DeFi

DeFi

DeFi Derivatives Protocol Vega Raises $43M in CoinList Token Sale

Some 21,000 unique participants took part in the offering.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
DeFi

Blockchain or Blockbuster? The Choice Facing Financial Incumbents

The old-guard financial industry is aware of the competitive threat from decentralized finance, but it's not moving fast enough to catch up.

Opinion  ·  20 July 2021
DeFi

Rolexes in DeFi? NFT Marketplace 4K Raises $3M to Combine NFTs and Luxury Goods

4K aims to bring NFTs of vault-stored valuables into the world of decentralized finance.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
DeFi

If Stablecoins Cause Instability, Regulators Have Themselves to Blame

Pseudonymity is a key reason for the emergence of the $110 billion stablecoin market. If regulators are worried about financial stability, they should have some KYC controls.

Opinion  ·  19 July 2021
DeFi

Everything Moves Fast in DeFi, Even Political Action

The controversial DeFi Education Fund will pay off for the whole industry.

Opinion  ·  19 July 2021
DeFi

Grayscale Unveils DeFi Fund Linked to New CoinDesk Index

The new fund joins a growing number of offerings seeking to help investors easily bet on growth in decentralized finance (DeFi).

Markets  ·  19 July 2021
DeFi

Terra Attracts $150M for DeFi Ecosystem Fund

The decentralized stablecoin project is rapidly gaining momentum.

Business  ·  16 July 2021
Japan

Japan Increasing Efforts to Regulate Digital Currency: Report

The move is a sign of increasing concern that new forms of private money could disrupt Japan's financial system.

News  ·  16 July 2021
DeFi

DeFi Yield Farming Aggregator ApeRocket Suffers $1.26M Flash Loan Attack

The attacks occurred on ApeRocket's Binance Smart Chain and Polygon networks within a few hours of each other on Wednesday.

Tech  ·  15 July 2021
DeFi

FOX Token Up 77% on ShapeShift DAO, Airdrop News

ShapeShift’s token is up significantly on news the exchange is becoming a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Business  ·  14 July 2021
DeFi

ShapeShift to Shut Down, Airdrop FOX Tokens to Decentralize Itself Out of Existence

ShapeShift will send out 340 million FOX tokens across DeFi.

Business  ·  14 July 2021
DeFi

Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Raises $37M in Series B Fundraising

The round was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures.

Business  ·  14 July 2021
DeFi

Polychain Leads $21M Round for Retail-Oriented DEX

Shipyard’s Clipper DEX aims to attract retail traders with low trading fees.

Business  ·  13 July 2021
DeFi

Superfluid Raises $9M for a New Take on Streaming Payments

Multicoin Capital is betting the real-time payments platform can power DeFi and DAOs – and also subscriptions and salaries.

Business  ·  13 July 2021
Bitcoin

Synthetix Rallies as DeFi Protocol Announces Layer 2 Launch

"SNX's upside is in part supported by the latest update from the team in relation to the planned collaboration with Optimism," one analyst said.

Markets  ·  12 July 2021