DeFi


Markets

DeFi-Focused Derivatives Platform Hedget Raises $500K in Seed Funding

The round was led by FBG Capital and NGC Ventures, both Asia-based venture firms.

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Markets

Matic Pledges $5M in Tokens to Entice DeFi Projects Into Building on Its Network

Matic wants its incubator fund to incentivize promising DeFi projects to build on its scalable sidechain, rather than directly onto Ethereum itself.

The Matic team (Matic Network)

Finance

Huobi Hires Former Banking Giant Executive to Lead New DeFi Fund

The crypto exchange group is forming a new fund to invest tens of millions of dollars in the DeFi space.

Huobi CEO Leon Li

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Does Decentralization Create Value or Destroy It?

This week, bitcoin rallied past $11,000 and value in DeFi climbed toward $4 billion. But what's the point of crypto if regular markets are just as volatile?

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Markets

Five Years In, DeFi Now Defines Ethereum

Ethereum has always struggled with explaining itself to the world. With DeFi, it's found not only a new avenue of development but of self-definition.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes to $11,450, DeFi Value Locked Now at $4B

The crypto market continues its bullish run and investors are plowing crypto into DeFi.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

First Mover: Chainlink's Soaring Token Shows Lucrative 'Oracle' Role in Fast-Growing DeFi

Chainlink's LINK token soared almost 60% in July as cryptocurrency traders fawned over DeFi projects and their rapid growth.

Tarot cards (Derek R. Audette/Shutterstock)

Finance

KeeperDAO Raises Seven-Figure Seed Investment From Polychain, Three Arrows

The funding comes at a time when DeFi has seen an explosion in growth.

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Markets

Aave’s LEND Token Jumps 23% on Plan for Liquidity Mining

Aave’s LEND token is the day's top performer among cryptocurrencies with at least $100 million market capitalization.

Price chart of Aave's LEND token over past week. (CoinGecko)

Finance

Dharma Adds Uniswap Trading in Bid to Become ‘the Robinhood of DeFi’

Dharma, the Coinbase-backed decentralize finance startup, is adding token-exchange protocol Uniswap as its latest in-app offering.

Dharma wheel (Met Museum, modified by CoinDesk)