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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.
ETH Gobbles Up Larger Share of Genesis Loan Book as Trading Firms Feast on DeFi Summer
Genesis Trading saw the share of bitcoin in its loan portfolio drop, mainly due to demand for liquidity mining on DeFi protocols.
Uniswap's $40M Governance Vote Closes on Halloween and Some UNI Holders Fear for Price
Should users who interacted with Uniswap through a third-party interface be entitled to the free UNI tokens other users received on Sept. 17?
Harvest Finance Boosts Bounty to $1M for Information Leading to Return of Exploited Funds
Harvest Finance is offering $1 million for information leading to the return of funds from Monday's $24 million exploit.
'Flash Loans' Have Made Their Way to Manipulating Protocol Elections
BProtocol used a flash loan to speed up election results on MakerDAO. The DeFi platform is now weighing changes to its voting process.
All-In on DeFi: Why the Days of Centralized Exchanges Are Numbered
The CEO of Binance on why DeFi will come to dominate CeFi.
Huobi Beefs Up Venture Arm With Former DragonFly Partner Leading DeFi Investments
Alex Pack from DragonFly will Join Huobi to help invest "tens of millions of dollars" in decentralized finance.
The Graph Raises $12M in GRT Token Sale; Teases Mainnet Launch in 30-60 Days
Decentralized data-indexing protocol The Graph has raised $12 million in a public sale of its native GRT token.
DefiDollar Raises $1.2M to Be the Risk-Insured Stablecoin Layer for DeFi
India-based DefiDollar has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Divergence Ventures, Standard Crypto and Accomplice.
Ethereum, Dark Forests and the Limits of Transparency
The crypto world eschewed trust in favor of transparency. But transparency doesn’t solve the problem of untrustworthiness in financial markets.
This Paradigm-Backed Startup Is Offering DeFi's First 'T-Bill'
Newly launched DeFi lending project Yield Protocol is offering stable interest rates for investors.
