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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Largest Hack in DeFi History, ADA Hits Two-Month High

Poly Network suffers the largest hack in DeFi history. Small and mid-sized miners suffer in China exodus, and Cardano’s ADA hits a two-month high. 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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POLY Network se prepara para que hacker devolva milhões em Cripto roubadas

O hacker que roubou potencialmente US$ 600 milhões da POLY Network pediu uma carteira multiassinatura para devolver os fundos.

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Resumo do mercado: Bitcoin cai enquanto projeto de lei de infraestrutura com disposição de imposto sobre Cripto segue para a Câmara

Bitcoin recua enquanto os comerciantes digerem os desenvolvimentos regulatórios nos EUA

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NFTs Over DeFi: OpenSea Just Overtook Uniswap on Ethereum Usage

Are NFTs back? Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea topped the leaderboard in gas consumption on the Ethereum blockchain, surpassing Ethereum's largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange Uniswap. Since last year, Uniswap has typically commanded the top spot. "The Hash" team discusses the industry implications for the rare flippening event and what it means for ether.

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Largest Hack in Crypto History? $600M in Crypto Potentially Stolen From DeFi Platform Poly Network

Cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network was attacked on Tuesday, with the alleged hacker draining roughly $600 million in crypto. This figure would place the Poly Network hack among the largest in crypto history. “The Hash” hosts discuss the implications for DeFi regulation amid U.S. lawmakers reining in on the digital asset sector.

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DeFi foi responsável por mais de 75% dos hacks de Cripto em 2021

Isso equivale a US$ 361 milhões, 2,7 vezes mais do que em 2020, de acordo com um novo relatório da CipherTrace.

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Site DeFi Cross-Chain POLY Network hackeado; centenas de milhões potencialmente perdidos

A plataforma DeFi POLY Network foi atacada na terça-feira, com o suposto hacker roubando cerca de US$ 600 milhões em Cripto.

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Estado das Cripto: o que aconteceu no Senado dos EUA?

Depois de todo o drama da semana passada, a indústria está exatamente onde estava há oito dias.

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Ether mantido em bolsas centralizadas atinge baixa de 3 anos

Apenas 9,4% do ether é mantido em exchanges centralizadas, o menor número desde 2018.

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