Finance


Tech

DeFi Protocol Ondo Finance Sets Up Tokenized Corporate Bonds With Over 8% Yield on Stablecoins

The on-chain funds are directly invested in exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock and Pimco.

(Sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Finance

DeFi Platform Maple Finance Aims to Help Struggling Bitcoin Miners With $300M Lending Pool

The DeFi platform is launching its first fully collateralized, industry-specific lending pool with up to 20% interest rate as bitcoin miners are finding it tough to raise capital.

A Bitfarms mining facility in Washington State. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Poolin, One of the World's Biggest Bitcoin Mining Pools, Acknowledges Liquidity Issues

Poolin CEO and founder Kevin Pan assured users that funds are safe and said the company might look to debt to solve its liquidity troubles.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

Learn

DeFi vs. CeFi in Crypto

Decentralized finance is a core value in crypto, but DeFi platforms can have a steep learning curve. Centralized finance platforms can provide an easier and more familiar point of entry for people.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Institutional Investors Are Increasingly Using Crypto Options Trading to Hedge Their Bets in Bear Market

Options trading volume has risen on crypto exchanges, and even miners are using options strategies to muddle through the current uncertain environment.

Crypto options trading has been rising. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Gets $100M Equity Financing Despite Bear Market

The miner has the right but no obligation to sell the shares to investment bank B. Riley.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Indian Finance Minister Echoes Central Bank's Crypto Ban Call but Says Global Collaboration Is Required

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made her comment in answer to a series of written questions from a member of parliament about cryptocurrency legislation.

Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman (IMF Photo/Cliff Owen)

Opinion

Celsius Looks Sloppy in New Lawsuit, but So Does the DeFi Legend Suing It

While underscoring Celsius’s disregard for risk and weak controls, KeyFi’s lawsuit also casts new, unflattering light on the crypto whale known as @0x_b1.

In a new dispute between Celsius and a trading partner, both parties seem to have helped fumble depositors' bags. (Getty Images)

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