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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.
Mantle Stakes $66M of Ether on Lido as Part of Treasury Management Strategy
Mantle introduced a new governing body for treasury management earlier this month.
Social Platform Friend.tech Gains 100K Users in Days Even in Depths of a Bear Market
The growth correlates with the more than $25 million in revenue generated by the platform since its Aug. 10 launch.
BNB Chain Exploiter Liquidated for $30M on Venus Protocol
This is the second major liquidation in under a week and potentially safeguards bnb prices from crashing suddenly.
The Protocol: Blockchains Keep Launching, From Sei to Shibarium
The week in blockchain tech: Two much-hyped networks debut, though the launches weren't quite as smooth as organizers might have hoped. ALSO: What is restaking? (Answer: it's the blockchain security trend you didn't know you needed to know about.)
SHIB Plunges 9% on Apparent Shibarium Bridge Issues
An important tool for the new layer 2 service went live on Wednesday to a turbulent start.
Shiba Inu’s Ethereum Layer-2 Blockchain Shibarium Goes Live Amid Push for DeFi Growth
The much-awaited Shibarium network saw over 21 million wallets created during its testnet and is expected to position Shiba Inu as a serious DeFi contender.
De.Fi's Antivirus Tool Releases on zkSync Era Mainnet
The antivirus tool protects users against common malicious crypto exploits, such as phishing, smart contract vulnerabilities, blind signing, and more.
BALD Developer Sends $12M Back to Ethereum After Spectacular Mess Up
The viral token reached an $80 million market capitalization earlier this month before falling 90%.
Coinbase Ventures' Strategic Investment Sends Rocket Pool Token Surging
The investment branch announced today the purchase of an undisclosed amount of Rocket Pool’s native token RPL, which has jumped more than 9% in the past 24 hours.
Coinbase Exec: Seeing 'Mainstream Users Start to Come in' on Base Blockchain
Base, the new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain built on OP Stack by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase, went live on Wednesday. Jesse Pollak, creator of Base and Coinbase's head of protocols, joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch in the latest move that aims to bring mainstream awareness to the the on-chain economy. Plus, Pollak's outlook on DeFi and crypto regulation in the U.S.
