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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.
Bitcoin Balances on Exchanges at 2-Year Low and That May Be a Bullish Sign
Bitcoin balances on major exchanges have hit their lowest point since November 2018. Yet unlike that time, it may be a positive signal.
Degens for Hire: Based.Money Is Launching Moonbase, a Place for DeFi Projects to Find Community
BASED has a new method for aligning decentralized finance (DeFi) projects with each other. At its core is a smart contract called Moonbase.
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.
Voyager CEO Says Revenue Growth Accelerates 8-Fold as DeFi Trading Surges
CEO Steve Ehrlich says this quarter's revenue is on track to double what the company produced in all of its last fiscal year.
First Mover: Tron's Play for WBTC Shows Competition to Relieve Ethereum Congestion
Competition builds in market for tokenized bitcoin, used to get extra profit off holdings of the cryptocurrency recently denigrated as a "pet rock."
Fintech Giant Plaid Has a Hidden Passion for DeFi
Fintech enabler Plaid is quietly working with at least two decentralized finance (DeFi) startups.
Stablecoins Hit $20B Milestone, a Nearly 300% Year-to-Date Surge
The total value of stablecoins has now surpassed $20 billion, reflecting the growing demand of investors looking to hedge their risks in both crypto and traditional markets amid the coronavirus pandemic.
ConsenSys-Incubated Startup Releases In-Browser Atomic Swap Wallet for DeFi
ConsenSys-incubated startup Liquality’s new wallet lets you atomically swap digital assets directly from your browser.
BitGo Is Bringing DeFi-Friendly Wrapped Bitcoin to the Tron Blockchain
The partnership will bring BitGo’s wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) into the Tron ecosystem as a TRC-20 token.
Uniswap Users Have Claimed $560M Worth of UNI Tokens in a Week
Dune Analytics data shows nearly 80% of the current UNI token supply has so far been snapped up by eligible Uniswap wallet addresses.
