Decentralized Finance


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Decentralized Exchange Volumes Up 70% in June, Pass $1.5B

June trading volume on decentralized exchanges set a record high of $1.52 billion, up 70% from May.

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DeFi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token

Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse.

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FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use

FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets.

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Ethereum Logged Its Busiest Week on Record

It’s costing more to use Ethereum and that may be because more users are flocking to the platform than ever before, according to one key on-chain metric.

Daily gas usage on Ethereum and ether prices since June 19, 2019. (CoinMetrics)

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Why DeFi's Billion-Dollar Milestone Matters

The DeFi market hitting $1 billion in locked crypto is something even the most fervent ethereum skeptics would have a tough time dismissing as meaningless.

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ConsenSys Announces Codefi Project to Boost DeFi Adoption

ConsenSys is doubling down on the DeFi ecosystem with a new product suite called Codefi.

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Huobi to Target Decentralized Finance With New Public Blockchain

Huobi Group is building a "regulator-friendly" public blockchain specifically designed for use cases within decentralized finance.

Huobi CEO Leon Li

Tecnologie

How MakerDAO Works: A Video Explainer

An illustrated guide to the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform MakerDAO and its tokens, MKR and DAI.

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Bain Capital and Ripple's Xpring Invest in DeFi Founder's 'Scout Fund'

With a million dollars from Bain Capital and Ripple's VC arm, Robert Leshner is making small bets on early-stage crypto entrepreneurs.

Robert Leshner at EthSF

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Decentralized Finance Emerges as Banner Topic at Ethereum Denver Conference

ETHDenver kicked off with an address by Aave CEO Stani Kulechov about a hot new wave of decentralized finance applications.

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