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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.
Matic Pledges $5M in Tokens to Entice DeFi Projects Into Building on Its Network
Matic wants its incubator fund to incentivize promising DeFi projects to build on its scalable sidechain, rather than directly onto Ethereum itself.
Huobi Hires Former Banking Giant Executive to Lead New DeFi Fund
The crypto exchange group is forming a new fund to invest tens of millions of dollars in the DeFi space.
Crypto Long & Short: Does Decentralization Create Value or Destroy It?
This week, bitcoin rallied past $11,000 and value in DeFi climbed toward $4 billion. But what's the point of crypto if regular markets are just as volatile?
Five Years In, DeFi Now Defines Ethereum
Ethereum has always struggled with explaining itself to the world. With DeFi, it's found not only a new avenue of development but of self-definition.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes to $11,450, DeFi Value Locked Now at $4B
The crypto market continues its bullish run and investors are plowing crypto into DeFi.
First Mover: Chainlink's Soaring Token Shows Lucrative 'Oracle' Role in Fast-Growing DeFi
Chainlink's LINK token soared almost 60% in July as cryptocurrency traders fawned over DeFi projects and their rapid growth.
KeeperDAO Raises Seven-Figure Seed Investment From Polychain, Three Arrows
The funding comes at a time when DeFi has seen an explosion in growth.
Aave’s LEND Token Jumps 23% on Plan for Liquidity Mining
Aave’s LEND token is the day's top performer among cryptocurrencies with at least $100 million market capitalization.
Dharma Adds Uniswap Trading in Bid to Become ‘the Robinhood of DeFi’
Dharma, the Coinbase-backed decentralize finance startup, is adding token-exchange protocol Uniswap as its latest in-app offering.
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum's DeFi Luminaries Discuss What's Next
MakerDAO's Rune Christensen, Compound's Robert Leshner and Uniswap's Hayden Adams discussed the state of the $3.8 billion DeFi market.
