DeFi

DeFi, short for decentralized finance, represents a shift in the financial sector by leveraging blockchain technology, primarily Ethereum, to eliminate traditional financial intermediaries. It enables various financial applications, from simple transactions to complex contracts, through smart contracts that execute automatically under specific conditions. Key DeFi applications include decentralized exchanges (DEXs), stablecoins, lending platforms, and prediction markets. DeFi offers financial services like loans and interest-earning opportunities without traditional identity verification, relying instead on collateral, usually in cryptocurrency. This innovative sector promises increased accessibility and efficiency but comes with risks, such as market volatility and unregulated projects.

金融

Uniswap's Retroactive Airdrop Vote Put Free Money on the Campaign Trail

A detailed blow by blow of one of the most closely watched governance decisions in the history of DeFi.

作者 Brady Dale2020年11月3日

市场

DeFi Sell-Off Continues as Index Futures Retrace to June Levels

DeFi indices on FTX and Binance continue to plummet.

作者 Zack Voell2020年11月3日

市场

The 2020 Elections Are Boosting Crypto Prediction Markets

Decentralized betting platforms like Polymarket and YieldWars are seeing accelerated trading volume growth leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

作者 Sandali Handagama2020年11月3日

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DeFi Trading App Dharma Now Connects Directly to US Bank Accounts

The startup for trading in decentralized finance (DeFi), Dharma, has now enabled automated clearing house (ACH) purchases in 13 U.S. states.

作者 Brady Dale2020年11月2日

Dharma wheel (Met Museum, modified by CoinDesk)

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Binance Labs–Backed ‘DeFi Credit Union’ Bringing Higher Yields to Savers in Nigeria

With backing from Binance Labs, Nigeria's Xend Finance is looking to bring DeFi to the world of local credit unions.

作者 Doreen Wang2020年11月2日

Xend Finance founder and CEO Aronu Ugochukwu (center)

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Opium Raises $3.3M to Make Exotic Crypto Derivatives Available to All

Opium has closed a $3.25 million funding round for its BYOD (build your own derivative) platform

作者 Doreen Wang2020年11月2日

科技

Uniswap Proposal to Airdrop More UNI Falls Short in Governance Vote

The votes were staggeringly in favor, but a quorum was not reached, and Uniswap’s second-ever governance proposal has been defeated.

作者 Zack Seward2020年11月1日

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科技

MakerDAO Members Voting on a Safeguard Against BProtocol Flash Loan-Type Attack

The MakerDAO community is voting on a proposal to harden the protocol's governance structure against flash loan voting.

作者 Colin Harper, Blockspace Media2020年10月30日

视频

Former DragonFly Managing Partner Joins Huobi to Invest ‘Tens of Millions’ in DeFi

Alex Pack from DragonFly will join Huobi to help invest tens of millions of dollars in decentralized finance as the firm behind the top centralized exchange pushes forward its ambition in both DeFi and the market in the West.

2020年10月30日