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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.
Crypto Options Traders Turn to DeFi for Altcoin Bets as QCP Slings $1B
The Singapore-based firm QCP now trades more than $1B of crypto options per month using decentralized financial applications, including $1 million worth of AAVE options recently with Ribbon Finance.
Another E-CNY Scam Busted, SCMP to Tokenize History
Inner Mongolia e-CNY scam busted. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post to release news archives as NFTs. DeFi emerges as an enabler for pricing assets. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
French Fintech Lydia Taps Bitpanda to Let 5.5M Users Trade Crypto
Austrian crypto exchange Bitpanda, the country's first tech unicorn, has teamed with French mobile payments app Lydia to offer its 5.5 million users the ability to invest in over 170 crypto assets. Bitpanda Chief Product Officer Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad shares insights into the partnership, France's regulatory reception to crypto, and the state of DeFi in Europe.
Oasis Foundation Launches Emerald, an EVM-Compatible Smart Contract Environment
On the heels of launching a $160 million investment fund, Oasis is now laying the groundwork for decentralized finance and NFTs.
Maple Finance Launches First DeFi Syndicated Loan for Alameda Research
Think of it as an “on-chain crypto SPAC,” said founder Sid Powell.
Web 3 Social Media Needs Dedicated Blockchains
General-purpose blockchains are awesome at DeFi, but prohibitively expensive for decentralized social media.
Oasis Launches $160M Ecosystem Fund With Backing From Jump Capital and Others
The layer 1, long in development, is finally preparing for prime time.
DEX Aggregator ParaSwap Launches PSP Token on Heels of ENS Airdrop Excitement
After months of anticipation and a thorough “anti-Sybil” process, ParaSwap’s DAO is now live.
