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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.
Layer 2 Network Arbitrum Experiences Hourlong Network Outage
The Ethereum scaling solution overcame an hourlong outage on its beta mainnet this morning as TVL continues to soar.
Huobi Ventures Sets Up $10M GameFi Fund
The crypto exchange’s VC affiliate wants in on the “play-to-earn” hype.
MetaDrop Taps Investor ‘Loomdart’ to Stand Out From NFT Pack
With new NFT platforms launching every week, MetaDrop is hoping to distinguish itself with an influencer collaboration and some unique distribution methods.
Kevin O’Leary: US Regulators Unlikely to Approve Bitcoin ETF; Excited About NFTs, DeFi
“Shark Tank” star, entrepreneur, and O’Shares chairman Kevin O’Leary joins “All About Bitcoin” live from the 2021 SALT Conference in New York to discuss why he’s “more excited about NFTs than anything else.”
DeFi and the 3 Cs
The purely collateral-based type of lending practiced so far in decentralized finance has limitations. Reputation systems may widen the possibilities.
Andreessen Horowitz Seeks Token Delegate Applicants for Uniswap, Other DeFi Holdings
The venture capital giant is spearheading a new framework for decentralized governance.
Algorand Foundation Launches $300M DeFi Innovation Fund
The Viridis DeFi Fund will support development of DeFi applications such as exchanges, money markets and NFT platforms.
UK Post Office to Offer Crypto Purchases to Some Customers Starting Next Week
Beginning next week, the U.K.’s Post Office will offer users the ability to purchase crypto through its identity-verification service, EasyID, using a voucher system from Swarm Markets. Some suggest the integration may expose more people to decentralized finance (DeFi) through Swarm’s yield farming offering.
Algorand Foundation Launches $300M DeFi Innovation Fund
The Algorand Foundation has launched a 150 million ALGO (US$300 million) fund to support innovation in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications such as exchanges, money markets and NFT platforms on the Algorand network. “The Hash” squad discusses the details and implications for the larger DeFi landscape.
Crypto Can Do Better Than ETFs
The founder of WallStreetBets says crypto-native tools like on-chain asset management and smart contracts are the next step for financial products.
