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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.
SushiSwap Will Withdraw Up to $830M From Uniswap Today: Why It Matters for DeFi
It's perhaps the largest test to date of a growing mood in DeFi: that all major projects should be community-owned.
Huobi Launches Crypto Saving Products to Compete With DeFi Yield Farming
Huobi's new crypto saving product is a less risky version of DeFi for crypto newbies.
Security Firms Warn of Potential DeFi Exit Scam After $2.5M in 'Locked' Cryptos Moved
Two blockchain security firms have warned that the creators of a DeFi contract on the EOS network may have fled with users' funds.
DeFi Protocol Linear Finance Raises $1.8M in Seed Round
NGC Ventures, Hashed, CMS Holdings, Genesis Block and Kenetic Capital led the round.
DeFi's Good, Bad and Ugly
Have we forgotten the ICO craze and how long it took to revitalize the crypto industry's image?
DeFi Meets Universal Basic Income With Just-Launched Project From eToro
eToro's GoodDollar initiative will provide a universal basic income for some of the world's poorest by incentivizing people to yield farm on its platform.
What Is Yield Farming? DeFi’s Hot Trend Explained
The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has taken off, giving birth to Ethereum-based applications like yield farming and liquidity mining. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst Galen Moore guides us through what all these concepts mean and how people are making money in DeFi.
What Is Yield Farming? DeFi's Hot Trend Explained
The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has taken off, giving birth to Ethereum-based applications like yield farming and liquidity mining. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst Galen Moore guides us through what all these concepts mean and how people are making money in DeFi.
First Mover: SushiSwap's Billion-Dollar 'Rug Pull' Is Thriller to Crypto Geeks
The "SUSHI rug pull" is a gripping drama in the fast-moving arena of decentralized finance, which apparently is still limited to crypto geeks.
DeFi Is Hot but Retail Interest Nowhere Close to ICO Frenzy
It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago.
