DeFi

DeFi

Finance

DeFi Platform Thetanuts Finance Raises $18M Seed Funding to Fuel Growth

The funding round was led by Three Arrows Capital, Deribit, QCP Capital and Jump Crypto.

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Tech

At ETHDenver, Weird DeFi Comes Out of Its Shell

CoinDesk’s DeFi reporter shares some perspective on Ethereum’s most optimistic conference to date.

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Videos

4 Crypto Tax Myths You Need to Know

Dan Hannum, Zenledger COO, joins “First Mover” for CoinDesk’s Tax Week programming to discuss misconceptions about taxation of crypto activity. Hannum explains the tax structure for crypto-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat transactions and examines tax rules for staking, airdrops, and other DeFi activities.

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Opinion

Lender Beware: The Potential DeFi Tax Trap

Uncle Sam may collect tax on every loan and repayment of cryptocurrency, which may catch users by surprise, creating a tax trap that could impair the rapidly emerging DeFi industry. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week.

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Finance

Celsius Links Up With Maple Finance for Liquidity Play

Crypto lending platform Celsius will get exposure to yield from market makers Wintermute and Amber by delegating $30 million of wETH to Maple’s pools.

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Finance

Web 3 Browser Opera Integrates With Ethereum Layer 2 Exchange DeversiFi

DeversiFi's aim is to help traders avoid the high gas fees on the Ethereum network by enabling layer 2 trading.

From a technical standpoint, the integration marks an intriguing if obscure milestone for Opera. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Tech

‘Web3Memes’ Rugs $235K From Investors Five Hours After Issuance: PeckShield

Developers behind the meme coin moved 625 BNB in rugged funds via privacy tool Tornado Cash this morning.

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Finance

First Mover Americas: Declining 'Buy the Dip' Mentions Signal Fading 'Hopium' in Bitcoin Market

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 22, 2022.

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Markets

Amber Group Raises $200M in Temasek-Led Round at $3B Valuation

The Singapore-based liquidity provider and trading infrastructure firm's valuation has tripled in less than a year.

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Finance

Por qué los usuarios de Ethereum toleran costos de gas tan altos

Ethereum es una blockchain de contratos inteligentes muy cara, pero vale la pena el costo, según Konstantin Anissimov.

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