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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.
Stealthy Crypto Hedge Fund Edge Capital Raises $66.8M for DeFi Bets
Founded in 2020, the firm uses market-neutral, macro-style strategies.
Finance Can Never Be Fully Decentralized, Says UK Central Banker
Carolyn Wilkins, advising the Bank of England on financial stability, cited issues of transparency, concentration and unpredictable events
Binance Denies Allegations It Intends to Use Users' Uniswap Tokens for Voting
The exchange denied using users’ token holding to vote on Uniswap governance.
Developers Excluded From Broker Label in New DCCPA Bill Draft
Stakeholders say that this latest draft of the bill tempers language that would be detrimental to DeFi.
Persistence’s Liquid Staking Protocol pSTAKE Teams Up With Anchorage Digital
Liquid staking has become more popular with institutions, particularly after the Ethereum network moved to proof-of-stake.
With Bitcoin and Stocks Flat, Rally in DeFi Tokens Gets Notice
While top crypto assets like bitcoin and ether and traditional markets stay flat on Wednesday, DeFi assets shine.
Pantera Capital Exec on How Venture Capital Is Investing in the Digital Economy
Venture capital (VC) funding for crypto startups sank 37% in Q3 to its lowest level in over a year. Pantera Capital Partner Lauren Stephanian discusses the state of VC crypto investing and institutional adoption. Plus, the impact and "pushback effect" of recent decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks on the industry.
Celo Protocol Moola Market Loses Over $10M in Market Manipulation Attack
Over 93% of the stolen funds were returned to the protocol shortly after the attack, developers said.
SALT Lending CEO on Future of Crypto Lending, DeFi
SALT Lending CEO Shawn Owen shares a preview of his panel from I.D.E.A.S. by CoinDesk in New York City where he will be speaking about the state of money markets, decentralized lending, and DeFi at large. Plus, investment strategies for navigating crypto winter.
DeFi Is the 'Absolute Killer' for Real Estate Investment: Rockoff Chains Exec
Roofstock just announced its first property sale via NFT enabled by its Web3 subsidiary "Roofstock onChain." Executives Sanjay Raghavan and Geoff Thompson join "All About Bitcoin" live from CoinDesk I.D.E.A.S. to dissect why single-family purchases would want to do business in DeFi. Plus, the risks associated with this new business model.