Tag: Centralized
FTX Showed the Problems of Centralized Finance, and Proved the Need for DeFi
Despite sell-offs, Uniswap, Balancer, Curv, and other decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms have been functioning [...]
Binance’s victory over FTX means more users moving away from centralized exchanges
Based on the joint statements on Twitter this week from Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, it seems clear that FTX h [...]
Bankman-Fried misguides regulators by directing them away from centralized finance
Last month’s proposal from Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto exchange FTX, for regulators to establish a litany of standards for the cryptocurrency ind [...]
Setting rules for centralized exchanges
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges have become the backbone of the nascent crypto ecosystem, making way for retail and institutional traders to trad [...]
Hodlers prefer centralized exchanges over DeFi for security: Chainalysis
Security remains a perennial concern for DeFi protocols, but DeFi will still inevitably “grow and flourish,” [...]
Citi Says Decentralized Crypto Exchanges Are Winning Market Share From Centralized Peers
One potential driver for DEX volumes in the near term is an increase in regulation, the note said. As crypto regulation develops more broadly, with ex [...]
Crypto insurance market expands with decentralized and centralized options
Insurance is key for financially securing important assets. Yet, the cryptocurrency sector — which is predicted to reach a global market size of $4.94 [...]
Centralized USDC could decide the future of contentious ETH hard forks
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that centralized stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) and Circle USD (USDC) could become “a significant decider [...]
Crypto payments gain ground thanks to centralized payment processors
The cryptocurrency market has grown beyond many people’s expectations over the past decade. The nascent industry has managed to change mainstream perc [...]
Hardware crypto wallet sales increase as centralized exchanges scramble
Blockchain analysis firm Glassnode recently characterized the 2022 bear market as the worst on record. This seems to be the case due to events such as [...]
Regulators may favor centralized stablecoins after Terra crisis
Swiss National Bank (SNB) deputy head Thomas Muser talked to Cointelegraph editor Aaron Wood and discussed the ongoing trends in central bank digital [...]
Centralized vs. decentralized digital networks: Key differences
A decentralized digital network is not controlled by a central authority. Instead, control is distributed among its users. There is no single server [...]
Decentralized Exchanges Beat Centralized Counterparts for On-Chain Flows: Chainalysis
Uniswap and other decentralized exchanges may have their downsides, but they're outpacing centralized exchanges for on-chain inflows.
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The ‘Google of Blockchains’ Is Sunsetting Its Centralized Service
The Graph announced it will urge developers to migrate to its Etheruem-based indexer network as it shuts down its centralized service by early 2023.
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Are HODLers doomed to rely on centralized options?
Self-sovereignty is a core principle in the cryptocurrency space: Investors need to rely on a trustless, decentralized network instead of a central en [...]