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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Is 'White Hat' Hacking Good For DeFi Protocols?

Pacific Street Managing Director Gareth Rhodes weighs in on whether hacks are beneficial to DeFi protocols, following the arrest of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg. "If they don't manage to find the weaknesses, North Korea will," he said.

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DCG Concerns Linger Amid Crypto Winter

Digital Currency Group (DCG) faces an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and SEC on the transfer of funds between DCG and its Genesis unit, according to a report from Bloomberg. DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk. Pacific Street Managing Director Gareth Rhodes weighs in. Plus, he discusses his opinion piece titled, "The Impact of Avraham Eisenberg’s Case on the Future of Crypto," focusing on whether "white hat" hacking could benefit DeFi protocols.

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Future of the BNB Chain

BNB Chain is one of the largest blockchains by daily active users, and the BNB ecosystem supports over 1,300 dapps across multiple categories, including DeFi, the metaverse, blockchain gaming and NFTs. BNB Chain Business Development Manager Alex Kim joins CoinDesk TV's Christine Lee from CES in Las Vegas to discuss the state of the BNB ecosystem in the wake of FTX's collapse and Huobi's recent layoff announcement.

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Mango Markets Exploiter Faces Fraud Charges, Filing Reveals

Court documents reveal Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor whose “highly profitable trading strategy” drained decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico. "The Hash" panel discusses the details.

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Mango Markets Exploiter Arrested in Puerto Rico on Fraud Charges

Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor who drained DeFi trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico on charges of commodities fraud and commodities manipulation. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

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A negociação de derivativos DeFi tem potencial inexplorado

Se Aprenda a ler os Mercados, fazer uso inteligente dos dados à nossa disposição e superar alguns obstáculos ao longo do caminho, as opções certamente levarão a próxima era do DeFi a patamares mais altos do que nunca.

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ZK Rollups trazem a visão descentralizada do Ethereum em foco

O fundador da Polygon, Mihailo Bjelic, defende a Tecnologia de conhecimento zero.

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Uniswap DAO Members Vote for New Governance Process

Uniswap community members chose Wednesday to reform the voting process on the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol in an effort to make it easier to change the way the system is governed. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Uniswap ecosystem in the latest move in the latest story illuminating the power of DAOs.

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2023 deve ser o ano da segurança do usuário on-chain

Se as Cripto não colocarem a casa em ordem, os reguladores farão isso por elas.

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O token ICE do projeto DeFi Popsicle triplica com o retorno do controverso fundador do Wonderland

O aumento repentino no preço do token nativo ICE da Popsicle coincidiu com o polêmico desenvolvedor de blockchain Daniele Sestagalli revelando seu retorno para reconstruir o projeto.

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