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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.
Tau Protocol Debuts Hashrate Token Staking for Bitcoin Rewards
The project’s hashrate token, BTCST, can now be staked for rewards in bitcoin or a synthetic equivalent.
Bank of America Sees DeFi 'Potentially More Disruptive Than Bitcoin'
There is "no good reason to own BTC unless you see prices going up," the bank says, but it is intrigued by decentralized finance.
Tally Raises $1.5M to Boost On-Chain Governance in Compound’s DeFi Ecosystem
Notation Capital, Castle Island Ventures, 1kx and others invested in the governance dashboard.
Maple Finance Raises $1.4M for Its Reputation-Based DeFi Lending Platform
The funding round, led by Framework Ventures and Polychain Capital, will help to further develop and launch asset pools.
For the Daring but Lazy, a New DeFi Product Simplifies Leveraged ETH Bets
Leverage has been a killer use case for DeFi from the start. But rarely has making such big wagers required so little work.
Grayscale Offers New Trusts in 5 More Cryptos Including Chainlink, Filecoin
“The Hash” panel weighs in on digital asset management giant Grayscale Investments launching new crypto trusts, and the implications for large institutional players digging into the world of decentralized finance (DeFi).
When DeFi Becomes Intelligent
The combination of decentralized finance and artificial intelligence is inevitable and can unlock a new level of innovation in DeFi.
Syndicate, an ‘AngelList for DeFi,’ Raises $1M Seed Round Led by IDEO CoLab Ventures
Still in private beta, the project intends to create a social graph for investors, developers and founders for the creative economy.
Anchor Launch Puts UST in the Stablecoin Race Against DAI
Terraform Labs just activated Anchor, a DeFi protocol promising 20% returns.
$80M Deal Gone Wrong: Alameda Research, Reef Finance Spar Over Unloaded Tokens
A scuttled deal between Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research and DeFi upstart Reef Finance offers an inside look at the wild world of OTC trading.
