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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.
What Is Yearn? A Guide to the Gateway of Decentralized Finance
Yearn.Finance, a pioneer of decentralized finance, aims to be the “Amazon of DeFi” with automated investments and more than 20% yields. Here’s how it works.
BitNile to Lend Up to $100M to Small Businesses Backed by Bitcoin
Loans will range from $1 million to $25 million and be offered to publicly traded companies with less than $250 million in market capitalization.
What Is PancakeSwap? Here’s How to Start Using It
PancakeSwap is a quick and cheap decentralized exchange.
Near DeFi Project Bastion Reveals $9M Funding Round on Heels of BSTN Airdrop Plans
Investors include Three Arrows Capital, Jump Crypto, FTX Ventures and Jane Street.
Bird, Ring Veterans Raise $5M for GameFi Lending Protocol
The Pantera-backed MetaLend lets users borrow while still earning money in games.
DeFi Data Shop Nansen Makes First VC Investment in Gaming Analytics Firm ZeroDrop
Following a $75 million funding round of its own, it’s the first time Nansen has invested in an outside firm.
0x Protocol's Token Surges Over 47% After Coinbase NFT partnership
A partnership between Coinbase NFT and 0x protocol has sent the ZRX token soaring, with a 47% rally over the past 24-hours.
Near-Based DeFi Protocol Bastion to Launch BSTN Token at a $180M Valuation
Bastion, the largest DeFi protocol on the Near blockchain, will be allocating 5 billion BSTN tokens, with trading set to begin just before midnight UTC on Thursday.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fades From $42K, Alts Still Ahead as ApeCoin Pumps
BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 24% rally in APE.
MakerDAO Moves Toward Multi-Chain With StarkNet Bridge
Ethereum-based DeFi lending and stablecoin platform MakerDAO is bridging to an overall network called StarkNet as part of efforts to reduce transaction fees and gradually move toward a multi-chain future. “The Hash” group discusses the significant impact MakerDAO has had in the DeFi space and security concerns that might arise as projects like Maker undergo fast-paced development.
