DeFi

DeFi

Markets

Binance’s CZ Views ‘CeDeFi’ as a Complement, Not a Competitor, to DeFi

Binance’s latest experiment to integrate decentralized finance with its centralized platform, Binance Smart Chain, is not here to beat DeFi, said the company’s CEO during CoinDesk’s invest: ethereum economy program.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao speaks during CoinDesk’s invest: ethereum economy conference.

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11,300; Ether Locked in DeFi Is Flat

Bitcoin’s price is slipping while the amount of ether parked in DeFi is stuck in neutral.

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Tech

What Yearn Finance’s ‘Blue Kirby’ Incident Means for Pseudonymity

DeFi investors are reeling from another case of pseudonymous treachery as Yearn.Finance community leader Blue Kirby allegedly absconded with ill-gotten gains.

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Finance

Boardroom Raises $2.2M for Blockchain Governance Toolset

Blockchain governance suite Boardroom has announced a $2.2 million funding round led by Standard Crypto, with additional participation from Variant, CoinFund, Framework and Slow Ventures.

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Markets

COTI Launches Decentralized 'Fear Index' for DeFi Markets

"Traders can hedge themselves against a potential rise in the DeFi market volatility by taking a long position in the cVIX," according to COTI.

Another "fear index," just in time for Halloween.

Finance

Coinbase Wallet Users Can Now Purchase Crypto Inside the App

For Coinbase users who don’t want to keep their funds on an exchange, the buying and storing crypto just became a lot easier.

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Finance

Securitize Is Taking Ethereum-Based Securities Into the DeFi Realm

Securitize is teaming with a protocol called Tinlake from Centrifuge, which uses a clever system of NFTs to put real-world assets into DeFi.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo

Finance

DeFi Project Aave Raises $25M From Blockchain.com and Other Investors

Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, and Blockchain.com Ventures all joined the investment for the third-largest DeFi protocol.

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Tech

Yearn.Finance's Creator Says He's Quit DeFi, but Project Has Bench Strength

Andre Cronje, the prolific coder and creator of Yearn, said he's quit the project – and decentralized finance (DeFi) altogether – out of frustration with its realities.

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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.

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