DeFi


Tech

DeFi Exchange 1Inch Expands to Binance Smart Chain Citing ETH Gas Fees

The DEX aggregator is branching out from Ethereum to the bustling BSC.

Ethereum gas fees are measured in gwei, equivalent to 0.000000001 ETH (Image credit: Shutterstock).

Finance

11 Projects Building a Strong Foundation Beneath the Marriage of DeFi and NFTs

Meet the teams making the NFT market nearly as complex, flexible and liquid as the rest of crypto.

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Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Leads $25M Round in Ethereum Scaling Solution

The titan of Silicon Valley VC is leading a major round in Optimism.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang

Videos

Could Alameda’s Latest Investment Move Help Take DeFi Mainstream?

Alameda Research is leading a $40 million investment round in Oxygen, a DeFi prime brokerage. In addition, Alameda plans an integration with Maps.me. Will this help make DeFi go mainstream? “The Hash” panel connects the dots.

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Tech

Chainlink Promises '10x Data' With New 'Off-Chain Reporting' Overhaul

Chainlink Labs developed the new network over the past year.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Tech

DeFi Tech, CeFi Speed: dYdX Touts New StarkWare Integration

The throughput solution comes as Ethereum gas fees hit historic highs.

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Finance

Alameda Leads $40M Round in ‘DeFi Prime Brokerage,’ Plans Maps.me Integration

The firm’s earlier investment in a travel app starts making sense.

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Policy

SEC's Hester Peirce Says 'Alluring' DeFi Space Needs Legal Clarity

The commissioner sees DeFi as "a very good test" to see if regulators can regulate in a way that empowers investors and markets alike.

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Videos

The State of Crypto in Germany

Crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) is booming around the world. Henrik Gebbing, co-founder of Finoa, joins “First Mover” to share his insights about the cryptocurrency market in Germany and the future of institutional investment in the European market.

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Markets

DeFi Lending Platforms Liquidate Record $115M in Loans as ETH Price Drops

You can send an Ethereum transaction, or you can buy yourself a steak dinner.

Liquidations on Tuesday across major DeFi lending platforms.