Curve founder: Defi more exciting than markets realize

Talking with crypto.news, Curve founder Michael Egorov argued that defi’s ecosystem still holds the biggest value proposition over speculative trends like memecoins.  During the 2021 peak, sometimes called crypto summer, decentralized finance took the driving seat. Defi tokens surged to…

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Crypto Compliance Platform Keyring Raises $6M to Unlock DeFi for Institutions

The company allows institutional investors to comply with regulations when interacting with DeFi, and recently facilitated a proof of concept trial with Nomura's crypto arm Laser Digital by building a compliance wrapper on top of USDC stablecoin.

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Elon Musk's Grok AI Good for Crypto Research? DeFi Analyst Makes Things Clear

Seasoned DeFi researcher indicated opportunities and challenges associated with Grok AI usage in studying crypto tokens

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USDT, USDC Boom Likely To Pump DeFi And Crypto AI Tokens Like QUBE Even Higher

The crypto market has witnessed a Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) boom. The surge in these stablecoins will likely boost the growth of DeFi and AI tokens like InQubeta (QUBE). AI and DeFi are two of the fastest-growing industries in the crypto market.

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Record amounts of crypto were stolen in DeFi hacks last quarter

After the record-breaking DeFi summer of 2020, the crypto industry has gone parabolic when adopting decentralized technologies. The post Record amounts of crypto were stolen in DeFi hacks last quarter appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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ESG DeFi, the next Trillion Dollar Asset Class

We’ve witnessed an avalanche of investment into crypto over the last two years thanks to the introduction of DeFi. Despite lingering high energy consumption and negative environmental impact narratives that aren’t necessarily untrue, $ millions have continued to pour into what seems like a never-ending cycle of DeFi products that offer lucrative returns on crypto […] The post ESG DeFi, the next Trillion Dollar Asset Class appeared first on NullTX.

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Crypto community concerned over impact of infrastructure bill on DeFi

How may the $1 trillion infrastructure bill impact the thriving DeFi ecosystem and crypto community at large?

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Altcoin roundup: There’s more to DeFi than just providing liquidity

Bitcoin price is down but crypto investors still have a plethora of yield opportunities thanks to DeFi.

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Financial Institutions ‘Should be Concerned’ of Competition from Crypto/DeFi Businesses: Mark Cuban

Billionaire Mark Cuban is talking about yield farming now, which is a core feature of most decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. He explains how instead of starting a business and then hoping to make enough revenue like in the traditional world, in the crypto/DeFi space, they sell tokens to raise capital, reward Liquidity Providers and validators, […] The post Financial Institutions ‘Should be Concerned’ of Competition from Crypto/DeFi Businesses: Mark Cuban first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Revised FATF Crypto Guidelines Could Spell The End of DEXes and DeFi

Dave Jevans, the CEO of crypto analytics firm CipherTrace, warned that regulators are looking to equalize compliance rules between decentralized and centralized exchanges. The knock-on effect poses questions on the operational feasibility of the segment and the DeFi platforms and protocols.

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Shabu Shabu Finance- A true DeFi Project Survivor

2020 was a unique year in the crypto space as it brought about the rise of a new sector known as decentralized finance (DeFi). Although the DeFi sector had been known for a while, 2020 saw the massive adoption of different DeFi features like borrowing, lending, and staking.

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Here’s the key element that can boost DeFi's popularity

The world of decentralized finance [DeFi] exploded in 2020 as crypto caught the attention of the mainstream. It was looked upon as a good diversion for assets especially when the crypto market was goiThe post Here’s the key element that can boost DeFi's popularity appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Former Bitspark CEO George Harrap Joins Crypto PR Firm as Head of DeFi

"I've been around crypto for a decade now and DeFi has me as excited as when I mined my first bitcoin," Harrap told CoinDesk.

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US-based Gemini just listed 15 DeFi tokens

As the DeFi rise continues, numerous crypto exchanges around the world are rushing to list as many popular DeFi tokens as possible. This was already seen with Binance crypto exchange, and the exchange’s rush actually backfired after it listed SUSHI.

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DeFi and security not mutually exclusive, say CertiK and Binance Smart Chain reps

The crypto space continues to build frameworks to supplement DeFi's rising star.

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First Mover: Bitcoins Hit Exchanges as Bloomberg Touts Crypto and DeFi Hedge Fund Seeks $50M

Bloomberg hails crypto as top 2020 asset, bitcoin hits exchanges, options traders see calm around U.S. elections, hedge fund seeks $50M for DeFi.

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Nearly $1B wiped off DeFi TVL amid crypto market sell-off

Value locked in DeFi smart contracts is now around $8.6 billion, down from $9.5...

The post Nearly $1B wiped off DeFi TVL amid crypto market sell-off appeared first on Coin Journal.

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The Complete Crypto Investors’ Guide to DeFi, Yield Farming and Passive Gains

Decentralized Finance, frequently shortened to DeFi, is a new type of electronic banking system that has been generating buzz within the crypto community and beyond. To date, the DeFi space accounts for more than 4 billion in crypto-assets and is shaping the future of digital finance.

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The Complete Crypto Investors’ Guide to DeFi, Yield Farming and Passive Gains 

Decentralized Finance, frequently shortened to DeFi, is a new type of electronic banking system that has been generating buzz within the crypto community and beyond. To date, the DeFi space accounts fThe post The Complete Crypto Investors’ Guide to DeFi, Yield Farming and Passive Gains  appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Coinbase Takes DeFi Focus as it Looks to List 19 New Crypto Assets

One of the biggest crypto narratives over the past few months has been decentralized finance — better known as “DeFi. ” Coins pertaining to this segment of the blockchain space have gone parabolic and users of DeFi protocols have shot up.

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Crypto’s New Deal: This DeFi Platform is Putting Unused Tokens Back to Work

Decentralized Finance “DeFi” has experienced tremendous growth in the past few months, and it looks like it’s only going to continue ramping up. According to DeFi Pulse, there is roughly… The post Crypto’s New Deal: This DeFi Platform is Putting Unused Tokens Back to Work appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Why DeFi is Not a Centralized Crypto Circus

Prominent crypto personality and Litecoin founder Charlie Lee recently railed on DeFi after a vulnerability was exploited on one protocol over the weekend. Here’s why he is wrong, and DeFi is here to stay.

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What Does the DeFi Hold for Crypto in 2020?

Coinspeaker What Does the DeFi Hold for Crypto in 2020?By offering open-access technology, DeFi is to move away from centralized finance, which has dominated banking since its inception.

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DeFi is Growing into the Next Generation of the Crypto Revolution

Coinspeaker DeFi is Growing into the Next Generation of the Crypto RevolutionThe movement around decentralized finance (DeFi) is gaining swift traction, and many believe that it's DeFi that will dominate blockchain space.

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Tax Time: How To Report Earnings From DeFi Protocols

Tax season is here again, and if you’re lucky, you might have some gains to report. Most people are becoming more familiar with the tax implications of trading crypto, but some aspects are still totally unexplored.

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Compound Finance Introduces New Risk Model For Their Upcoming Release

Compound Finance, the company behind the concept of Decentralized Finance Applications (DeFi), alongside MakerDAO, among others, has registered $9 million in crypto collateralized loan. It just took six months for the firm to reach this amount of funds, after being launched back in September 2018. Now, the firm is planning to release a new risk […]

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After QuadrigaCX: New Regulations for Canadian Exchanges Are in the Works

As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.

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