DeFi


Twitter Spaces: Crypto’s Lehman Moment, What FTX Means for DeFi

How will FTX’s collapse fuel the case for decentralized finance?

Twitter Spaces: FTX – 1) What

Policy

Hong Kong Regulator Calls for Tough Rules Despite Ambitions to Be Crypto Hub

Julia Leung, deputy CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, highlighted DeFi as an area that needs regulations.

Hong Kong regulator pushes for tougher crypto regulations. (Chester Ho/Unsplash)

Tech

DeFi Giant MakerDAO Speeds Up DAI Transactions and Withdrawals, Expands to Arbitrum, Optimism

MakerDAO’s new technology, Maker Teleport, enables users of the DAI stablecoin to circumvent Ethereum’s congested base layer.

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Tech

4 Key Takeaways from the FTX Fiasco

The real reason why the FTX failure hits so hard is not because the crypto industry was duped, but because it proved that the industry was vulnerable to being duped.

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Markets

DeFi Protocols Are Winning Users as Centralized Crypto Exchanges Suffer Ether Outflows

In the wake of the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange, crypto traders are increasingly turning toward decentralized-finance (DeFi) protocols – as Ethereum tokens flow off big centralized crypto exchanges like Binance and OKX.

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Opinion

Understanding the Tax Implications of NFTs, Staking and Yield Farming

Individuals and institutions should carefully consider their tax obligations and, in the absence of official guidance, consult tax professionals or take the most conservative approach to avoid costly future audits.

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Learn

What Are DeFi Tokens?

Decentralized finance tokens provide crypto users with access to a number of bank-like services such as loans, lending and insurance.

Crypto Currency Finance Technology. DeFi Speech Bubble Announcement (Andrey Popov/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Finance

DeFi de Solana pierde casi US$700M por el colapso de FTX

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, era un destacado patrocinador de la red.

Solana Hacker House en Miami, abril del 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Tech

FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder

The funds were converted to DAI stablecoins and bridged to the Ethereum network.

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Finance

Solana DeFi Sees Almost $700M in Value Wiped Out on FTX Fallout

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was a prominent backer of the network.

Solana Hacker House en Miami, abril del 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)