DeFi

DeFi

Finance

Coinbase Debuts Savings Product With 4% APY on USDC Deposits

The crypto exchange is touting far higher yields than what traditional savings accounts can offer.

Coinbase, Nasdaq, direct listing

Finance

DeFi Meets AI: Fetch.ai Launches ‘Intelligent Automation’ for Uniswap V2 and PancakeSwap

Users will be able to create up to five “DeFi Agents” with stop-loss triggers.

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Finance

A16z Leads $12M Investment in DeFi-Native Crypto Tracing Firm Nansen

“We’re not basing our company on some KYC’d version of DeFi coming out in the future,” said Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik.

Crypto analytics is about sorting a tangle of on-chain data.

Markets

Ethereum Gas Fees at 6-Month Low as Market Cools, Layer 2 Solutions Ease Congestion

Ethereum gas fees have abated with decreasing network congestion. Also, there's Flashbots.

Ether gas fees have come down to a six-month low.

Videos

Why Did SafeDollar Plunge to Zero?

SafeDollar (SDO), a decentralized finance (DeFi) stablecoin based on the Polygon blockchain, has dropped to a value of $0 following a cyberattack. “The Hash” hosts investigate the DeFi paradigm and its associated risks.

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Tech

DeFi Insurance Upstart Risk Harbor Goes Live With $3.25M in Seed Funding

Risk Harbor uses on-chain rules and smart contracts to automate payouts for insurance claims.

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Finance

Huobi’s Tighter Derivatives Rules Leave Chinese Traders Scrambling for Alternatives

Binance may gain customers because of Huobi's new restrictions.

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Videos

Wirex Eyes Mainstream DeFi With Fireblocks Integration

Digital payments platform Wirex has integrated some decentralized finance (DeFi) components like Uniswap and Aave to make using DeFi more mainstream. “The Hash” hosts weigh in.

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Markets

DeFi Is the Next Frontier of High-Frequency Trading

The world of high frequency trading is characterized by heavy competition and short-term opportunities. Could DeFi be a new way to get ahead?

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Markets

Huobi Investment Arm Backs Beyond Finance With Strategic Investment

Huobi will advise Beyond Finance on creating a decentralized "synthetic-asset" platform.

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