DeFi


Videos

DeFi Is Booming: How One Accelerator Identifies Promising Startups

Decentralized finance (DeFi) projects are booming right now, leading many to draw comparisons between the current market and the ICO boom in 2017. Jacob Franek of the DeFi Alliance joins “First Mover” to discuss their analysis of the DeFi market and how they evaluate startups.

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Videos

How NFTs, DeFi and Institutional Investment Are Impacting Bitcoin

Rich Rosenblum of GSR joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss developments making waves in the crypto markets, including NFTs, DeFi and the most recent influx of institutional investors. Plus, he makes an eye-popping bitcoin price prediction.

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Markets

Uniswap’s 'Token' Issue

A battle between a decentralized exchange and a token project raises questions over what level of control creators can exercise in crypto.

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Tech

Liquality Adds New 1-Click Pay Feature, Looks Toward Bitcoin DeFi

The wallet's new feature comes soon after it integrated RSK in an effort to bring more decentralized finance options to bitcoin users.

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Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Leads $4.4M Round in DeFi's Element Finance

Element Finance, which is building a yield-maximizing marketplace for crypto interest rates, has landed some prominent backers.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen

Tech

DeFi Major Aave Working With Polygon to Bypass Ethereum Congestion

Whopping gas fees shouldn't limit DeFi to five-figure portfolios, said Aave founder Stani Kulechov.

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, speaks at Consensus 2019.

Videos

‘Continuous Vampire Attack’: The AMM Wars Are Getting Interesting with Integral

Integral, a new automated market maker (AMM), went live Monday as decentralized finance (DeFi) traders race for early token rewards. The project is pushing the boundaries of ‘vampire attacks’ even further. “The Hash” team breaks down what this means and why this will be a continuing story to watch.

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Videos

Meet the DeFi Data Firm Backed by Mark Cuban

Remy Carpinito, CEO of Esprezzo, joins "First Mover" to explain Espreszzo's role in the DeFi data space and how Esprezzo's data analytics can help crypto traders. Plus, why Esprezzo has garnered support from major investors like Mark Cuban.

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Tech

‘Continuous Vampire Attack’: The AMM Wars Are Getting Interesting With Integral

“Whenever another exchange tries to beat us with better liquidity, we mirror this liquidity onto ourselves.” Investors have poured $239 million into the platform on launch day.

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Markets

Don't Follow the Suits, Follow the Weirdos

The big wins in crypto are going to come from the punks, hippies and contrarians. In this very bullish season, don't be enraptured by the “grownups.”

The suits show up when sectors become safe, after they plateau. They show up when something can be turned into a nice, predictable little business. They show up once it's boring.