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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.
DeFi Locked Value Falls to Yearly Low, $27B Lost Over the Weekend
The drop is likely due to falling token prices and risk-off sentiment in the broader market, analysts said.
ClayStack CEO on Proof of Stake, DeFi Yields, Ethereum Merge
ClayStack CEO Mohak Agarwal discusses his company’s findings after compiling insights from 999 proof-of-stake crypto users. Agarwal explains the technical differences between proof-of-work and proof-of-stake, the financial benefits of DeFi yields, and Ethereum’s highly anticipated merge to PoS.
DeFi Tokens Are April's Biggest Losers as Revenues Fall; Memecoins Outperform
April saw bearish sentiment despite being a historically favorable month for cryptocurrencies.
Typo Moves $36M in Seized JUNO Tokens to Wrong Wallet
Validators, developers and token holders grapple with who is to blame for the copy-paste error that moved the tokens to an address no one can access.
NFT Issuers Could Have to Centralize and Register Under EU's MiCA Rules, France Warns
The EU bill would also tackle decentralized finance and bitcoin's energy use.
DeFi: Building the Infrastructure for Future Economies
It's also building the infrastructure for existing economies.
Decentralized Exchange MM.Finance Suffers $2M Exploit
MM.Finance has said that it will compensate and reimburse impacted users.
Terra to Provide UST Liquidity on Polygon-Based SynFutures
Terra will provide liquidity for TerraUSD (UST) trade pairs on Polygon-based decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange SynFutures as the stablecoin continues to grow in popularity. “The Hash” group discusses the Luna Foundation Guard’s (LFG) bitcoin acquisitions to back the digital asset and Terra’s efforts to build cultural bridges with external ecosystems like Avalanche.
Lido Briefly Becomes Top DeFi Protocol by TVL With $20B Staked
The DeFi protocol overtook Curve before falling back into second place.
