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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.
Cream Finance Announces Integration With Polygon
Cream’s users will be able to lend and borrow supported assets.
CEO Brian Armstrong Flags Self-Custody, DeFi Access as Coinbase Priorities
He said the exchange will be adding assets more quickly and creating a crypto app store, among other steps.
Is a Regulatory Crackdown on DeFi Approaching?
Tegan Kline, the co-founder of Edge and Node, a software development firm dedicated to building “the Google of the decentralized web,” explores the possible outcomes of regulators beginning to grapple with decentralized finance (DeFi). She also connects the dots between indexing protocol The Graph and the world of DeFi.
Coinbase Debuts Savings Product With 4% APY on USDC Deposits
The crypto exchange is touting far higher yields than what traditional savings accounts can offer.
DeFi Meets AI: Fetch.ai Launches ‘Intelligent Automation’ for Uniswap V2 and PancakeSwap
Users will be able to create up to five “DeFi Agents” with stop-loss triggers.
A16z Leads $12M Investment in DeFi-Native Crypto Tracing Firm Nansen
“We’re not basing our company on some KYC’d version of DeFi coming out in the future,” said Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik.
Ethereum Gas Fees at 6-Month Low as Market Cools, Layer 2 Solutions Ease Congestion
Ethereum gas fees have abated with decreasing network congestion. Also, there's Flashbots.
Why Did SafeDollar Plunge to Zero?
SafeDollar (SDO), a decentralized finance (DeFi) stablecoin based on the Polygon blockchain, has dropped to a value of $0 following a cyberattack. “The Hash” hosts investigate the DeFi paradigm and its associated risks.
DeFi Insurance Upstart Risk Harbor Goes Live With $3.25M in Seed Funding
Risk Harbor uses on-chain rules and smart contracts to automate payouts for insurance claims.
Huobi’s Tighter Derivatives Rules Leave Chinese Traders Scrambling for Alternatives
Binance may gain customers because of Huobi's new restrictions.
