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.


Policy

IRS 'invadido' por investidores de Cripto enquanto a indústria luta contra a proposta de imposto dos EUA

A proposta de estabelecer um regime tributário nos EUA para ativos digitais atraiu impressionantes 120.000 comentários e será o foco de uma audiência do IRS hoje.

The U.S. is weighing crypto tax rules, and a hearing today will hear from industry representatives worried about the government going too far. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)

Opinion

Os traders comuns podem confiar nos formadores de mercado automatizados do DeFi?

As Finanças descentralizadas precisam adotar soluções seguras e fáceis de usar,

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Opinion

As ferramentas de negociação que as instituições precisam para entrar no DeFi

Há um desafio de equilíbrio entre Política de Privacidade e transparência em Cripto.

suits, ties, business. corporate hell (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

As stablecoins podem superar sua instabilidade?

O chefe de DeFi da Moody's, Rajeev Bamra, considera o papel que as stablecoins desempenham nos Mercados de Criptomoeda e os riscos representados por Eventos de "desvinculação".

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Videos

Injective Survey Suggests Many Traders Use Both Centralized and Decentralized Exchanges

As part of CoinDesk's Trading Week 2023, presented by CME Group, Injective Labs co-founder and CEO Eric Chen joins "First Mover" to share insights into some of the strategies for DeFi traders, including 64% saying they trade on both a centralized and decentralized exchange. Injective says the data was collected from hundreds of traders contacted via multiple channels. After the preliminary data verification, answers were included from 224 qualified respondents.

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Videos

Curve Finance’s Stablecoin Maintains Peg as Others Struggle: Kaiko

Curve Finance's stablecoin, crvUSD, is maintaining its peg as other stablecoins struggle, emerging as a rare bright spot amidst a bear market that has hit DeFi protocols especially hard, according to Kaiko data. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Videos

CFTC Commissioner Mersinger Discusses Spot Bitcoin ETF Optimism, Crypto Regulation

As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger shares insights into the state of U.S. crypto regulation and also explains why she's "not surprised" about spot bitcoin ETF excitement fueling market optimism. Plus, Mersinger weighs in on the regulator recently targeting three decentralized finance (DeFi) operations and Binance renewing its push to fend off charges from the CFTC.

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Crypto Spot Market Regulation Gap Unaddressed for 'Far Too Long': Former CFTC Commissioner Stump

As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto Week, presented by Chainalysis, former CFTC commissioner Dawn Stump discusses her take on the biggest challenges and gaps in the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape. Plus, what lawmakers can do when it comes to overseeing the crypto spot market, industry implications of ether futures ETFs and the outlook for regulating decentralized finance (DeFi).

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Videos

[SPONSORED CONTENT] Commissioner Mersinger touches on the hot topic of DeFi regulation and the need for collaboration

CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger joins us at Meridian to discuss DeFi regulation and her advice to both DeFi stakeholders and regulators, stressing the need for clearer guidance and collaboration amongst the two sides.

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Videos

Ethereum Network 'Remains the Place to Operate as a Criminal,' Immunefi CEO Says

A new report from Immunefi, which is a bug bounty and security services platform for Web3, found that more than $1 billion was lost in crypto this year and more than $600 million was lost last quarter. Immunefi Founder and CEO Mitchell Amador discusses the details of the report and the outlook for DeFi.

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