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.

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Social Platform Friend.tech Gains 100K Users in Days Even in Depths of a Bear Market

The growth correlates with the more than $25 million in revenue generated by the platform since its Aug. 10 launch.

작성자 Shaurya Malwa2023년 8월 21일 a.m. 10:42 GMT-4

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BNB Chain Exploiter Liquidated for $30M on Venus Protocol

This is the second major liquidation in under a week and potentially safeguards bnb prices from crashing suddenly.

작성자 Shaurya Malwa2023년 8월 21일 a.m. 9:30 GMT-4

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The Protocol: Blockchains Keep Launching, From Sei to Shibarium

The week in blockchain tech: Two much-hyped networks debut, though the launches weren't quite as smooth as organizers might have hoped. ALSO: What is restaking? (Answer: it's the blockchain security trend you didn't know you needed to know about.)

작성자 Bradley Keoun2023년 8월 17일 p.m. 3:45 GMT-4

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SHIB Plunges 9% on Apparent Shibarium Bridge Issues

An important tool for the new layer 2 service went live on Wednesday to a turbulent start.

작성자 Shaurya Malwa2023년 8월 17일 a.m. 12:07 GMT-4

Bridge have recently been vulnerable to exploits. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Shiba Inu’s Ethereum Layer-2 Blockchain Shibarium Goes Live Amid Push for DeFi Growth

The much-awaited Shibarium network saw over 21 million wallets created during its testnet and is expected to position Shiba Inu as a serious DeFi contender.

작성자 Shaurya Malwa2023년 8월 16일 p.m. 5:40 GMT-4

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De.Fi's Antivirus Tool Releases on zkSync Era Mainnet

The antivirus tool protects users against common malicious crypto exploits, such as phishing, smart contract vulnerabilities, blind signing, and more.

작성자 Shaurya Malwa2023년 8월 15일 a.m. 9:00 GMT-4

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BALD Developer Sends $12M Back to Ethereum After Spectacular Mess Up

The viral token reached an $80 million market capitalization earlier this month before falling 90%.

작성자 Shaurya Malwa2023년 8월 14일 a.m. 5:54 GMT-4

Developer of the bald token engineered one of the quickest rises in recent months. (Getty Images)

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Coinbase Ventures' Strategic Investment Sends Rocket Pool Token Surging

The investment branch announced today the purchase of an undisclosed amount of Rocket Pool’s native token RPL, which has jumped more than 9% in the past 24 hours.

작성자 Sage D. Young2023년 8월 10일 p.m. 2:09 GMT-4

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Coinbase Exec: Seeing 'Mainstream Users Start to Come in' on Base Blockchain

Base, the new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain built on OP Stack by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase, went live on Wednesday. Jesse Pollak, creator of Base and Coinbase's head of protocols, joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch in the latest move that aims to bring mainstream awareness to the the on-chain economy. Plus, Pollak's outlook on DeFi and crypto regulation in the U.S.

2023년 8월 10일 a.m. 10:17 GMT-4