DeFi


Markets

DeFi Lending Protocol Alchemix Raises $4.9M in Round Led by CMS, Alameda

Alchemix said it sold the investors the protocol's native ALCX tokens at $700 per token.

Funding

Markets

Anchor Begins Countdown to Launch of Bank-Beating DeFi Savings Account

Anchor was originally slated for an October launch, but the team pushed that back to late November. With the countdown showing on its website, this could really be it.

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Markets

SushiSwap's SUSHI Seen at $100 Value, Up Fivefold From Current Level

SUSHI's near 3,000% rise isn't over, and could be valued at $100 using a traditional dividend discount model.

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Finance

Alameda Research Pumps $20M Into Cross-Chain DeFi Platform Reef Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried's investment shop has bought $20 million in REEF tokens, with an eye to purchasing more.

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Videos

Binance CEO: 'From My Perspective, We're Still in the Dip'

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao joins "First Mover" to discuss the latest Binance news. Why the push into DeFi with the "smart chain" exchange? Plus, CZ shares his insights on current market trends including the NFT boom, the rising price of BTC, Coinbase's valuation and whether he plans to take Binance public.

Recent Videos

Tech

OpenZeppelin's 'Defender' Gives DeFi Teams a Weapon Against Flash Loan Attacks

Flash loan attacks have filched nearly $150 million from DeFi projects since 2020.

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Tech

Zaki Manian's Sommelier Finance Raises $3.5M to Help DeFi Investors Avoid Impermanent Loss

A cross-chain balm to help DeFi minnows swim with the whales.

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Markets

BlockTower Capital Launches $25M Fund to Invest in DeFi Projects

The fund will facilitate investment in a wider range of longer term, more illiquid assets, Axios reported March 4.

Ari Paul, CIO and managing partner at BlockTower Capital

Videos

Bitwise Launches DeFi Index Fund

Asset manager Bitwise has recently launched a DeFi index fund, which has pulled in over $30 million in sales over the past two weeks. Matt Hougan, Bitwise's chief investment officer, explains the use case for DeFi and how the average retail investor can understand decentralized finance.

Recent Videos

Tech

DODO DEX Drained of $3.8M in DeFi Exploit

The decentralized finance platform said it expects $1.88 million of the stolen funds to be returned.

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