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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BTC, ETH Down Amid Rising Omicron Fears

As 2021 comes to a close, Strategic Funds Managing Director Marc Lopresti discusses his take on the current decline of the crypto markets, while still taking note of the overall year-end growth of digital assets.

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Tecnologia

Projeto Fantom DeFi Grim Finanças explorado por US$ 30 milhões

O golpe foi um dos maiores na blockchain Fantom .

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Vídeos

Chainalysis: DeFi ‘Rug Pull’ Scams Pulled in $2.8B This Year

Crypto investors in 2021 lost over $2.8 billion to “rug pulls,” a colloquial term for a type of crypto scam, according to Chainalysis. This year, the rise in scams reportedly mirrored a general rise in cryptocurrency prices. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest story highlighting the growth and risks of DeFi.

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Opinião

O ciclo de vida de um DAO: por dentro de um fenômeno cultural

Para refletir sobre as práticas culturais e a evolução de uma DAO, apresentamos um experimento mental sobre a vida de uma DAO, do nascimento à morte e à ressurreição.

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Vídeos

Could India Ban Private Cryptocurrencies?

India’s biggest crypto exchange WazirX registered an annual trading volume of over $43 billion, marking a 1,735% growth over 2020, despite lingering regulatory uncertainty and market volatility in the country.

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Tecnologia

Após hack de US$ 130 milhões, plano de restituição do Badger testa limites da governança do DAO

Um dos ataques mais devastadores da história recente levou a um ambicioso plano de vingança.

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Finanças

Fundação NEAR nomeia ex-executiva do Circle Marieke Flament como CEO

O blockchain apoiado pela a16z anunciou recentemente um programa de subsídios de US$ 800 milhões em uma tentativa de atrair mais construtores.

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Finanças

O On-Chain Data Hub Nansen visa um crescimento agressivo com um aumento de US$ 75 milhões

Accel, fundo soberano de Cingapura e outros VCs estão apoiando um player emergente para fazer com que dados de blockchain façam sentido. O CEO Alex Svanevik explica a visão ampliada de Nansen.

Nansen co-founders Alex Svanevik and Evgeny Medvedev. (Nansen)

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Taking Aim at Stablecoins, DeFi During Senate Banking Committee Hearing

“The Hash” panel reacts to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticizing stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi) in a Tuesday hearing with the Senate Banking Committee. Are stablecoins truly the lifeblood of DeFi, as Warren suggests, and without them, would open finance collapse as we know it?

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Vídeos

Bank of America: Avalanche’s Scaling Capability Offers Viable Alternative to Ethereum

In its latest research report, Bank of America said smart contract platform Avalanche's ability to scale while remaining secure and decentralized makes it a credible alternative to Ethereum for DeFi projects, NFTs, gaming, and other assets. This comes as Avalanche's AVAX token is now the 12th largest by market value. "The Hash" hosts discuss the outlook for Avalanche and whether it could be the next Wall Street chain.

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