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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.
How Long Will DeFi’s Experimental Phase Last?
Brian Norton, COO of MyEtherWallet, shares his insights on the state of decentralized finance (DeFi), and how long it will be before DeFi goes mainstream.
$25M in DeFi Loans Liquidated as Ether Price Falls
The three-month high liquidation volume comes as Ethereum fees in dollar terms set a new record mark of $29 per basic transaction.
CoinShares Releases DeFi Index Token for Institutional Investors
Financial indexes bring legitimacy to emerging asset classes, CoinShares Chairman Danny Masters told CoinDesk.
Crypto Long & Short: Interest in DeFi Is Surging. You Can Thank GameStop.
This week’s congressional hearings, as well as the appearance of new institutional onramps, point to growing investor interest in a new type of capital market.
Binance Coin and PancakeSwap Cryptos Are Soaring: Here’s Why
Driven by PancakeSwap, decentralized finance (DeFi) is growing in popularity on the Binance Smart Chain. CoinDesk’s Will Foxley breaks down how PancakeSwap works and why prices are soaring.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steadying Around $52K, Ether Surges on Rising Institutional Interest
Bitcoin and ether continue to rise, but that could create problems for overheated derivatives markets.
PancakeSwap Brings Whopping DeFi Volumes to Binance Smart Chain
Binance's BNB token is up 13% and into the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap as DeFi on Binance Smart Chain grows in popularity.
Bloq Launches Vesper DeFi Project
The DeFi market is exploding. Matthew Roszak of Bloq joins First Mover to discuss his company's recent launch of Vesper, what the future of DeFi holds, and how consumers can score risk in potential DeFi investment opportunities.
Libra Co-Creator's VC Firm Co-Leads $12M Round in ‘Decentralized GitHub’
“Web 3 developers should be building on open protocols,” NFX General Partner Morgan Beller said of Radicle, a platform for crypto-native code collaboration.
