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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.
Ocean Protocol and Balancer Want to Do for Data What Uniswap Did for Coins
Ocean Protocol is teaming up with Balancer Labs to create the first automated market maker (AMM) for data.
MakerDAO Users Hosed by March Flash Crash Won't Get MKR Payouts, Say MKR Whales
After initially voting to do so, the Maker community will not compensate investors who lost big on the lending platform during "Black Thursday's" price rout.
UNI Market Cap Rebounds $120M as Rest of Crypto Market Falters
Uniswap's week-old governance token is outperforming more established cryptocurrencies Wednesday.
This Ethereum Startup Is Building a ‘DeFi Firewall’ for Institutional Investors
How risky do you like it? Wallet shop Trustology is launching a "DeFi Firewall" to help institutional investors dabble in decentralized finance.
First Mover: Bitcoins Hit Exchanges as Bloomberg Touts Crypto and DeFi Hedge Fund Seeks $50M
Bloomberg hails crypto as top 2020 asset, bitcoin hits exchanges, options traders see calm around U.S. elections, hedge fund seeks $50M for DeFi.
Data Site DeFi Pulse Fixes Bug, Says Value Locked Actually Hit $13B Last Week
Popular data analytics site DeFi Pulse has claimed a "previously undetected issue" saw TVL under-reported by more than $4 billion on Sept. 18.
DeFi Angels, VC Firms Back $2M Round for Data Provider Dune Analytics
Ethereum data firm Dune Analytics, which has stood out from the pack for its focus on DeFi projects, has raised a $2 million seed round.
Crypto Hedge Fund Looks for $50M to Buy DeFi Tokens Amid Market Pullback
Panxora, a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager, seeks $50 million to buy digital tokens associated with decentralized finance, known as DeFi.
Origin Debuts OUSD, a Stablecoin That Works Like a Savings Account
Origin is announcing Origin Dollars, or OUSD, a stablecoin whose reserves leverage decentralized finance (DeFi) so that balances grow wherever it resides.
Supply of Tokenized Bitcoin on Ethereum Now Tops $1.1B: Here's Why
The supply of BitGo’s wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) topped 76,000 after setting an all-time record of nearly 21,000 WBTC minted within one week. Here’s why.
