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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.
Understanding DeFi and Its Importance in the Crypto Economy
The aim of decentralized finance is to create an entirely new financial system. As DeFi continues to evolve and strengthen, it’s vitally important for advisors to understand this space.
Privacy-Focused Blockchain Secret Network Announces $400M in Funding
The project includes a $225 million ecosystem fund and $175 million accelerator pool.
Liquidity Mining Is Dead. What Comes Next?
Once DeFi’s top growth hack, a wave of new projects is reconsidering a yield farming staple.
Cosmos Exchange Osmosis Expands to Ethereum Assets With Gravity Bridge
Connecting Osmosis with the leading smart-contract chain could give the Cosmos automatic market marker another boost in total value locked.
Ethereum Is No Longer a One-Chain Ecosystem
Some highlights from The Year in Ethereum 2021 report by Evan Van Ness and Josh Stark.
Crypto Miner Argo Diversifies Into Non-Mining Blockchain Business
The “Argo Labs” unit will be funded internally and focus on blockchain-related, non-mining projects.
DeFi’s Wonderland Is Buying TIME
The Olympus fork saw its TIME token drop below its treasury-backed value on Monday, spurring liquidations and protocol intervention.
Opyn’s New ‘Squeeth’ Raises Ether Trading to the Power of Two
In yet another example of the crypto industry's tendency to combine innovation with leverage, the new "Squeeth" index (for squared-ether) turns the options trade into a perpetual contract and can be used as a hedge.
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Acquires DeFi Wallet Firm Dharma Labs
Dharma co-founder Nadav Hollander will serve as OpenSea's chief technology officer.
Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex to Launch DeFi ETF Including UNI, AAVE and COMP
The product will be listed on the Brazilian stock exchange B3 as of February.
