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.


Analyses

Jouer sur l’avenir réglementé de DeFi

Les précédents de la radio, de la musique et du covoiturage pointent tous vers l’accommodement et non l’anéantissement, et les organisations de services financiers traditionnelles peuvent également bénéficier de cette approche.

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Vidéos

Katie Haun’s New Fund Leads $32M Round in Lending Protocol Euler

Euler XYZ CEO Michael Bentley discusses the recent $32 million raise in a funding round led by former A16z executive Katie Haun’s Haun Ventures. Plus, Bentley shares his thoughts on the current state of DeFi as several major lenders are facing concerns over liquidity.

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Technologies

Finance inverse du protocole DeFi exploitée pour 1,2 million de dollars

Les attaquants ont utilisé une attaque de prêt flash pour drainer le protocole open source de Bitcoin et Tether.

Inverse Finance developers paused borrowing functions for users and said they were investigating the incident. (Shutterstock)

Vidéos

Blockchain Network Cronos Launches $100M Accelerator Program to Support DeFi, GameFi Startups

Cronos, the Crypto.com-developed blockchain network with a focus on decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web 3 gaming, is launching a $100 million accelerator program for early-stage blockchain projects. Ken Timsit, Cronos Chain & Cronos Labs managing director, shares his insights.

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Vidéos

Terraform Labs Loses US Appeal Over SEC Subpoena

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) serving of Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon at the Mainnet Conference last year in New York was legitimate, and the company must cooperate with the commission’s investigation, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled.

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Juridique

Le député français sortant appelle à l'interdiction du minage de Crypto à partir de fossiles et au statut juridique des DAO

L’Europe doit cesser d’hésiter et saisir l’opportunité que Crypto , déclare Pierre Person.

France's National Assembly in Paris (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Guides

Que sont les pools de liquidités ?

Le terme fait référence à un ensemble de jetons ou d'actifs numériques enfermés dans un contrat intelligent qui fournissent une liquidité essentielle aux échanges décentralisés.

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Vidéos

DeFi Ledgers Can Help Regulators Oversee Sector: BIS Official

A new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper makes a case for “embedded supervision” that argues regulatory oversight can be built into seemingly untamable decentralized finance (DeFi) systems. “The Hash” team discusses the feasibility of such supervision and regulating open finance.

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Technologies

Lancement de la nouvelle blockchain Terra attendu samedi, Réseaux sociaux du largage LUNA Airdrop

Cette décision fait partie d'un plan plus large visant à aider à relancer l'écosystème Terra et ses jetons associés.

Moon (Ralph Mayhew/Unsplash)