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What Is Yield Farming? DeFi's Hot Trend Explained

The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has taken off, giving birth to Ethereum-based applications like yield farming and liquidity mining. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst Galen Moore guides us through what all these concepts mean and how people are making money in DeFi.

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Policy

Russia's Latest Draft Bill Would Still Largely Ban Crypto, Stifle Miners

Russia's Ministry of Finance wants to ban any cryptocurrency payments, which could be bad news for the country's mining farms.

House of the Government of the Russian Federation (Aksenov Petr/Shutterstock)

Tech

YouTube's Whac-a-Mole Approach to Crypto Scam Ads Remains a Problem

Despite lawsuits and Google’s own ad policies, cryptocurrency scam ads are still making it through the YouTube gates and circulating for days.

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Markets

'It's Part and Parcel of Crypto': How Memes Drive Narrative and Value

In 1964, the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan said the "medium is the message." Today, in crypto, the meme is the message.

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Markets

Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes Crypto Regulations for a Country Devoid of Any

Brazil's crypto scene has been unbanked, unregulated and awash in legal uncertain for its entire history.

Senator Soraya Thronicke. (Michel Jesus/Câmara dos Deputados/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

‘Bitcoin Rich List’ Reaches All-Time High

The "Bitcoin Rich List" reached a new high, possibly because of more interest from institutional and high-net-worth investors.

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Markets

Longtime Analyst Bove Says Cryptocurrency Is One Challenge to Dollar's Dominance

The noted analyst says a possible end to the U.S. dollar-ruled financial system is "frightening, yet the probability is quite high."

The dollar hegemony may soon meet a "frightening" end, said analyst Dick Bove. (TaxRebate.org.uk/Flickr)

Markets

CoinDCX Becomes First India Exchange to Offer Users Crypto Staking

Mumbai-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX launched its new product on Friday, allowing users to stake cryptocurrencies from Harmony, Qtum and Tron.

The Gateway of India in Mumbai

Policy

Zephyr Teachout: Take Back the Economy From Economists

Law professor Zephyr Teachout discusses the recent antitrust hearings, how power impacts privacy and the "parallel governments" that Big Tech has created.

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Videos

CoinDesk Markets: Why Bitcoin Tumbled Below $8K

In this quick hit episode of CoinDesk Markets, CoinDesk Reporter Brad Keoun talks to David Nage, principal at the Los Angeles-based money manager Arca Funds.

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