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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.
Foxconn's Jack Lee Join 8-Figure Round for 'Open Finance' Project Findora
The round, said to be in the in the "tens of millions," was led by cryptocurrency venture capital firm Polychain Capital.
DeFi on Bitcoin Gets a Boost as Sovryn Launches on RSK Sidechain
Sovryn is launching a lending and derivatives market on the RSK Bitcoin sidechain in a bid to promote DeFi on Bitcoin.
Secret Network Launches Bridge to Bring Transactional Privacy to Ethereum
The bridge will also give users access to Secret DeFi, privacy-preserving decentralized finance apps built on the Secret Network.
How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups
The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.
Former DragonFly Managing Partner Joins Huobi To Help “Tens of Millions” DeFi Investment
Alex Pack from DragonFly will Join Huobi to help invest tens of millions of dollars in decentralized finance, as the firm behind the top centralized exchange pushes forward its ambition in both DeFi and the market in the West.
Hayden Adams-King of the DeFi Degens: Most Influential 2020
After Hayden Adams was laid off from his junior engineering position at Siemens and living at home with his parents for a stint, a career opportunity came knocking at Adams' door and Uniswap, the permissionless token exchange built on the Ethereum blockchain, was born.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $19.2K; Ether at 3% of BTC Price
Bitcoin is making gains after a strong volume weekend while ether’s percentage of BTC price shows it may have room to climb.
CEO of DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Hacked for $8M in NXM Tokens
Nexus Mutual's CEO, Hugh Karp, lost the tokens after an attacker gained remote access to his computer.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holding at $18K; Active Ethereum Addresses up 140% in 2020
Bitcoin’s price dipped below $18,000 for the third straight day while an increase in active Ethereum addresses is fundamentally positive.
DeFi Game Aavegotchi Preps for Jan. 4 Mainnet Launch With NFT Auctions
Aavegotchi – a retro, Tamagotchi-inspired game that came to life at the end of DeFi Summer – is launching in full on Jan. 4.
