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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.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sticks Around $13K While Ether Locked in DeFi Dips
Bitcoin’s price continues its upward trend while ether holders withdraw crypto from DeFi.
Lossless Lottery PoolTogether Opens Up to More Coins, More Prizes
PoolTogether v3 will enable more ERC-20 tokens, more yield sources and more prize distribution schemes for the DeFi savings game.
Forget Ethereum, DeFi Is Being Built on Bitcoin
Edan Yago looks to reclaim "decentralized finance" as Bitcoin's, not Ethereum's, turf.
Harvest Finance Doubles Total Value Locked to $704M in One Week
Harvest Finance’s dramatic growth took place during a time when enthusiasm around the DeFi space has slowly hit a wall.
USDC Is Coming to Solana Blockchain in Potential Boost for Non-Ethereum DeFi
USDC moves to Solana – its fourth blockchain – one week after also landing on Stellar.
Tether Still Dominates Stablecoins, but USDC and Dai Are Winning DeFi
USDC and DAI seem to have found their niche as the preferred stablecoins in decentralized trades.
With COMP Below $100, a Look Back at the 'DeFi Summer' It Sparked
Compound's governance token, COMP, fell below $100 early Tuesday. The DeFi token kicked off the yield farming craze way back in June.
Uniswap's First Governance Vote Ends in Ironic Failure
The vote had been intended to decide whether or not to reduce the threshold required to make and pass proposals on the DeFi protocol.
Binance’s CZ: Binance Smart Chain Is ‘Not Trying to Be the Ethereum Killer’
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao explains why the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is tapping into the decentralized finance (DeFi) trend with Binance Smart Chain. He also tells CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen why he doesn’t view Ethereum as competition.
