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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.
The Year Crypto Yields Blew Up
Centralized interest-bearing accounts stayed artificially high after DeFi yields programmatically went dry. Crypto can be competitive with TradFi, but it needs to remain transparent and composable.
Citi Says Crypto Market Leverage, Open Interest Are Historically Low
The bank expects a broader focus on decentralization in 2023 following this year’s failings in centralized crypto ventures.
Building Privacy Infrastructure in DeFi
Railgun DAO's Co-Founder and Head of Product and Engineering John Meurer Jr. brings to I.D.E.A.S. 2022 a presentation on the current issues around privacy in the Web 2 and Web3 space and the significance of building privacy infrastructure in DeFi.
Bringing Credit to Web3 With Soulbound Identities
Masa Finance founder Brendan Playford joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 with a presentation on the significance of identity and credit in the Web3 space and how Masa plans on bridging the gap between CeFi and DeFi to provide opportunities for people to create a new financial identity through a decentralized credit score.
How Umee Brings Debt Markets to DeFi
Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss what Umee has done to bring the debt markets to DeFi and the Web3 space, connecting borrowers and lenders across all crypto ecosystems. Plus, an outlook on the application of the IBC protocol.
Accessing Global Capital for Institutional DeFi Vaults
Oz Sozen, Head of Strategy at Quasar Finance, joins the company's CEO Valentin Pletnev at I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss the major challenges for institutions in DeFi and how Quasar enables open access to collaborative financial instruments for digital assets without borders between blockchains.
How Data Oracles Connect DeFi and TradFi
Jump Crypto's Stephen Kaminsky joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss the role of data oracles in the broader DeFi and Web3 space and how oracles like Pyth network can bridge the gap between TradFi players and the crypto ecosystem.
Canza Finance Co-Founder: Web3 for the Next Emerging Economies
Canza Finance's Co-Founder and CTO Oyedeji Oluwoye brings to I.D.E.A.S. 2022 a presentation on emerging economies and reveals how DeFi provides access to financial products that generate sustainable wealth for African users and help grow the African financial sector from the grassroots level.
DeFi Infrastructure Provider Sooho.io Raises $4.5M for Bridging Blockchains
The South Korean company will use the funds to develop a range of blockchain tools for building decentralized finance applications that link the country's independent crypto networks.
SynFutures Says New v2 Upgrade Adds ‘Permissionless Listing’ of Futures
The upgrade includes permissionless trading and improved user protections amid to widens accessibility of DeFi among retail investors, according to Singapore-based SynFutures.
