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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.
Solana Joins $100B Club, Hitting Nearly a Three-Year High Above $210
The fourth largest crypto could potentially reach its 2021 record high of $260 in the coming days given its relative strength through crypto's eight-month long consolidation phase, one analyst noted.
The Unique Way the Solana Trading Ecosystem Is Making Bank
Trading tools on Solana are immensely profitable. In fact, they tend to rival or exceed DeFi blue chips like Maker, Aave or Lido.
Coinbase Brings Bitcoin to Solana, Spurring High Hopes for DeFi Surge
FTX's collapse blew a bitcoin-sized hole in Solana DeFi. Can Coinbase's cbBTC finally fill it?
Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage
DeFi to Have ‘Walled Garden’ Moment as Internet of Money Matures: dYdX’s D’Haussy
The CEO of the dYdX Foundation sees parallels between the internet of the 1990s and where Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is today.
Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Aims to Make BTC a Programmable Asset With ZK Proofs, Raises $14M Series A
The goal of allowing greater utility on the Bitcoin blockchain is one of almost existential importance, according to Citrea.
Venn Network Aims to Solve DeFi's Hacking Problem With More Decentralized Tech
Creator Or Dadosh says Venn creates a "completely new economy" for crypto security.
Aggregation Is the Only Way to Unify Web3
Blockchains are stuck in silos, fragmenting liquidity and making for a clunky user experience. It's time to tear down the walls.
Bitcoin Project BOB Maps Out How the Original Blockchain Could Take Over DeFi
The goal is to create trust-minimized bridges between itself and other layer-1 blockchains, according to the abstract of a new "vision paper" shared with CoinDesk.
Tokenized Treasuries: A Game-Changer for Collateral in Crypto Markets
Tokenizing U.S. Treasuries and using them as collateral in crypto markets presents a significant opportunity to merge the best aspects of traditional finance with the innovation of DeFi, says Carlos Domingo.
ANZ to Kickstart Chainlink Private Transactions Protocol in RWA Boost
The private transactions allow institutional users to define privacy conditions in a way that keeps onchain data private from all third parties and adversaries.
