DeFi

DeFi

Finanzas

For DeFi’s Sake, Maker Should Take Blame for Black Thursday Losses

While the system did not technically malfunction, a confluence of factors enabled a few opportunists to win the collateral auctions despite placing extremely low bids.

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Tecnología

MakerDAO Adds USDC as DeFi Collateral Following 'Black Thursday' Chaos

MakerDAO has added a third asset to its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, USD Coin (USDC), in response to the system’s flagship stablecoin, dai, continuing to float above its dollar peg.

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Finanzas

MakerDAO's Problems Are a Textbook Case of Governance Failure

MakerDAO could have planned for its "Black Swan" event last week.

MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen image via CoinDesk archives

Tecnología

Thursday’s Market Madness Strained Ethereum’s Killer App: DeFi

So many people were trying to use the Ethereum blockchain during Thursday’s market meltdown that many applications simply stopped working as intended.

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Tecnología

MakerDAO Debts Grow as DeFi Leader Moves to Stabilize Protocol

MakerDAO is not pursuing its emergency shutdown option although the amount of uncollateralized dai continues to grow.

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Tecnología

DeFi Leader MakerDAO Weighs Emergency Shutdown Following ETH Price Drop

A large drop in the price of ether is testing the feasibility of Ethereum's entire system of lending and borrowing.

PRECARIOUS: If MakerDAO were to shut down, the crypto market would be flooded with some 2.4 million ETH even as the asset’s value plummets amid broader market turmoil. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finanzas

Paradigm Labs Shuts Down, Says It Was 'Too Early' for DeFi Boom

Paradigm said it found it difficult "carve a viable niche" the rapidly evolving DeFi space.

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Finanzas

Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi's Open Payment Rails

Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin.

Via ConsenSys Codefi

Finanzas

Paradigm Leads $12M Round for DeFi-Friendly Wallet Startup

The DeFi-friendly Argent wallet just raised $12 million.

Mobile wallet image via Argent

Mercados

Yields of 25% to 42% Lure Lenders Back to DeFi Platform bZx

Lenders and depositors are coming back to bZx, as the decentralized protocol for margin trading offers significantly higher yields on ether deposits compared to its peers.

bZx stickers at EthDenver