DeFi


Policy

German Regulator Calls for New DeFi Laws

BaFin's Birgit Rodolphe cites the potential for fraud and investor losses.

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Germany (lupengyu/Getty Images)

Finance

Teller Finance Diversifying DeFi With Travel Insurance

The firm's CreditFi platform lets USDC holders earn yield by lending capital to Koala Insurance.

Travel insurance meets DeFi. (Nicole Geri/Unsplash)

Finance

PancakeSwap Aims to Reduce CAKE Supply and Increase Farming Rewards

The PancakeSwap team has proposed a supply cap alongside new features that will enhance the utility of its token.

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Markets

Terra-Based DeFi Protocol Anchor Proposes Cutting UST Yield Rates to 4%

The proposal comes amid ongoing concerns regarding the long-term stability of Terra tokens LUNA and UST.

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Tech

Bancor 3 Goes Live With Polygon, Yearn, Others as Partners

The new features aim to make DeFi staking easier for DAOs and their token holders.

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Videos

DeFi Locked Value Falls to Yearly Low, $27B Lost Over the Weekend

Value locked on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols set 2022 lows this weekend amid a broader sell-off in global markets and waning interest in risk-on assets. Maxim Galash, CEO of DeFi yields platform Coinchange, discusses DeFi exploits, UST concerns, strategies for navigating the risks of open finance and more.

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Markets

DeFi Locked Value Falls to Yearly Low, $27B Lost Over the Weekend

The drop is likely due to falling token prices and risk-off sentiment in the broader market, analysts said.

“Whoever controls liquidity controls DeFi.” (Rahul Pabolu/Unsplash)

Videos

ClayStack CEO on Proof of Stake, DeFi Yields, Ethereum Merge

ClayStack CEO Mohak Agarwal discusses his company’s findings after compiling insights from 999 proof-of-stake crypto users. Agarwal explains the technical differences between proof-of-work and proof-of-stake, the financial benefits of DeFi yields, and Ethereum’s highly anticipated merge to PoS.

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Markets

DeFi Tokens Are April's Biggest Losers as Revenues Fall; Memecoins Outperform

April saw bearish sentiment despite being a historically favorable month for cryptocurrencies.

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