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.

Ринки

First Mover: Bitcoin Low Exchange Balance Looks Bullish but Chart Looks Bearish as $11K Nears

Bitcoin balances on exchanges hit two-year low, seen as a bullish sign that traders are holding for the long term, or tokenizing for use in DeFi.

Автор Bradley Keoun28 вер. 2020 р.

Blockchain provides uncanny transparency into crypto-market data, lately indicating that investors have taken their bitcoin off of cryptocurrency exchanges.

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$2B Locked: Uniswap Now Bigger Than Entire DeFi Industry Just Two Months Ago

After passing $2 billion in locked assets, there's now more value in Uniswap than there was in the entire DeFi space on July 9.

Автор Sebastian Sinclair, Paddy Baker28 вер. 2020 р.

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Bitcoin Balances on Exchanges at 2-Year Low and That May Be a Bullish Sign

Bitcoin balances on major exchanges have hit their lowest point since November 2018. Yet unlike that time, it may be a positive signal.

Автор Muyao Shen28 вер. 2020 р.

Bitcoin balances on all exchanges have fallen to the lowest since 2018.

Технології

Degens for Hire: Based.Money Is Launching Moonbase, a Place for DeFi Projects to Find Community

BASED has a new method for aligning decentralized finance (DeFi) projects with each other. At its core is a smart contract called Moonbase.

Автор Brady Dale25 вер. 2020 р.

BASED's next step is a "fair launch movement" called Moonbase.

Відео

Voyager CEO on Why Companies Should Diversify Into USDC Coins

Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich tells CoinDesk's Brad Keoun why the cryptocurrency retail broker's stock continues to outperform and what he's seeing in the DeFi trend. Plus, Ehrlich discusses whether or not he'd consider putting Voyager's corporate funds into cryptocurrencies, following MicroStrategy's recent move.

25 вер. 2020 р.

Фінанси

Voyager CEO Says Revenue Growth Accelerates 8-Fold as DeFi Trading Surges

CEO Steve Ehrlich says this quarter's revenue is on track to double what the company produced in all of its last fiscal year.

Автор Bradley Keoun25 вер. 2020 р.

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First Mover: Tron's Play for WBTC Shows Competition to Relieve Ethereum Congestion

Competition builds in market for tokenized bitcoin, used to get extra profit off holdings of the cryptocurrency recently denigrated as a "pet rock."

Автор Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole25 вер. 2020 р.

Bitcoin has been likened to a "pet rock," but tokenization allows it to be deposited for interest in DeFi applications on the Ethereum blockchain - and now Tron too.

Фінанси

Fintech Giant Plaid Has a Hidden Passion for DeFi

Fintech enabler Plaid is quietly working with at least two decentralized finance (DeFi) startups.

Автор Ian Allison25 вер. 2020 р.

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Stablecoins Hit $20B Milestone, a Nearly 300% Year-to-Date Surge

The total value of stablecoins has now surpassed $20 billion, reflecting the growing demand of investors looking to hedge their risks in both crypto and traditional markets amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Автор Muyao Shen25 вер. 2020 р.