DeFi


Markets

Tether on Tron Blockchain Hits $24B, Surpassing Ethereum Amid Explosive Stablecoin Demand

The amount of tether on the Tron blockchain has exceeded that on Ethereum.

Tron CEO Justin Sun

Videos

Building a DeFi Lending Platform on the Bitcoin Blockchain

Most decentralized finance projects are built on the Ethereum network, but Sovryn, a new DeFi project, is unique for building on the Bitcoin blockchain. Edan Yago, a contributor to the Sovryn project, discusses Sovryn and the advantages of building on Bitcoin.

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Markets

Coinbase Listing Brought Attention to Crypto, Says Tezos's Kathleen Breitman

Coinbase's direct listing is bringing attention to crypto, but there's some "hopium" going on in DeFi, says Breitman.

Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman

Tech

DeFi Is Transparent, Unless You Look Closely

We need more researchers and better metrics in DeFi to fulfill the promise of a more robust and transparent financial infrastructure.

mist

Videos

Spotlight on DeFi with Aave's Founder and CEO

Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave, joins "First Mover" to discuss how peer-to-peer borrowing and lending works on the platform and his thoughts on regulating DeFi.

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Finance

Solana Dashboard Step Finance Raises $2M From Alameda Research, 3 Commas

Investors are betting on Step Finance emerging as the “front page” of the high-throughput Solana blockchain.

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Finance

Swiss Custody Firm METACO Primed to Offer DeFi to Banks

A first wave of private banks is looking for exposure to DeFi and staking, but with an easy user interface.

Zurich, Switzerland

Tech

Thorchain Is Ready to Grease the Wheels of Crypto-to-Crypto Trading

Set to launch Tuesday, the network would allow trading of assets from different blockchains without middlemen or synthetic “wrapped” substitutes.

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Markets

Thailand's Fourth-Largest Bank by Assets Exploring DeFi Offering: Report

The chairman of KBank's technology arm said DeFi is a "key exploration" for the banking group throughout 2021.

Bangkok, Thailand

Policy

DeFi Governance Needs Better Tokenomics

The Fei stablecoin's troubled launch last week reveals a misalignment in how DeFi projects are sometimes governed, say two RMIT researchers.

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