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Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral

In a proposal Thursday on MakerDAO's governance forums, French multinational banking giant Société Générale (SocGen) applied for the DeFi lending platform to accept on-chain bond tokens issued by the bank as collateral for a stablecoin DAI loan for up to $20 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the historic step towards institutional adoption of DeFi.

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Introducing the Decentralized Money Stack

To see the future of money, you need to look to the past, says CoinDesk’s chief content officer.

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Zero Hash Founder on Expanding to DeFi and NFTs After Raising $35M

Crypto trading infrastructure provider Zero Hash is eyeing expansion into DeFi and NFTs after raising a $35 million Series C funding round led by the venture arm of Steve Cohen’s Point72. Zero Hash founder and CEO Edward Woodford discusses why he’s bullish on DeFi and NFTs, explaining how his platform works.

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Markets

El mercado cripto gana terreno en el boom latino de venture capital

Los fondos de capital de riesgo invirtieron más de $6.000 millones en la región durante el primer semestre de 2021, frente a los $4.000 millones de todo 2020.

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DeFi Money Market Compound Overpays Millions in COMP Rewards, Founder Says $80M at Risk in Possible Exploit

In a possible exploit on Wednesday night, decentralized money market Compound has been erroneously paying out millions of dollars in COMP tokens intended as liquidity mining rewards following an update to one of its smart contracts. In one transaction, $27 million was claimed.

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DeFi Benefits From China Ban, Gamevil Increases Coinone Stake

China crypto ban to benefit DeFi space. Gamevil becomes the second-largest shareholder of Korea’s Coinone. Illicit mining operation discovered at Tehran Stock Exchange. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Markets

3 Factors That Make Quant Trading in Crypto Unique

Blockchain technology presents new opportunities for traders with quant strategies, says the founder of IntoTheBlock.

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Finance

Gelato Raises $11M as Smart Contract Automation Market Heats Up

A three-way race involving Gelato, Keep3r and Chainlink to corner the massive automation market is gaining speed.

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Finance

SBI, Sygnum, Azimut Establish $75M VC Fund for Crypto Startup Investments

The fund will invest in companies focused on building DLT, DeFi, and RegTech tools.

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