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.

Финансы

Business Is Booming for DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Ahead of Ethereum 2.0

Nexus Mutual, an alternative insurance provider for a variety of Ethereum-based DeFi protocols, has seen its risk pool double over the past 90 days to more than $4 million.

Автор Ian Allison15 июн. 2020 г.

Финансы

With Token Uptick and Israeli Election Work, It's Been a Busy Year for Bancor's Founders

Bancor, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has seen a number of interesting developments in the first half of 2020.

Автор Leigh Cuen11 июн. 2020 г.

A voting ballot from the March 2020 election in Israel. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Технологии

Sequoia-Backed Band Protocol Creeps Onto Chainlink’s Turf With Oracle Product

Band Protocol 2.0 launched Wednesday with its mainnet oracle solution, BandChain, leveraging the Cosmos SDK from Tendermint Labs.

Автор William Foxley10 июн. 2020 г.

Рынки

ConsenSys Muscles Into Compliance With New Regulatory Product for DeFi

ConsenSys says its new regulatory compliance product can analyze up to 280,000 different tokens.

Автор Paddy Baker8 июн. 2020 г.

ConsenSys' co-founder Joe Lubin (Credit: Michael del Castillo)

Финансы

MakerDAO Weighs Accepting Real-World Assets as Crypto Loan Collateral

Decentralized finance may soon boast a real-world use case as MakerDao considers accepting freight invoices as collateral for dai loans.

Автор Ian Allison4 июн. 2020 г.

Технологии

Compound’s Approach to DeFi Governance Starts With Giving Away COMP Tokens

Users of the Compound lending platform will begin earning COMP governance tokens in mid-June.

Автор Brady Dale28 мая 2020 г.

DEMOCRACY: Ancient Greeks on a 1955 drachma banknote. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Технологии

RenBTC Quietly Goes Live in Latest Bid to Bring Bitcoin to Ethereum

RenBTC, the latest implementation of bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, quietly went live this week, though the general public can't yet mint thier own tokens.

Автор Brady Dale22 мая 2020 г.

Видео

A DeFi Deep Dive

DeFi (decentralized finance) exploded to over $1 billion in value deposited in DeFi applications over the last year. Learn why DeFi became the most recognized killer use case for Ethereum and this pandemic has only accelerated the urgency for DeFi. We begin the program with “Defying Traditional Finance” with Ryan Adams of Mythos Capital.

21 мая 2020 г.