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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.


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Bitcoin Protocol vs. Platform Risk

CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin explains what makes protocol failures in DeFi projects different from bitcoin (BTC)’s latest downturn.

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Chainalysis Exec on Leveraging Blockchain Transparency to Prevent Market Contagion

Chainalysis Director of Research Kimberly Grauer shares insights into her findings on bitcoin (BTC) prices, tech stocks and the DeFi ecosystem, and what they reveal about the need for transparency of blockchain data amid fears of crypto market contagion.

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Consensus 2022 Foundations: NEAR

Proximity's Kendall Cole and Matt Lockyer discuss building and utilizing DeFi applications on the NEAR network. Plus, a glimpse at their upcoming initiatives.

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Katie Haun’s New Fund Leads $32M Round in Lending Protocol Euler

Euler XYZ CEO Michael Bentley discusses the recent $32 million raise in a funding round led by former A16z executive Katie Haun’s Haun Ventures. Plus, Bentley shares his thoughts on the current state of DeFi as several major lenders are facing concerns over liquidity.

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Blockchain Network Cronos Launches $100M Accelerator Program to Support DeFi, GameFi Startups

Cronos, the Crypto.com-developed blockchain network with a focus on decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web 3 gaming, is launching a $100 million accelerator program for early-stage blockchain projects. Ken Timsit, Cronos Chain & Cronos Labs managing director, shares his insights.

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Terraform Labs Loses US Appeal Over SEC Subpoena

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) serving of Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon at the Mainnet Conference last year in New York was legitimate, and the company must cooperate with the commission’s investigation, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled.

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Regulación

Французький законодавець, який покидає свою посаду, закликає заборонити майнінг Крипто на основі копалин, юридичний статус DAO

П’єр Персон каже, що Європі потрібно припинити розрив і скористатися можливостями Крипто .

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DeFi Ledgers Can Help Regulators Oversee Sector: BIS Official

A new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper makes a case for “embedded supervision” that argues regulatory oversight can be built into seemingly untamable decentralized finance (DeFi) systems. “The Hash” team discusses the feasibility of such supervision and regulating open finance.

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