DeFi

DeFi, een afkorting van gedecentraliseerde financiën, vertegenwoordigt een verschuiving in de financiële sector door gebruik te maken van blockchain-technologie, voornamelijk Ethereum, om traditionele financiële tussenpersonen te elimineren. Het stelt verschillende financiële toepassingen in staat, van eenvoudige transacties tot complexe contracten, via slimme contracten die automatisch worden uitgevoerd onder specifieke voorwaarden. Belangrijke DeFi-toepassingen omvatten gedecentraliseerde beurzen (DEX's), stablecoins, leenplatforms en voorspellingsmarkten. DeFi biedt financiële diensten zoals leningen en mogelijkheden om rente te verdienen zonder traditionele identiteitsverificatie, waarbij in plaats daarvan wordt vertrouwd op onderpand, meestal in cryptocurrency. Deze innovatieve sector belooft meer toegankelijkheid en efficiëntie, maar brengt ook risico's met zich mee, zoals marktschommelingen en ongereguleerde projecten.


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Building Bridges Between Traditional Banking and DeFi

Switzerland-based crypto financial infrastructure firm METACO, which enables financial institutions to issue, secure, manage, and trade digital assets, is building bridges between traditional banking and the decentralized finance (DeFi) world of crypto. METACO CEO Adrien Treccani discusses how his firm is helping the two worlds collide and how bitcoin can play a role in DeFi.

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Is a Regulatory Crackdown on DeFi Approaching?

Tegan Kline, the co-founder of Edge and Node, a software development firm dedicated to building “the Google of the decentralized web,” explores the possible outcomes of regulators beginning to grapple with decentralized finance (DeFi). She also connects the dots between indexing protocol The Graph and the world of DeFi.

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Why Did SafeDollar Plunge to Zero?

SafeDollar (SDO), a decentralized finance (DeFi) stablecoin based on the Polygon blockchain, has dropped to a value of $0 following a cyberattack. “The Hash” hosts investigate the DeFi paradigm and its associated risks.

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Wirex Eyes Mainstream DeFi With Fireblocks Integration

Digital payments platform Wirex has integrated some decentralized finance (DeFi) components like Uniswap and Aave to make using DeFi more mainstream. “The Hash” hosts weigh in.

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DeFi Risks in Focus After Iron Finance’s Titan Token Crash

Iron Finance isn’t yet a serious project, says CoinDesk senior reporter Brady Dale. “The fact that this is the first thing Marc Cuban showed up at is what happens with rich people and dumb money,” he said. Dale discusses the case and lessons learned.

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Fed Projects Earlier Interest Rate Increase

Crypto markets update and outlook from MarketGauge Group's Michele Schneider as the Federal Reserve anticipates raising interest rates sooner than expected. Plus, Iron Finance's Titan Token falls from $65 to near zero. Schneider weighs in on what potentially caused the panic sell-off and the state of decentralized finance (DeFi).

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Iron Finance’s Titan Token Crashes 100%, Takes Mark Cuban Down

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol Iron Finance's Titanium token (TITAN) has fallen to near zero in a sudden panic sell. Mark Cuban acknowledged having gotten hit by the crash. ​"The Hash" hosts unpack the story and the implications for the DeFi space.

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Iron Finance’s Titan Token Falls From $65 to Near Zero in DeFi Panic Sell

Iron Finance's Titanium token (TITAN), the share token of a one-time multibillion-dollar decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has fallen to near zero. CoinFund's Vanessa Grellet discusses what this experience means for the DeFi space and the potential risks of navigating open finance.

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BTC at Work on Ethereum?

With bitcoin prices retreating over the past month, crypto traders have increasingly tokenized BTC into synthetic versions compatible with the Ethereum blockchain, where they can be deposited for extra yield on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down today’s Chart of the Day.

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Crypto Derivatives Platform dYdX Raises $65M in Paradigm-Led Series C

dYdX, a San Francisco-based derivatives trading firm, has raised $65 million in its third funding round from crypto investment firm Paradigm and other market makers. “The Hash” panel takes a deep dive into the dYdX product and what this new development means for the world of decentralized finance (DeFi).

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