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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.

DeFi

Politiche

France's Markets Regulator Backs Global Rules for DeFi

The AMF wants industry stakeholders to contribute to a discussion about its views on supervising DeFi, DAOs and associated risks.

Di Sandali Handagama

The Financial Markets Authority in Paris, France (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Mercati

Meme Coin BOB Tanks 45% After Elon Musk Calls its Twitter Bot Account a 'Scam'

Musk had previously engaged with the Bob token bot several times, aiding a value rise.

Di Shaurya Malwa

Red arrows pointing down falling drop (Getty Images)

Finanza

DeFi Credit Protocol Concordia Raises $4M in Round Led by Tribe, Kraken Ventures

Concordia, now live in public testnet on Aptos, offers a multi-chain risk and collateral management platform for digital assets.

Di Brandy Betz

(Pixabay)

Tecnologie

EigenLayer’s Restaking Smart Contracts Reach Max Limit on Same Day as Mainnet Launch, Pulling in $16M

Notable depositor into EigenLayer’s pools includes one address that deployed the U.S.-sanctioned Tornado Cash money mixing tool.

Di Sage D. Young

Full fuel gauge icon (M-A-U/Getty)

Web3

Aave's Decentralized Social Media Platform Lens Protocol Releases New Governance Model

Lens Improvement Proposals (LIPs) is an attempt to create a framework for developers, creators and users to participate in the decision-making process of Len’s future development.

Di Sage D. Young

(Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)

Mercati

Wallet Linked to Curve Founder Repays $1.3M to Aave Amid CRV Token Decline

Lending protocol Aave DAO has already been recommended to “freeze” millions worth of CRV tokens.

Di Shaurya Malwa

(vlastas/iStock)

Tecnologie

Cross-Chain Bridge deBridge Launches App for Trading Without Liquidity Pools

The DLN app is now live with support for Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Fantom, BNB Chain, and Avalanche.

Di Shaurya Malwa

(AhmadArdity/Pixabay)

Politiche

U.S. SEC Out-of-Bounds in Dragging DeFi Into Proposed Exchange Rule, Industry Says

The agency’s comment window is closing for its proposal to expand how it defines exchanges, including a major swath of decentralized finance, and the crypto sector is objecting.

Di Jesse Hamilton

SEC

Finanza

Crypto Investing Platform Finblox Starts Offering Tokenized Treasury Yield With OpenEden

Demand for tokenized versions of short-term U.S. government bonds has been increasing as crypto investors turn to real-world assets to earn returns on their investments.

Di Krisztian Sandor

Yield sign (Shutterstock)

Finanza

21Shares Introduces Exchange-Traded Product for Liquid Staking Platform Lido DAO

While the product offers investors single asset exposure to the liquid staking leader, the Switzerland-based firm classified it as a class 7 risk, the highest level.

Di Sage D. Young

Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder, co-founders of 21Shares parent 21.co (21.co)
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