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.


Política

A nova proposta da SEC para redefinir 'Dealer' pode SPELL más notícias para o DeFi

A proposta de 200 páginas é ostensivamente sobre a negociação eletrônica de títulos do Tesouro dos EUA – mas muitos especialistas do setor sentem o cheiro de um ataque furtivo contra Cripto.

SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Finanças

O dinheiro continua a entrar na GameFi, mas os desenvolvedores Siga o exemplo?

Um dos setores mais procurados pelos investidores está vendo reações mistas dos principais talentos.

GameFi investors are still chasing the next Axie. (Jakub Sisulak/Unsplash)

Vídeos

Abra CEO on Why He Thinks ETH Will Eventually Overtake BTC

Abra CEO Bill Barhydt explains why ether could overtake bitcoin following its upgrade to a proof-of-stake mechanism, highlighting the many use cases for the Ethereum network, ranging from NFTs to DeFi applications. Plus, a conversation about crypto leaving centralized exchanges and Abra’s digital asset lending programs. 

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Hashdex Launches New DeFi ETF, Coinbase's Potential Acquisition in Brazil

Samir Kerbage, Hashdex Chief Technology Officer, discusses how the Brazilian asset manager plans to bring traditional investors to Web 3 with their new DeFi ETF, trading on the B3 stock exchange. Plus, a conversation about Coinbase’s rumored acquisition of 2TM, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange. 

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China Stamping Out Mining; Crypto Market Makes Gains

China takes aim at corruption in underground Bitcoin mining. Russian committee proposes bitcoin payment for oil and energy exports. Crypto markets shift to upward trend after weeks of volatility. DeFi, NFT access at stake as FATF Travel Rule goes into force in South Korea. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finanças

Jump Cripto quer que você saiba seu nome

Uma gigante comercial secreta com um exército de desenvolvedores está assumindo um papel cada vez mais ativo na construção de infraestrutura de Cripto essencial.

Jump Crypto President Kanav Kariya speaks at the 2022 Avalanche Summit in Barcelona. (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Mercados

Resumo do mercado: Criptomoedas sobem enquanto a Rússia considera Bitcoin para pagamentos de petróleo; Dogecoin sobe

O Bitcoin subiu 4% nas últimas 24 horas, em comparação com uma Rally de 6% do DOGE.

Chart pointing upwards.(Frank Busch/Unsplash)

Vídeos

Mastercard Exec on Embracing Crypto for Cross-Border Payments

Mastercard VP of New Product & Innovation Harold Bossé explains how the company plans to embrace crypto and blockchain technology for cross-border payments. Bossé discusses collaborations with crypto firms Ava Labs and ConsenSys, and how to bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi. 

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Bitcoin Breaks $43K Despite Powell's Call for New Regulations on Crypto

Marc Lopresti, The Strategic Funds' managing director, discusses the recent upswing in the crypto markets amid Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statements on a digital dollar and Terra Luna’s purchase of $125 million worth of bitcoin. Plus, a conversation about investor interest in various altcoins like Solana, AVAX, and ether, and traditional finance’s ongoing effort to enter the DeFi space.

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Política

Reguladores de valores mobiliários lançam dúvidas sobre as alegações de descentralização do DeFi

A IOSCO, entidade normativa internacional, disse que seus membros tomarão medidas coordenadas para controlar o que chamou de riscos significativos do mercado emergente de DeFi.

Ashley Alder, the Hong Kong regulator who chairs IOSCO’s board. (Bloomberg/Getty)