Tag: DeFis
US regulator to seek feedback on DeFi’s impact on financial crime
A United States financial regulator is looking to gain feedback from the banking industry about how decentralized finance (DeFi) may affect the bureau [...]
Southeast Asia and DeFi’s Big Bet on the Unbanked
In one of the more striking early scenes from P.T. Anderson’s 2007 film, There Will Be Blood, there is a gas explosion that destroys the drilling rig [...]
DeFi’s ‘Severe Threat’ Needs New Kind of Regulation, EU Commission Told
“DeFi tools hold a credible promise for new forms of financial services adapted to a globalized, competitive, fair and digital economy,” Roukny, an as [...]
The blue fox: DeFi’s rise and the birth of Metamask Institutional
The popularity of decentralized finance played an integral role in the launch of MetaMask Institutional as c [...]
DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue could thrive
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of key decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you some of the major deve [...]
DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue and fee sharing could thrive
At the moment, liquidity is hard to come by, but crypto traders and protocols still need inflow and revenue to remain functional.As the crypto winter [...]
DeFi’s Resilience During the Market Slowdown; Bitcoin Slumps Near $20K
"Later this year, we’ll begin sunsetting Coinbase Pro to migrate all advanced trading into one unified Coinbase account, bringing customers access to [...]
This is what’s standing in the way of DeFi’s ‘NFTification’
Ask someone what an NFT is, and they'll instinctively think of digital art — the CryptoPunks, Bored Apes and Ether Rocks that have sold for eye-wateri [...]
Gaming Out DeFi’s Regulated Future
DeFi is facing increased regulation, but the type and amount remains uncertain as policymakers wrestle with different questions.
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Why You Should Consider Pooling Support Behind DeFi’s PoolTogether
The larger issue, however, touches all of crypto. In essence, the lawsuit is about decentralization and the responsibility software coders hold once c [...]
DeFi’s PoolTogether Crowdfunds Legal Defense With NFT Collection
Kent’s suit names PoolTogether, the Brooklyn-based corporation, and its founder, Brooklyn resident Leighton Cusak, as well as a host of the protocol’s [...]
Goldman Sachs Says DeFi’s Interconnections Can Increase Systemic Risk
The collapse in UST hit stETH, with the token trading at a 4.5% discount to ETH, Goldman said. That’s because stETH holders were able to convert their [...]
Liquidity has driven DeFi’s growth to date, so what’s the future outlook?
In mid-February 2020, the total value locked within decentralized finance (DeFi) applications first exceeded $1 billion. Fueled by the DeFi summer of [...]
Securities Regulators Cast Doubt on DeFi’s Decentralization Claims
Supposedly decentralized finance is anything but, IOSCO claimed in its statement. In practice, DeFi often involves central actors who retain control, [...]
Paradigm Invests $8.75M in DeFi’s Ribbon Finance
“[Ribbon] is a simple way for users to earn high yield on bitcoin, ether and USDC,” co-founder and CEO Julian Koh told CoinDesk in an interview. “We h [...]