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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.
When DeFi Meets Neo Banking, This Thing Gets Interesting
When you combine DeFi with wider trends in fintech, you get an existential threat to banks.
3 Under-the-Radar Product Trends for 2020
Here's what 1confirmation partner Richard Chen is expecting to pop in the new year.
Kyber Network Aims to Improve DeFi Liquidity With ‘Katalyst’ Protocol Upgrade
Kyber Network, the ethereum-based protocol focused on aggregating liquidity and facilitating swaps for ERC-20 tokens, is about to launch a major upgrade.
Bitcoiners Are Building a Sidechain Version of Ethereum's MakerDAO
The bitcoin community may soon have its own version of ethereum’s flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) platform.
Developer Flags Big-Money Loophole for Stealing All the ETH in MakerDAO
An ethereum developer has flagged an attack on MakerDAO that could turn $20 million of MKR into $300 million of ETH.
Decentralized Liquidity Is the Backbone of DeFi
How decentralized liquidity venues govern the health of DeFi.
Placeholder Leads $2 Million Seed Round for DeFi Services Provider Zerion
DeFi services provider Zerion has raised $2 million from Placeholder, Blockchain and others to build out its team.
Algorand 2.0's New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug
Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain.
DAI Is Moving Beyond Ether, But DeFi Isn't Decentralized Just Yet
MakerDAO may be diversifying the assets it works with, but it has a long way to go to decentralize the power to make key decisions.
DeFi Startup Compound Finance Raises $25 Million Series A Led by A16z
It's one of the largest venture capital investments in a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup to date.
