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.

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FSInsight Accuses Three Arrows Capital of Running a ‘Madoff-Style Ponzi Scheme’

3AC borrowed recklessly from just about every institutional lender in the business, a report from the research firm says.

Ni Will CannyHun 28, 2022

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Ledger Live Adds Yield Earning Capability via Alkemi Earn

The integration with Alkemi will provide Ledger users with the ability to earn yield for the first time.

Ni Jamie CrawleyHun 28, 2022

Ledger Nano S hard wallet. (Motokoka/Wikimedia Commons)

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Solana’s Macalinao Brothers Double Down on Crypto Venture Fund

Crypto VCs told CoinDesk that building projects and investing in them is a tricky mix.

Ni Danny NelsonHun 27, 2022

Ian Macalinao is one half of the Saber brothers. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Solana’s Biggest DeFi Lender Almost Got Rekt. Then Binance Stepped In

Solend’s whale crisis rattled depositors and threatened to crash Solana. Can the lending protocol recover?

Ni Danny NelsonHun 27, 2022

(State Library of New South Wales/Wikimedia Commons)

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Kavita Gupta on 'Cascading Effect' of UST Crash on Crypto Lending & DeFi

Kavita Gupta, Delta Blockchain Fund founder and former ConsenSys Ventures head, discusses the "cascading effect" of TerraUSD (UST)'s crash on the wider crypto industry, with crypto lending and DeFi activity on the ropes. Plus, reactions to Morgan Creek looking to counter FTX's BlockFi bailout offer.

Hun 27, 2022

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Crypto News Roundup for June 27, 2022

Ni Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineHun 27, 2022

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators

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Ethereum Lending Protocol XCarnival Hit With $3.8M Exploit, Recovers 50%

The DeFi protocol persuaded a hacker to return $1.9 million.

Ni Oliver KnightHun 27, 2022

Merkado

Opaque Platforms and Intertwined Protocols Pose Big Risk to Crypto

Second article in a series about risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days.

Ni George KaloudisHun 26, 2022

Interdependent protocols and black-box platforms make for a dicey pairing. (Edge2Edge Media/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Protocol vs. Platform Risk

CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin explains what makes protocol failures in DeFi projects different from bitcoin (BTC)’s latest downturn.

Hun 25, 2022

Mga Podcast

Crypto News Roundup for June 24, 2022

Ni Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineHun 24, 2022

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