DeFi

Ryan Selkis, co-founder and CEO of crypto analytics firm Messari, discusses his take on what’s driving the digital asset markets, including the “enthusiasm” around Ethereum ahead of its long-awaited “merge,” developments on DeFi, and the crypto regulation landscape.

Aug 16, 2022

Polkadot-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Acala’s native stablecoin, aUSD, depegged on Sunday, plummeting 99% after hackers exploited a bug in a newly deployed liquidity pool to mint 1.28 billion tokens. "The Hash" team discusses the implications for the state of stablecoins, open finance, and regulation.

Aug 15, 2022

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineAug 15, 2022

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen weighs in on how DeFi projects can "interact with the real world economy" and do things like invest in real estate and renewable energy. Christensen also shares his thoughts on the future of stablecoin regulation.

Aug 11, 2022

Galaxy Digital has published a report on how the U.S. Treasury department’s sanction of crypto mixer Tornado Cash could impact the future of crypto.

Aug 11, 2022

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, which could have a ripple effect across the industry. Rune Christensen, founder of Ethereum’s pioneering decentralized money layer MakerDAO, discusses the ban and what it means for MakerDAO, its decentralized stablecoin DAI and the state of DeFi. Plus, exploring the impact of Ethereum's merge.

Aug 11, 2022

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineAug 10, 2022

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineAug 8, 2022

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 7, 2022

Linda Lu (Oasis Network), Nikhil Sharma (Oasis), Haseeb Qureshi (Dragonfly Capital) and Kanav Kariya (Jump Crypto) join Oasis Labs Founder Dawn Song at Consensus 2022 to share their insights and outlook on how to succeed in DeFi. Plus, a conversation on why Oasis is revolutionary in this space. Moderator: Rachel Wolfson, Senior Reporter, Cointelegraph

Aug 4, 2022