DeFi


Tech

Wormhole Adds User Interface Support for Terra’s Network

The move allows users to port digital assets between multiple blockchains without “double wrapping” Terra tokens.

A train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Jakob Søby/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Protocol Element Finance Raises $32M in Series A Round

Polychain Capital led the round, which also included Andreessen Horowitz and other previous investors.

Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee

Finance

PsyOptions Raises $3.5M for Options Liquidity Mining and NFT Derivatives

A Solana-based options platform from a pair of twin brothers has raised $3.5 million in an initial funding round.

A screen showing the German DAX Index during a trading session on the floor of Frankfurt stock exchange.

Finance

DeFi Insurance Protocol Solace Goes Live

Insurance claims will be automatically validated, and payouts will be made in a single transaction.

A lifeline for exchange users?

Policy

DeFi Is Like Nothing Regulators Have Seen Before. How Should They Tackle It?

Without middlemen to deputize, the SEC and other regulators will have to rethink their approach to enforcement. A lot could go wrong.

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Ether Outperforms Bitcoin as Traders Look to Altcoins

Analysts see strong fundamentals for alternative cryptocurrencies.

Ether 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Why Shiba Inu Has Been More Resilient Than Some SHIB Haters Would Like to Admit

While institutional investors have largely ignored the SHIB coin, the meme-token is rising thanks to its grassroots community.

(Melody Less/Unsplash)

Tech

Meet the DeFi Delegate Knocking on the Doors of Congress

MakerDAO delegate PaperImperium is leading the charge to educate lawmakers on crypto. But his crusade brings up a looming question: Should DeFi be regulated? And how?

Inside the U.S. Capitol's Cannon House Office Building, June 28, 2021 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Videos

DeFi Pushes North America to Become World’s Second-Biggest Crypto Market

Growth in DeFi has driven North America to become the world's second-largest crypto market. New research by crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis reveals East Asia's share of global crypto transaction volume started dropping in April 2020, long before China's crackdown this year. ​"The Hash" panel discusses the findings and the role of DeFi in leading the way for crypto adoption.

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Finance

DeFi Pushes North America to Become World’s Second-Biggest Crypto Market

China started losing its position in global crypto markets before this year’s crackdown.

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