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.


Vídeos

Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral

In a proposal Thursday on MakerDAO's governance forums, French multinational banking giant Société Générale (SocGen) applied for the DeFi lending platform to accept on-chain bond tokens issued by the bank as collateral for a stablecoin DAI loan for up to $20 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the historic step towards institutional adoption of DeFi.

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Política

Apresentando o Decentralized Money Stack

Para ver o futuro do dinheiro, você precisa olhar para o passado, diz o diretor de conteúdo da CoinDesk.

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Vídeos

Zero Hash Founder on Expanding to DeFi and NFTs After Raising $35M

Crypto trading infrastructure provider Zero Hash is eyeing expansion into DeFi and NFTs after raising a $35 million Series C funding round led by the venture arm of Steve Cohen’s Point72. Zero Hash founder and CEO Edward Woodford discusses why he’s bullish on DeFi and NFTs, explaining how his platform works.

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Vídeos

DeFi Money Market Compound Overpays Millions in COMP Rewards, Founder Says $80M at Risk in Possible Exploit

In a possible exploit on Wednesday night, decentralized money market Compound has been erroneously paying out millions of dollars in COMP tokens intended as liquidity mining rewards following an update to one of its smart contracts. In one transaction, $27 million was claimed.

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Vídeos

DeFi Benefits From China Ban, Gamevil Increases Coinone Stake

China crypto ban to benefit DeFi space. Gamevil becomes the second-largest shareholder of Korea’s Coinone. Illicit mining operation discovered at Tehran Stock Exchange. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Mercados

3 fatores que tornam a negociação Quant em Cripto única

A Tecnologia blockchain apresenta novas oportunidades para traders com estratégias Quant , afirma o fundador da IntoTheBlock.

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Finanças

Gelato levanta US$ 11 milhões com aquecimento do mercado de automação de contratos inteligentes

Uma corrida tripla envolvendo Gelato, Keep3r e Chainlink para dominar o enorme mercado de automação está ganhando força.

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Finanças

SBI, Sygnum, Azimut estabelecem fundo de capital de risco de US$ 75 milhões para investimentos em startups de Cripto

O fundo investirá em empresas focadas na construção de ferramentas DLT, DeFi e RegTech.

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Tecnologia

Mercado monetário DeFi Compound paga milhões a mais em recompensas COMP em possível exploração; Fundador diz que US$ 80 milhões estão em risco

A Compound pagou erroneamente milhões em recompensas de mineração de liquidez após uma atualização de um de seus contratos inteligentes. Em uma transação, US$ 27 milhões foram reivindicados.

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