstream, at least according to a deleted YouTube video from last week's Paris EthCC conference. "The Hash" panel discusses the future of Uniswap and its potential role in meshing together the worlds of DeFi and traditional finance (TradFi).

Recent Videos

Videos

Why ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort Thinks Tether Is a Scam

Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker known as the “Wolf of Wall Street” and current crypto bull, discusses why he thinks stablecoin USDT issuer Tether is a scam. “I’ve been saying that since 2017 that I thought there was a big problem with Tether,” Belfort said.

CoinDesk placeholder image