Tag: DeFi

3 reasons why DeFi investors should always look before leaping

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This Little Known DeFi Token Is Attracting Investors

[ad_1] This DeFi token, which only ranks 138th among cryptocurrencies according to total market capitalization, is starting to make some real loud noise in the crypto space this ‘Uptober.’ Even though the market continues to struggle to recover from its dismal September performance, SUSHI – the native token of...
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DeFi platform Oasis to block wallet addresses deemed at-risk

[ad_1] According to a new community Discord post on Thursday, decentralized finance platform Oasis.app says that sanctioned addresses will no longer be able to access the application. As a result of the change to the terms of service, wallets flagged as high risk are prohibited from using Oasis.app to...
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Ukraine Is Getting Aid From This DeFi Project

[ad_1] Blockchain networks are decentralized, meaning that they can be used to make payments without centralized authorities deciding which transactions are allowed. While some argue that such systems can enable fraudulent transactions, blockchain networks use advanced mathematical technologies called consensus mechanisms to prevent this. Thus, blockchains can be used...
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How The Crypto Winter Has Impacted The DeFi Sector

[ad_1] The crypto market trends to the downside as major assets are unable to break above local resistance. As per usual, the dominant trend picks winners and losers and unfortunately, the altcoin markets have been amongst the latter. Related Reading | As Bitcoin Slumps, BTC Miners Sell Of Their Tokens...
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Solana Ventures sets up $100M fund for GameFi and DeFi in South Korea

[ad_1] Solana Ventures and the Solana Foundation have formed a $100 million fund to help support the growth of nonfungible token (NFT), blockchain gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects in South Korea. In addition to supporting projects built on Solana (SOL), the fund will help keep some Terra-based projects...
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Coinbase Floats Crypto Think Tank to Research DeFi, Web3

[ad_1] Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency exchange, has launched the Coinbase Institute, a global crypto-native think tank. The exchange selected Hermine Wong as the Director of the Institute. Wong is a former US government official who worked with the Executive Office of the President’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
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“DeFi is not decentralized at all,” says former Blockstream executive

[ad_1] Samson Mow, former chief strategy officer at Blokstream and founder of JAN3, is convinced that most decentralized finance protocols can’t compete with Bitcoin when it comes to providing an effective monetary network because of their lack of decentralization.  As Mow pointed out, DeFi projects are governed by entities...
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