Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Seeks Token Delegate Applicants for Uniswap, Other DeFi Holdings

The venture capital giant is spearheading a new framework for decentralized governance.

DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.

Markets

Only 4%? Coinbase Rate on USDC Reveals Focus on Crypto Credit Risk

Greater risk, greater reward? When it comes to USDC deposits, customers might prefer lower risk, lower reward.

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Finance

Compound Labs Launches 'Treasury' to Get Big Firms Reaping DeFi Yields

The USDC-powered savings product could be "shockingly big" for getting fintechs into DeFi, said Compound's Robert Leshner.

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Tech

DeFi Money Market Compound Embraces Multi-Chain Future With 'Gateway' Testnet

“I think it’s inevitable that there is an expansion beyond just Ethereum,” Compound Finance founder Robert Leshner told CoinDesk.

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Markets

$25M in DeFi Loans Liquidated as Ether Price Falls

The three-month high liquidation volume comes as Ethereum fees in dollar terms set a new record mark of $29 per basic transaction.

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Markets

First Mover: It's 'Dorsey's Node' as Bitcoin Marches Higher, DOGE Chokes

Bitcoin breaks out, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sets up a bitcoin node and Bank of England warns on negative rates. Meanwhile, it's DeFi that's mooning.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is now posting about his own bitcoin node.

Markets

Multiple Tokens See Rally Amid Looming ‘Alt Season’

Bitcoin and ether may be pulling back from their all-time highs but alternative cryptos are starting to see action.

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Tech

The Smart Way to Talk About DeFi's $22B

"TVL isn't the best indicator when ETH and all other crypto is green for weeks," one observer said of DeFi's recent growth.

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Finance

Compound's New Blockchain Readies DeFi for Central Bank Digital Currencies

"We want to announce the designs for a blockchain that can scale Compound over the next century," Compound founder Robert Leshner told CoinDesk.

Compound is scaling its ambitions.

Finance

With COMP Below $100, a Look Back at the 'DeFi Summer' It Sparked

Compound's governance token, COMP, fell below $100 early Tuesday. The DeFi token kicked off the yield farming craze way back in June.

DeFi Summer has cooled.