DeFi


Markets

DeFi Index Fund Is Bitwise's Fastest Grower, With $32.5M in 2 Weeks: Hougan

The asset manager's chief investment officer says institutional interest in DeFi tokens is ramping up.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Tech

Wall Street Veteran Jim Bianco Says DeFi is 'Recreating' the Financial System

DeFi could do for finance what ride-sharing did for taxi companies, Bianco said.

Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research LLC

Finance

Insurance Giant Aon Is Testing the Waters of DeFi

Aon has shaped insurance policies around cryptocurrency cold storage. Now it's eyeing the red-hot DeFi space.

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Markets

DeFi Protocol SushiSwap's SUSHI Token Hits Record High, Eyes Further Gains

Institutional investors might be warming to tokens associated with decentralized finance (DeFi).

SUSHI prices have staged a (not so steady) rally over the past month.

Tech

DeFi Money Market Compound Embraces Multi-Chain Future With 'Gateway' Testnet

“I think it’s inevitable that there is an expansion beyond just Ethereum,” Compound Finance founder Robert Leshner told CoinDesk.

Compound founder Robert Leshner

Markets

DeFi Transaction Batching Tool Exploited for $14M

The exploiter used a fake contract to trick the dapp into thinking it was an Aave v2 update.

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Videos

Coinbase Says the Rise of DeFi Exchanges Among Top Risks to Business

In its public S-1 filing, Coinbase identified the top concerns for its business including the growing popularity of DeFi and decentralized exchanges. "The Hash" panel debates.

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Videos

What's Behind the Exploding Demand for DeFi in Latin America?

Crypto is booming in Mexico, and DeFi technologies are spreading across the Latin American region. Daniel Vogel, CEO of Mexico City-based crypto exchange Bitso, explains what's driving the hot crypto market, the current state of regulations in Mexico and how DeFi can find a foothold in economies underserved by the traditional financial system.

Recent Videos

Videos

How DeFi Is Breaking Barriers to the Commodities Trading Market

Humayun Sheikh, the CEO OF Mettalex, joins “First Mover” from England to discuss the DeFi markets and what he claims is the first decentralized exchange for commodities trading.

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Finance

Coinbase: DeFi Could Hurt Us and US Regulations Make It Hard to Fight Back

Caught between megabanks and food-branded DEXs, how does Coinbase compete?

Who's David and who's Goliath?