Decentralized Finance
Decentralized Lending Protocol Centrifuge Accrues $6M Unpaid Debt
1754 Factory, the originator of the debt pool with the most distressed loans, said it is liquidating the assets off-chain and negotiating with borrowers for repayments.
Synapse Token Surges 44% as Cross-Chain Momentum Builds
The token has outperformed the broader DeFi sector since the turn of the year as investors flock to its cross-chain bridge.
DeFi Project Friktion’s Shutdown Said to Stem Partly From Founder Disagreement
The official reason given by Friktion officials for the shutdown was that costs outpaced revenue, creating challenging economics for the Solana-based project.
DeFi Protocol Aave Clears Bad CRV Token Debt from Exploit Attempt
The maneuver comes ahead of the activation of a major tech upgrade of the protocol called Aave v3.
Maple Finance Plots Comeback With New $100M Liquidity Pool for Tax Receivables With 10% Yield
After defaults and a major overhaul, crypto lending protocol Maple Finance moves away from uncollateralized lending toward bringing yield-generating real-world assets to crypto investors.
Uniswap DAO Members Vote for New Governance Process
Uniswap community members chose Wednesday to reform the voting process on the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol in an effort to make it easier to change the way the system is governed. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Uniswap ecosystem in the latest move in the latest story illuminating the power of DAOs.
Protocol Developer Archblock Aims to Bring US Community Banks to DeFi Through Partnership
Archblock and Adapt3r's joint effort highlights an accelerating trend in DeFi to cozy up with old-school banking.
Osmosis Labs' Sunny Aggarwal: Why Appchains Are the Future of DeFi
Osmosis Labs Co-Founder Sunny Aggarwal joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss why application-specific blockchains are the future of decentralized finance.
Maple Finance's $54M of Sour Debt Shows Risks of Crypto Lending Without Collateral
Maple Finance, the largest unsecured crypto lending platform, is grappling with a debt crisis while gearing up for a major system upgrade. The project's MPL token has plunged, and depositors are likely to stomach big losses. Here's how it happened, and what comes next.
DeFi Protocol Perennial Launches, Announces $12M in Funding
Polychain Capital and Variant co-led a seed round for the decentralized derivatives protocol.
