DeFi

Technologies

The platform allows EVM contracts to run on the NEAR blockchain, and may have a burgeoning DeFi ecosystem on the horizon.

Par Andrew Thurman14 oct. 2021, 9:00 a.m. UTC−4

Finance

The funding round for the Arbitrum-based platform included Sequoia Capital India and Multicoin Capital.

Par Andrew Thurman13 oct. 2021, 5:40 p.m. UTC−4

Strips Finance has raised $8.5 million to launch a new derivatives platform in November that will initially enable interest rate swaps (IRSs) via automated market makers (AMMs), the decentralized exchanges over which much of DeFi is transacted. CEO Ming Wu shares insights into the launch as part of the latest effort to overcome the ecosystem-wide reluctance in DeFi to embrace more complex financial instruments.

13 oct. 2021, 11:12 a.m. UTC−4

Finance

The Chrome extension aims to compete by offering access to blockchains not available on MetaMask.

Par Jamie Crawley12 oct. 2021, 10:00 a.m. UTC−4

Finance

Binance’s latest move came as a number of other new Ethereum-alternative projects are also dedicating hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives.

Par Muyao Shen12 oct. 2021, 9:00 a.m. UTC−4

Technologies

Framework Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Placeholder.vc are backing a project that taps into existing liquidity pools on Uniswap.

Par Helene Braun11 oct. 2021, 12:54 p.m. UTC−4

Technologies

The DeFi community has once again found itself embroiled in a debate concerning the nature of on-chain ethics.

Par Andrew Thurman8 oct. 2021, 4:19 p.m. UTC−4

Technologies

Animoca Brands is leading a $1.5 million bet on reNFT, a year-old DAO that lets you rent out NFTs on the Ethereum mainnet.

Par Eli Tan8 oct. 2021, 1:19 p.m. UTC−4

Technologies

A DeFi platform with few real-world comparisons is eyeing an extensive expansion.

Par Andrew Thurman8 oct. 2021, 10:01 a.m. UTC−4

Finance

It’s still the early days for Fantom, said Nansen’s Alex Svanevik, but promising growth has made it the data site’s third network.

Par Andrew Thurman7 oct. 2021, 9:00 a.m. UTC−4