Tag: DeFi
Alex Raises $5.8M to Bring DeFi to the Bitcoin Ecosystem
Alex, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on the Bitcoin-linked Stacks blockchain, has raised $5.8 million in financing led by White Star [...]
Is Jack Dorsey About to Announce a Bitcoin DeFi Platform?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn this edition of “The Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW follows up on the story about the poli [...]
ENS airdrops token, and SEC’s Crenshaw speaks on DeFi, Nov. 5–12
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance (DeFi) newsletter.Ethereum Name Service announced a retroactive token airdro [...]
Saddle Raises $7.5M to Reduce Slippage in DeFi Trading
Saddle, an open-source automated market maker (AMM) for trading between pegged value crypto assets, has closed a $7.5 million funding round led by [...]
How to spot a rug pull in DeFi, 6 tips by Cointelegraph
In our latest in-depth video, Cointelegraph shares six key tips on how to increase your safety when investing in DeFi by identifying rug pulls — On [...]
Polkadot DeFi Darling Acala Has Gathered Over $600M and Counting
“The main complaint we were getting from people was that two years is a long time to lock up their DOT,” said Reecer. “So we built what is basicall [...]
DeFi must address transparency and pseudonymity
SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has highlighted the benefits of Decentralized Finance while warning of the dangers of failing to embrace a prote [...]
‘In the next three to five years, the DeFi industry will grow massively,’ says 1inch Network co-founder Anton Bukov
It’s only been two years since its founding, but decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol 1inch Network has already surpassed $85.8 billion in cumulat [...]
What FATF’s Latest Guidance Means for DeFi, Stablecoins and Self-Hosted Wallets
FATF warns regulators to not blindly accept the crypto industry marketing that loosely calls various platforms “decentralized.” In function, these [...]
DeFi protocol Acala raises $400M in crowdloans during first Polkadot parachain auction
Decentralized finance protocol Acala announced Monday that they have raised 8.5 million DOT (worth $451.8 million USD at time of publication) from [...]
DeFi tokens see double-digit gains as Ethereum and Bitcoin chase new highs
Momentum in the cryptocurrency market is back on the rise on Nov. 8 after a solid rally from Bitcoin (BTC) placed the price back above $66,000 and [...]
Dutch multinational ING considers entering DeFi lending industry
In a presentation made during the Singapore Fintech Festival, Annerie Vreugdenhil, chief innovation officer of ING, announced the firm is working o [...]
Cadenza Ventures Launches $50M Crypto Fund for DeFi and Blockchain Projects
Cadenza Ventures has raised a $50 million crypto venture fund to invest in early stage digital finance and blockchain technology companies. Van Eck [...]
Sequoia Jumps Into Token Plays With Investment in DeFi Project Parallel
The round, which values the Polkadot-based protocol at $250 million, comes less than two weeks after Sequoia pledged to restructure its investing p [...]