DeFi


Tecnologia

Thursday’s Market Madness Strained Ethereum’s Killer App: DeFi

So many people were trying to use the Ethereum blockchain during Thursday’s market meltdown that many applications simply stopped working as intended.

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Tecnologia

MakerDAO Debts Grow as DeFi Leader Moves to Stabilize Protocol

MakerDAO is not pursuing its emergency shutdown option although the amount of uncollateralized dai continues to grow.

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Tecnologia

DeFi Leader MakerDAO Weighs Emergency Shutdown Following ETH Price Drop

A large drop in the price of ether is testing the feasibility of Ethereum's entire system of lending and borrowing.

PRECARIOUS: If MakerDAO were to shut down, the crypto market would be flooded with some 2.4 million ETH even as the asset’s value plummets amid broader market turmoil. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finanças

Paradigm Labs Shuts Down, Says It Was 'Too Early' for DeFi Boom

Paradigm said it found it difficult "carve a viable niche" the rapidly evolving DeFi space.

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Finanças

Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi's Open Payment Rails

Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin.

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Finanças

Paradigm Leads $12M Round for DeFi-Friendly Wallet Startup

The DeFi-friendly Argent wallet just raised $12 million.

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Mercados

Yields of 25% to 42% Lure Lenders Back to DeFi Platform bZx

Lenders and depositors are coming back to bZx, as the decentralized protocol for margin trading offers significantly higher yields on ether deposits compared to its peers.

bZx stickers at EthDenver

Tecnologia

New Cross-Chain Network Plans to Bring Bitcoin’s Liquidity to the DeFi Space

Kyber Network and Bancor Network have been integrated into a new platform that provides cross-chain liquidity for decentralized finance.

Galia Benartzi, co-founder of Bancor. Credit: Brady Dale for CoinDesk

Tecnologia

Crypto Exchange Huobi's DeFi-Focused Blockchain Released in Public Beta

The exchange is eyeing use cases for its tech across areas such as tokenized asset issuance, payments, identity verification and lending.

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Tecnologia

The DeFi 'Flash Loan' Attack That Changed Everything

Flash loan attacks are here to stay and are likely to get more serious. DeFi needs to adapt, says a leading crypto VC.

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