DeFi
Diving Into DeFi to Navigate the New Wave of Finance
Decentralized Finance, also known as DeFi, effectively lets people be their own bank by replacing traditional institutions with trustless, transparent, and immutable code in the form of smart contracts.

Bitcoin Holds Steady at $28.5K as Private Sector Hiring Decelerated in March
Banrion Capital Management Chief Investment Strategist Victoria Bills joins "First Mover" to discuss bitcoin's recent price action, citing consumer insecurity that stems from the recent banking failures. Plus, the latest on ether's rally ahead of the Shapella hard fork and the overall performance of DeFi.

MEV Blocker Wants to Help You Outrun the Front-Runners
Builders behind the new utility say it will help Ethereum users avoid the scourge of MEV and earn a profit, too.

Next-Generation DeFi Platform M^ZERO Exits Stealth Mode With $22.5M Funding Round
The seed capital was led by Pantera Capital and included the Scaramucci-linked SALT Fund, and Mouro Capital, the venture capital operation connected to the Santander Group.

Developers Fork Uniswap V3, Protocol Attracts $123M in Total Value Locked
The majority of value is locked on Binance Smart Chain (BSC).

Real-World Tokenization Is Surging as TradFi Grows More Receptive to Blockchain
A number of banks and other big brands want to bring more efficiency to their transactions.

DeFi Hub Nibiru Chain Valued at $100M After $8.5M Seed Funding Round
The startup will launch its mainnet and stablecoin this summer.

OPNX Exchange, Which Offers FTX Claims Trading, Led by Three Arrows Founders, Is Now Live
Users can get a 50% discount on trading fees if they hold FLEX tokens.

Crypto Startup Li.Fi Raises $17.5M in Funding Round
CoinFund and Superscrypt led the round for the cross-chain bridge and decentralized exchange aggregator.


