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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.
Braintrust Raises $18M to Bring DeFi-Thinking to the Gig Economy
Braintrust, a tech talent marketplace that will essentially be owned by the IT freelancers and companies using it, has raised an $18 million strategic growth round.
CipherTrace Outlines Regulatory Gray Zones Plaguing Booming DeFi Sector
Here's how blockchain analytics firms like CipherTrace and Elliptic are viewing DeFi and DEXs after the KuCoin hack.
Why Hardnosed Bitcoiners Can Learn to Love DeFi
Stacking sats and decentralized finance are more similar economic modes than most realize.
Record $166M Ethereum Fees Last Month Were 6 Times Bigger Than Bitcoin's
Ethereum continues to outpace Bitcoin in transaction fees, with DeFi mania helping push total fees to $166 million last month.
DeFi Buzz Drove Record $12M Earnings This Summer, Says Ethereum Miner HIVE Blockchain
The ether miner has reported its best ever quarter, saying that surging interest in DeFi led to bumper transaction fee revenues.
MakerDAO Adds Chainlink, Compound, Loopring as Collateral Options
MakerDAO has voted to add support for a trio of new tokens for the decentralized finance (DeFi) loans that generate DAI stablecoins.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Retests $10.8K; Total Value Locked in DeFi Hits $11B
Bitcoin price is flirting with $10,800 territory while DeFi soldiers on.
DeFi Summer; Bitcoin Fall
The attention may have been with DeFi when it was warm, but as the cold winds of COVID-19 return fears and election volatility blow, bitcoin is resuming narrative dominance.
First Mover: Chainlink’s Sorry September Returns Shows DeFi Hysteria Deflating
Chainlink's LINK has been the worst-performing digital asset in September in the CoinDesk 20, during an ugly month across cryptocurrency markets.
Reef Finance Raises $3.9M for Cross-Chain DeFi on Polkadot
DeFi on Ethereum is costly and congested. Can other base layers step up? Polkadot's Reef Finance has raised $3.9 million to try.
