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DeFi
DeFi, short for decentralized finance, represents a shift in the financial sector by leveraging blockchain technology, primarily Ethereum, to eliminate traditional financial intermediaries. It enables various financial applications, from simple transactions to complex contracts, through smart contracts that execute automatically under specific conditions. Key DeFi applications include decentralized exchanges (DEXs), stablecoins, lending platforms, and prediction markets. DeFi offers financial services like loans and interest-earning opportunities without traditional identity verification, relying instead on collateral, usually in cryptocurrency. This innovative sector promises increased accessibility and efficiency but comes with risks, such as market volatility and unregulated projects.
Investors Rush to Tether as Paxos' BUSD Faces Regulatory Heat, Curve Liquidity Pools Show
Investors are fleeing the Paxos-issued stablecoin even though the firm gave assurances it is fully backed and will be wound down in an orderly manner, one observer said.
Avalanche Blockchain Had 1,500% Transactional Growth in 2022: Nansen
Such transactional activity came even as the total value of tokens locked on Avalanche-based decentralized finance applications slid from 2021’s $15 billion peak to just over $900 million in November 2022.
Crypto Traders' Focus on Curve USD Stablecoin Drives Curve Token Price Higher
Tokens related to decentralized stablecoin protocols gained in the past 24 hours following troubles at Paxos’ BUSD offering.
Aave Community Mulls Freezing Binance Stablecoin Amid SEC Pressure
As circulating supply trends to zero, the lack of growth could "hurt peg arbitrage opportunity and asset peg," one community member said.
Wormhole Bridge Exploiter Supplies $46M to Crypto Lending Platform Maker, Buys Wrapped Ether
The exploiter may be earning returns on staked cryptocurrency.
Bernstein Says Regulatory Backlash Will Lead to More DeFi and Offshore Crypto
Regulatory overreach will lead to further movement towards decentralized finance apps, built directly on-chain by anonymous teams, the report said.
DeFi Protocol Clearpool Chooses Polygon Network for Its Institutional Lending Platform
Clearpool also opened the onboarding and whitelisting process for institutional borrowers and lenders to its Prime platform.
DYdX DeFi Grants Renewal Proposal Spurs Polarized Community Discussion
Nearly 90% of voters favor the grants proposal, but many in the community pointed out controversial limitations.
Arbitrum-Based Radiant Capital Targets Outsized Platform Profitability With V2 Launch
Radiant has already generated $5 million in fees for users since its July launch.
How to Avoid the Death of DeFi in the Wake of FTX
The crypto exchange’s collapse is an inevitable outcome for an industry yet to find its use case. For crypto to survive, it needs to learn from the very financial sector it set out to replace, says Brent Xu, the CEO of Umee.
