DeFi


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What Really Mattered to Crypto Markets in 2021

The CoinDesk Research Annual Crypto Review for 2021 examines some of the key themes and metrics that marked the year’s progress in cryptocurrency markets.

The CoinDesk 2021 Annual Crypto Review looks back on how crypto markets fared last year.

Tech

Crypto Crime Hit All-Time High of $14B in 2021 as Prices Climbed: Chainalysis

The percentage of illicit transactions fell drastically, but the dollar value surged, a new report says.

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Finance

JPMorgan Says Ethereum’s DeFi Dominance at Risk Due to ‘Sharding’ Delays

Analysts from the bank said that the scaling of the network might arrive too late.

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Finance

JPMorgan dice que el dominio DeFi de Ethereum está en riesgo debido a retrasos en la 'fragmentación'

Los analistas del banco dijeron que la ampliación de la red podría llegar demasiado tarde.

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Finance

JPMorgan afferma che il dominio DeFi di Ethereum è a rischio a causa di ritardi nello "sharding"

Secondo gli analisti della banca il ridimensionamento della rete potrebbe arrivare troppo tardi.

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Finance

Fireblocks ‘Whitelists’ 30 Trading Firms for Aave’s Institutional DeFi Debut

Aave Arc could usher in a new era of bank-friendly DeFi. Here’s how.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Solana DeFi Protocol Exotic Markets Raises $5M Ahead of Mainnet Launch

Multicoin and Ascensive Assets co-led the private token sale.

Solana's Breakpoint came at the market's previous zenith (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Markets

Fantom (FTM) Surges, NEAR Sets Highs as Major Cryptos Stagnate

A revived interest in layer 1 bets is fueling growth in some tokens even as bitcoin shows signs of weakening.

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Tech

Polkadot Gets DeFi Building Block as DEX Aggregator Dot Finance Migrates From BSC

The project will first launch on Moonriver, Moonbeam’s canary network on Kusama, before jumping to Moonbeam proper.

An installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, after whom Polkadot's canary network is named. (Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)