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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.
Why Shiba Inu Has Been More Resilient Than Some SHIB Haters Would Like to Admit
While institutional investors have largely ignored the SHIB coin, the meme-token is rising thanks to its grassroots community.
Meet the DeFi Delegate Knocking on the Doors of Congress
MakerDAO delegate PaperImperium is leading the charge to educate lawmakers on crypto. But his crusade brings up a looming question: Should DeFi be regulated? And how?
DeFi Pushes North America to Become World’s Second-Biggest Crypto Market
Growth in DeFi has driven North America to become the world's second-largest crypto market. New research by crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis reveals East Asia's share of global crypto transaction volume started dropping in April 2020, long before China's crackdown this year. "The Hash" panel discusses the findings and the role of DeFi in leading the way for crypto adoption.
DeFi Pushes North America to Become World’s Second-Biggest Crypto Market
China started losing its position in global crypto markets before this year’s crackdown.
SEBA Bank Introduces Program for Clients to Earn Yield on Crypto
The Swiss regulated firm is tapping into demand from institutions for income from digital assets.
SEBA Bank Exec on Launching Program for Clients to Earn Yield With Crypto
Digital asset platform SEBA Bank has introduced a product that will let clients earn a yield on their crypto holdings. Institutions can generate rewards from proof-of-stake protocols such as Polkadot, Tezos and Cardano, with other networks to be added over time. Urs Bernegger, Co-Head of Trading and Investment Solutions at SEBA Bank, discusses the launch, the role of Europe in DeFi, and his crypto markets assessment.
NEAR’s Aurora Raises $12M to Expand Ethereum Layer 2 Network
The platform allows EVM contracts to run on the NEAR blockchain, and may have a burgeoning DeFi ecosystem on the horizon.
With $8.5M in Funding, Can Strips Finance Make DeFi Derivatives Click?
The funding round for the Arbitrum-based platform included Sequoia Capital India and Multicoin Capital.
With $8.5M in Funding, Can Strips Finance Make DeFi Derivatives Click?
Strips Finance has raised $8.5 million to launch a new derivatives platform in November that will initially enable interest rate swaps (IRSs) via automated market makers (AMMs), the decentralized exchanges over which much of DeFi is transacted. CEO Ming Wu shares insights into the launch as part of the latest effort to overcome the ecosystem-wide reluctance in DeFi to embrace more complex financial instruments.
XDEFI Releases Cross-Chain Wallet for DeFi, NFTs
The Chrome extension aims to compete by offering access to blockchains not available on MetaMask.
