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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.
Uniswap Version 3 Goes Live on BNB Chain
Over 66% of voters supported the deployment in a governance vote held in February.
U.S. Treasury Close to Releasing Report on Use of DeFi in Illicit Finance
The U.S. Treasury Department is close to releasing a risk assessment analyzing criminal use of decentralized finance (DeFi), according to Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in on the latest developments.
DeFi-Focused Asset Manager MEV Capital Offers Uniswap Hedging Strategy
The firm uses options contracts issued by crypto derivatives specialist OrBit Markets to hedge liquidity providers’ positions.
Euler Finance to Offer $1M Reward as It Reels From Nearly $200M Exploit
Euler has sent multiple on-chain messages to the attacker in the past 48 hours.
Over $2B in USDC Stablecoin Burnt in Single Day, Data Shows
USD coin holders are not rushing back to the token just yet.
U.S. Treasury Poised to Release View on How DeFi Used in Illicit Finance
The department has reviewed decentralized finance’s role in such incidents as North Korean ransomware attacks, and will issue a risk assessment, a senior official said.
Dogecoin Network's Patched Bug Is Still Present in 280 Blockchains, Blockchain Security Firm Says
The bug pertains to the way peer-to-peer communications are conducted on blockchain networks such as Litecoin and Zcash.
DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect Sunsets After Less Than a Year
The backing Aztec Network is open sourcing the bridge and moving on to next-generation products.
Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin, Called HOPE, Started by Ex-Babel Finance CEO Flex Yang
The token will serve as the native stablecoin for the new Hope ecosystem, which is focused on bringing traditional-finance users to the crypto market.
Euler DeFi Protocol Exploited for Nearly $200M
The losses occurred over four transactions in dai (DAI), wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), staked ether (sETH) and USDC after the attacker conducted a flash loan attack.