DeFi


Markets

BlockFi Is in Regulators' Crosshairs. DeFi Is Next

The DeFi industry should watch closely the regulatory actions taken against BlockFi and the securities questions being raised, CoinDesk columnist Preston Byrne writes.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Tech

Index Coop, Bankless DAO Team Up to Launch New Crypto Index

The BED token represents an even split of bitcoin, ether and Index Coop’s DeFi Pulse Index.

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Markets

US Credit Union Regulator Wants to Know How Its Firms Handle DeFi

The NCUA is asking credit unions to weigh in on how they are interacting with DeFi and DLT.

The National Credit Union Administration, a federal regulator, wants to know more about how its regulated institutions are looking at DeFi and DLT.

Tech

Avalanche to Include Data From Chainlink

More than 225 projects building on Avalanche are waiting for price feeds, said Ava Labs President John Wu.

Avalanche founder Emin Gun Sirer speaks at Token Summit 2018.

Markets

DeFi Isn't Better Than TradFi if People Can't Use It

Geo-fencing and other user restrictions are like “no access” signs around platforms and protocols that were built for financial inclusion.

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Tech

MakerDAO Moves to Full Decentralization; Maker Foundation to Close in 'Months'

The move by the protocol’s home office has been long expected.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen in Davos, Switzerland, January 2020.

Finance

DeFi Derivatives Protocol Vega Raises $43M in CoinList Token Sale

Some 21,000 unique participants took part in the offering.

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Markets

Blockchain or Blockbuster? The Choice Facing Financial Incumbents

The old-guard financial industry is aware of the competitive threat from decentralized finance, but it's not moving fast enough to catch up.

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Videos

Tether Co-Founder: ‘Tokenization of Fiat Will Happen’

Amid the explosive growth of stablecoins, Tether co-founder William Quigley discusses why stablecoins are here to stay. “Every fiat currency, globally, of any significant economy, will be tokenized,” Quigley said. “There’s a lot of people in crypto who need a safe harbor …

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