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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.
COTI Launches Decentralized 'Fear Index' for DeFi Markets
"Traders can hedge themselves against a potential rise in the DeFi market volatility by taking a long position in the cVIX," according to COTI.
Coinbase Wallet Users Can Now Purchase Crypto Inside the App
For Coinbase users who don’t want to keep their funds on an exchange, the buying and storing crypto just became a lot easier.
Securitize Is Taking Ethereum-Based Securities Into the DeFi Realm
Securitize is teaming with a protocol called Tinlake from Centrifuge, which uses a clever system of NFTs to put real-world assets into DeFi.
DeFi Project Aave Raises $25M From Blockchain.com and Other Investors
Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, and Blockchain.com Ventures all joined the investment for the third-largest DeFi protocol.
Yearn.Finance's Creator Says He's Quit DeFi, but Project Has Bench Strength
Andre Cronje, the prolific coder and creator of Yearn, said he's quit the project – and decentralized finance (DeFi) altogether – out of frustration with its realities.
Voyager CEO on Why Companies Should Diversify Into USDC Coins
Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich tells CoinDesk's Brad Keoun why the cryptocurrency retail broker's stock continues to outperform and what he's seeing in the DeFi trend. Plus, Ehrlich discusses whether or not he'd consider putting Voyager's corporate funds into cryptocurrencies, following MicroStrategy's recent move.
Binance CEO CZ: ‘I’m Never Worried About the Business Model’
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao discusses what he he does worry about when it comes to growing the business. In an interview with CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen, CZ also explains why he’s bullish for decentralized finance or “DeFi” in the Asia region and beyond.
RAC on DeFi and Yield Farming- 'These Days It Feels Like a Full-Time Job'
RAC, the Grammy award winning artist and part-time yield farmer says that “these days it feels more like a full-time job.” RAC joins CoinDesk senior narkets reporter Daniel Cawrey to discuss a day in the life of a musician turned yield farmer during lockdowns, the end of DeFi and the future of NFTs.
Cooper Turley: ‘Yield Farming Actually Adds Value to the Ecosystem’
Yield Farmer and Editor of the DeFi Rate Cooper Turley joins CoinDesk Senior Markets Reporter Daniel Cawrey to discuss the latest trend in DeFi going into the fall, why people are now using stablecoins to farm and the transparency for a fair protocol launch.
First Mover: Bitcoin 'Comatose' Under $16K for Rest of 2020, While Ether Traffic Eases
Bitcoin is stuck in an ever-tightening range between $10.5K and $10.8K and appears set for a breakout, though options trading suggests $16K might represent an upper bound in 2020.
