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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.
SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules
Unless Congress legislates otherwise, U.S. oversight will hold most of the crypto world inside the SEC’s jurisdiction as the agency moves to make its reach increasingly explicit.
SEC Commissioner Peirce on DeFi Regulation Outlook
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving toward DeFi oversight as it reopens proposed regulations. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who called this move a "consequential moment," shares her outlook on the future of decentralized finance.
SEC Commissioner Peirce on Future of Crypto Regulation, DeFi Oversight
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving toward DeFi oversight as it reopens a proposal from last year that would now explicitly target platforms for those crypto transactions as exchanges that need to be regulated. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins "First Mover" to discuss her views on decentralized exchanges and the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape at large.
What DeFi Must Sacrifice to Appease Regulators
The “internet financial system” is a pro-compliance, but pro-privacy framework to build crypto protocols which satisfy regulators and consumers.
Bitcoin, Ether See Bull Breather as Higher Bond Yields Support Dollar
"We would consider taking some profits as the crypto market is showing exuberant signs," one observer said.
Kyber Network Advises Liquidity Providers to Withdraw Funds Amid Vulnerability, Token Drops 2%
Kyber's Elastic product's total value locked has plunged to $61 million from $108 million a day earlier.
Attractive Yields Drive Millions Into DeFi Liquidity Manager Gamma
The protocol's native token has risen to 33 cents from a low of 7 cents this year.
Olympus DAO Votes to Buy More ETH for Treasury Backing OHM Token
The rebalancing comes as ether rallies off a successful Shapella upgrade.
Potential Implications as U.S. SEC Moves Toward DeFi Oversight
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be coming for decentralized finance (DeFi) as it considers reopening a 2022 proposal that would now explicitly target platforms for those crypto transactions as exchanges that need to be regulated. "The Hash" panel discusses the SEC's latest move and how this might shape future crypto regulation.
How Regulators Around the World View DeFi
The U.S. Treasury Department and the French central bank recently published reports looking at decentralized finance (DeFi) risks and providing recommendations for mitigating them. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses how world regulators are looking at DeFi and the broader crypto markets.