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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.
DeFi Infrastructure Provider Qredo Raises $80M at $460M Valuation
10T Holdings, a crypto investment firm led by hedge fund manager Dan Tapiero, led the round.
Tron’s Justin Sun Accused of ‘Governance Attack’ on DeFi Lender Compound
Crypto think tank GFX Labs says a prominent whale may be attempting to swing a vote in his favor.
A Bridge Too Far: Does the Wormhole Hack Mean the Multi-Blockchain Dream Is Dead?
Bridges and other connections between blockchains present inherent security challenges. Whether those can be solved will determine the future of the entire ecosystem.
JPMorgan Asset Management Chief Slams Bitcoin in ‘Maltese Falcoin’ Report
Michael Cembalest looks into bitcoin, DeFi, NFTs and more – and doesn’t like what he finds.
Blockchain Platform Wormhole Says It's Retrieved $324M Stolen by Hackers
Popular cross-blockchain bridge Wormhole confirmed Thursday all of its funds worth over $326 million stolen from its latest exploit had been restored, and that the bridge’s operations had resumed after the attack vector had been patched. "The Hash" team discusses the latest incident causing a stir in the Solana DeFi landscape.
The 5 Big Risk Vectors of DeFi
IntoTheBlock CEO Jesus Rodriguez offers a taxonomy for understanding risk in DeFI
Jump Trading Backstops Wormhole’s $320M Exploit Loss
Wormhole’s parent company has stepped in to prevent chaos across the Solana DeFi landscape.
Trader Joe's Native Coin Climbs as the DEX Unveils 'Modular Staking'
People want their DEX tokens to be "modular" in function, and they want to price those functions independently, one investment firm said.
Cardano Developers Propose Block Size Increase
The proposal will increase Cardano’s block size to 80 KB from the current 72 KB in line with a broader plan for increasing network capacity.
WisdomTree Exec on Bitcoin: ‘It’s an Adoption Game’
Will Peck, head of digital assets at WisdomTree, discusses his optimistic and bullish outlook for bitcoin. “It’s an adoption game,” Peck said. “Long-term, if you’re talking about continued adoption of an asset class and a technology … you’d see continued growth in it going forward.”
