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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.
From One to Zero: BlockFi’s Fire Sale Shows the Uber Startup Model Is Disastrous for Finance
Peter Thiel’s monopolistic theories about building companies have clearly hit their limit: banking.
Crypto World Is Cautious of Finer Details In EU's MiCA Law
Web3 advocates are cautiously welcoming Europe's new law, but must first resolve its paradoxes – like when is a non-fungible token fungible?
STEPN’s DEX Surpasses Orca to Become Largest Decentralized Exchange on Solana
The anonymous founder of the Solend protocol has expressed interest in integrating STEPN’s tokens into its lending platform.
Hurry Up With Crypto ID Checks, FATF Tells Countries
After the potentially privacy-busting "travel rule" for crypto transfers, global standard setters at the Financial Action Task Force have their eyes on DeFi, NFTs and unhosted wallets.
DeFi Shouldn't Be Regulated, Crypto Advocates Tell UK Regulator
The advice comes from those who participated in a forum the Financial Conduct Authority held to hear from the digital assets industry.
Chainlink’s Smart Contract Products Go Live on Fantom
Two protocols, Keepers and VRF, will allow developers to deploy more sophisticated applications on the Fantom network.
Crypto Jobs: Who’s Cutting and Hiring?
A running reckoning to layoffs and hirings in the cryptocurrency/blockchain industry. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Future of Work week.
FSInsight Accuses Three Arrows Capital of Running a ‘Madoff-Style Ponzi Scheme’
3AC borrowed recklessly from just about every institutional lender in the business, a report from the research firm says.
Ledger Live Adds Yield Earning Capability via Alkemi Earn
The integration with Alkemi will provide Ledger users with the ability to earn yield for the first time.
Solana’s Macalinao Brothers Double Down on Crypto Venture Fund
Crypto VCs told CoinDesk that building projects and investing in them is a tricky mix.
