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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.
Binance Coin and PancakeSwap Cryptos Are Soaring: Here’s Why
Driven by PancakeSwap, decentralized finance (DeFi) is growing in popularity on the Binance Smart Chain. CoinDesk’s Will Foxley breaks down how PancakeSwap works and why prices are soaring.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steadying Around $52K, Ether Surges on Rising Institutional Interest
Bitcoin and ether continue to rise, but that could create problems for overheated derivatives markets.
PancakeSwap Brings Whopping DeFi Volumes to Binance Smart Chain
Binance's BNB token is up 13% and into the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap as DeFi on Binance Smart Chain grows in popularity.
Bloq Launches Vesper DeFi Project
The DeFi market is exploding. Matthew Roszak of Bloq joins First Mover to discuss his company's recent launch of Vesper, what the future of DeFi holds, and how consumers can score risk in potential DeFi investment opportunities.
Libra Co-Creator's VC Firm Co-Leads $12M Round in ‘Decentralized GitHub’
“Web 3 developers should be building on open protocols,” NFX General Partner Morgan Beller said of Radicle, a platform for crypto-native code collaboration.
SecretSwap Is the Secret Network’s Answer to DeFi Privacy
SecretSwap works similarly to Uniswap or SushiSwap but also has privacy benefits.
Bitwise Asset Management Launches DeFi Crypto Index
Crypto asset manager Bitwise announced that it launched a decentralized finance (DeFi) index fund. The Hash panel debates whether or not the Bitwise move could mean institutional investors will start to embrace DeFi.
How to Bring Off-Chain Assets to DeFi
Institutions are interested in DeFi for off-chain assets, such as real estate. Here, from our columnist, are some issues they might consider.
Ethereum's Favorite Lossless Lottery Will Airdrop Its POOL Token Today
The distribution was designed to reward small depositors on PoolTogether who stayed in a long time.
