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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."

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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.

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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 Changpeng "CZ" Zhao.

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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.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says he agrees that decentralization represents the future. (Zoom/CoinDesk)

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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.

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Tecnologie

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.

Details from four NFTs.

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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.

Blockchain provides uncanny transparency into crypto-market data, lately indicating that investors have taken their bitcoin off of cryptocurrency exchanges.

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$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.

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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.

Bitcoin balances on all exchanges have fallen to the lowest since 2018.

Tecnologie

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.

BASED's next step is a "fair launch movement" called Moonbase.