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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 to Expect at Consensus 2023
From Solana phones to the future of U.S. crypto policy, here’s what to look out for at crypto’s Big Tent event – Consensus.
DeFi Protocol Thetanuts Finance Raises $17M for Expansion, New Partnerships
The startup offers multi-chain structured financial products with plans for a buy-side altcoin options market.
Wrapped Bitcoin Token Goes Live on Cardano Testnet
The anetaBTC project aims to attract bitcoin liquidity to the Cardano ecosystem.
DeFi-Focused Layer 1 Berachain Raises $42M Series A at $420.69M Valuation
The round was led by Polychain Capital and included participation from venture capital firms Hack VC, dao5, Tribe Capital, Shima Capital, CitizenX and Robot Ventures.
Credit Agency Giant TransUnion Will Deliver Credit Scores for Crypto Lending
TransUnion, one of the largest credit agencies in the U.S., will off-chain credit scores for blockchain-based loan applications in a way that maintains the privacy of consumers.
Crypto Lender Maple Finance Opens U.S. Treasury Bill Pool for Cash Management
Maple’s new lending pool offers accredited investors, crypto firms and DAO treasuries a way to earn yield on their idle stablecoins by investing in one-month U.S. Treasury bills.
Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Unveils AI Trading Tools for Decentralized Exchanges
Fetch.ai, which develops artificial intelligence (AI) tools for crypto, is rolling out a set of enhanced trading products for decentralized exchanges (DEXs). "The Hash" panel discusses the latest move bringing together the worlds of DeFi and AI.
Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Offering AI Trading Tools for Decentralized Exchanges
Fetch.ai aims to facilitate peer-to-peer trading between DeFi users using AI-powered software "agents."
Lido Considers Using Its ARB Airdrop to Boost Activity on Arbitrum
Under a new proposal Lido would accept its $1.2 million in ARB tokens and reward them to liquidity providers in wrapped staked ether pools.
Rocket Pool Made It Cheaper to Stake ETH Through Its Platform Following Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade
The staking protocol gave users access to their staking rewards and lowered the barrier of entry to create an Ethereum validator.
