DeFi


Opinion

À l’intérieur du distributeur automatique DeFi

La Finance est sur le point d’automatiser les marchés de masse.

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Videos

BTC, ETH Down Amid Rising Omicron Fears

As 2021 comes to a close, Strategic Funds Managing Director Marc Lopresti discusses his take on the current decline of the crypto markets, while still taking note of the overall year-end growth of digital assets.

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Tech

Fantom DeFi Project Grim Finance Exploited for $30M

The hit was one of the largest on the Fantom blockchain.

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Videos

Chainalysis: DeFi ‘Rug Pull’ Scams Pulled in $2.8B This Year

Crypto investors in 2021 lost over $2.8 billion to “rug pulls,” a colloquial term for a type of crypto scam, according to Chainalysis. This year, the rise in scams reportedly mirrored a general rise in cryptocurrency prices. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest story highlighting the growth and risks of DeFi.

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Opinion

The Lifecycle of a DAO: Inside a Cultural Phenomenon

To think through the cultural practices and evolution of a DAO, we present a thought experiment on the life of a DAO, from birth to death to resurrection.

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Opinion

El ciclo de vida de una DAO: dentro de un fenómeno cultural

Para reflexionar sobre las prácticas culturales y la evolución de una DAO, presentamos un experimento mental sobre la vida de una DAO, desde el nacimiento hasta la muerte y la resurrección.

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Videos

Could India Ban Private Cryptocurrencies?

India’s biggest crypto exchange WazirX registered an annual trading volume of over $43 billion, marking a 1,735% growth over 2020, despite lingering regulatory uncertainty and market volatility in the country.

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Tech

After $130M Hack, Badger’s Restitution Plan Tests Limits of DAO Governance

One of the most devastating hacks in recent memory has led to an ambitious payback plan.

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Finance

NEAR Foundation Appoints Ex-Circle Exec Marieke Flament as CEO

The a16z-backed blockchain recently announced an $800 million grants program in a bid to attract more builders.

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Finance

On-Chain Data Hub Nansen Eyes Aggressive Growth With $75M Raise

Accel, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and other VCs are backing an emerging player in making blockchain data make sense. CEO Alex Svanevik explains Nansen’s scaled-up vision.

Nansen co-founders Alex Svanevik and Evgeny Medvedev. (Nansen)