Tag: DeFi
DeFi can be 100 times larger than today in 5 years
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a natural product made possible by blockchain technology and has the right and ready infrastructure to propel the t [...]
3 reasons why DeFi users are bullish on Abracadabra, Magic Internet Money and SPELL
Stablecoins and their use in decentralized finance (DeFi) have played a key role in the 2021 cryptocurrency bull market because allow investors to [...]
DeFi Lender bZx Suffers Hack for Reported 55M
DeFi lender bZx suffered a hack for a reported $55 million, according to a tweet on Friday by the blockchain security firm SlowMist. “#bZx private [...]
Value Locked in DeFi Surges. So Do the Exploits
DeFi developers will undoubtedly learn from their mistakes and the industry will naturally become safer over time. However, the Aave vulnerability [...]
Layer-2 and multi-chain DeFi platforms see record inflows as Ethereum fees soar
High transaction fees have been a persistent thorn in the side of investors and blockchain projects since at least 2014 when Ethereum Network co-cr [...]
Uniting DeFi and NFTs in gaming
The so-called freemium model has also been rapidly increasing, where a game is free to play but players can make in-game purchases and advertisers [...]
DeFi Needs Clear Regulation; Or Does it? Feat. PaperImperium
This week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to PaperImperium, the first and only pseudonymous crypto a [...]
Chainlink’s total value secured surpasses $75B as DeFi continues to surge
The total value secured by the Chainlink network has officially surpassed $75 billion, marking a new milestone for the decentralized oracle solutio [...]
How Yield Farming on Curve Is Quietly Conquering DeFi
Over the past six months, Curve has made just $34.1 million in swap fees, even though it has $16.5 billion in TVL on Ethereum’s main network and ha [...]
Recounting 2021’s biggest DeFi hacking incidents
Compound Finance is just one of the latest victims of DeFi hacking incidents in 2021. On Sept. 30, its errant token distribution bug within the Pro [...]
Blockchain tech firms AllianceBlock and Flare integrate technologies to expand their DeFi ecosystems
AllianceBlock, a blockchain tech firm that seeks to bridge the gap between decentralized finance, or DeFi, and traditional finance, announced a par [...]
Sanctor Capital launches $20M fund to bootstrap GameFi, DeFi projects
Blockchain-focused investment firm Sanctor Capital has raised $20 million to fund emerging projects in the cryptocurrency space, offering the lates [...]
DeFi Startup Notional Expands Fixed-Rate Lending Presence With V2 Upgrade
The protocol currently offers fixed-rate borrowing of USDC and DAI for up to one year, and wBTC and ETH borrowing for up to six months. It has rece [...]
GSR Turns Up DeFi Activity in Strategic Shift
Crypto market maker GSR is going big on decentralized finance (DeFi) after concluding that decentralized exchanges (DEXs) like Uniswap will prevail [...]
DeFi protocol Aave encounters major capital flight
Annual percentage yields, or APY, on crypto borrowing and lending platform Aave have surged to record levels after capital withdrawals sent the dec [...]