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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.
Investors Flock to India's DeFi Scene Months After Central Bank Ban Overturned
DeFi protocols UniLend Finance and PlotX announced Tuesday they had both successfully completed their seed rounds.
Binance's CZ on DeFi Bumps: 'Nobody Complains to Vitalik'
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao explains the challenges of the exchanges's foray into decentralized finance, or DeFi, such as blame for failed projects. The CEO says, "There are probably more projects that failed on Ethereum, but nobody complains to Vitalik."
CZ: Binance Smart Chain Is ‘Not Trying to Be the Ethereum Killer’
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao explains why the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is tapping into the decentralized finance, or “DeFi,” trend with Binance Smart Chain. He also tells CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen why he doesn’t view Ethereum as competition.
Binance CEO CZ: ‘I’m Never Worried About the Business Model’
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao discusses what he does worry about when it comes to growing the business. In an interview with CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen, CZ explains why he’s bullish for decentralized finance, or “DeFi,” in the Asia region and beyond.
First Mover: Binance CEO Sees Future in DeFi While Bitcoin Volatility Turns Minuscule
Binance CEO isn't ashamed to discuss DeFi's future – and how the fast-moving arena might represent the future of his industry-leading crypto exchange.
Binance CEO Says He Fully Expects DeFi to Cannibalize His Crypto Exchange
Binance's CEO acknowledges the irony of trying to tap into DeFi while defending his company’s reign among crypto exchanges.
Crypto Is Too Dependent on Dollars
With most stablecoins pegged to dollars, the crypto industry is wedded to a single currency with uncertain prospects. Time to diversify.
The Inevitable Marriage of Yield Farming and NFTs, Explained
NFTs had managed to be expensive but they had not managed to be liquid – not until DeFi thinking intervened.
First Mover: Bitcoin Low Exchange Balance Looks Bullish but Chart Looks Bearish as $11K Nears
Bitcoin balances on exchanges hit two-year low, seen as a bullish sign that traders are holding for the long term, or tokenizing for use in DeFi.
$2B Locked: Uniswap Now Bigger Than Entire DeFi Industry Just Two Months Ago
After passing $2 billion in locked assets, there's now more value in Uniswap than there was in the entire DeFi space on July 9.
