DeFi

DeFi

Finance

Why DeFi Needs to Branch Out From Ethereum

For its long-term viability, decentralized finance cannot be defined by a single blockchain network.

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Finance

DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures

Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase.

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Markets

Total Value Locked in DeFi Sector Hits Record $13.6B

The U.S. dollar value of the cryptocurrency liquidity locked up in decentralized finance is surging, buoyed by big gains for some lesser known projects.

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Tech

MakerDAO's DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap

The stablecoin dai (DAI) broke a market capitalization of $1 billion on Wednesday, a major milestone for the DeFi pioneer.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen

Tech

Flash Loans Aren’t the Problem, Centralized Price Oracles Are

Flash loans attacks have received a lot of press attention. But they're not DeFi's biggest vulnerability, says Chainlink's CMO.

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Finance

Ethereum Heavyweights Launch LiquidStake Loans to Ease Eth 2.0 ‘Lockup’

LiquidStake will allow Eth 2.0 stakers to take out USDC loans against their staked assets while earning staking rewards from the new network.

Andrew Keys

Finance

TrustToken Taps Chainlink for On-Chain Proof of Reserves for TrueUSD Stablecoin

The transparency measure is meant to provide additional certainty for decentralized finance (DeFi) traders who often rely on asset-backed stablecoins.

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Markets

Nearly $360M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in October Despite DeFi Cool-Off

October’s growth is less than half of September’s 68,000 newly tokenized bitcoins.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $15.3K; Crypto Locked in DeFi at All-Time High

Bitcoin’s price takes a break while DeFi value locked is at record levels.

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Markets

Kadena Partners With Stablecoin-Maker Terra in Bid to Expand Its DeFi Offering

The hybrid blockchain maker Kadena, said Tuesday it has partnered with Terra and will be adding Terra’s stablecoin luna to its decentralized exchange Kadenswap.

Kadena founder Stuart Popejoy