Tag: DeFi

Apple’s Approval Process Delays Uniswap’s Mobile App Launch; Firm Launches Limited Trial Release – Defi Bitcoin News

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On March 3, 2023, Uniswap Labs, the firm behind the decentralized exchange Uniswap, announced the launch of a limited early-release application through Apple’s Testflight program. The company stated that the limited release was due to Apple not granting approval for the application launch, and the team does not know why. Uniswap Labs Launches Limited Early-Release Mobile App via Apple’s Testflight Platform Uniswap Labs launched a mobile application for Uniswap via Apple’s Testflight platform. The self-custodial, open-source mobile application is available for a limited release. However, the company noted that Apple…

DeFi to be examined at inaugural CFTC tech advisory meeting: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. DeFi will be in focus during the inaugural Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) tech advisory meeting, where a panel will “explore issues in decentralized finance.” Polygon, a layer-2 scaling protocol for Ethereum, has launched a zero-knowledge decentralized identity solution to the public nearly a year after announcing its development. The cryptocurrency phishing scammer behind some of the most high-profile and high-value Web3 thefts claims…

Will DeFi Emerge From Crypto Winter Stronger?

There is a domino effect at play here. Last year MakerDAO, the largest DeFi protocol with $8.6 billion in total value locked, pushed further into traditional asset financing, with five traditional finance asset vaults and a $30 million DAI loan using bond token collateral out to a subsidiary of French finance juggernaut Société Générale. Then, a few months ago, private-equity giant KKR tokenized exposure to its $4 billion health-care fund on Avalanche. Subsequently, in November, Apollo announced plans to offer an upcoming fund on a public blockchain through Figure. Just…

DeFi Protocol StaFi Nearly Halves Commission Fees for Staking

StaFi’s move to slash commission fees comes in the runup to the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade, a network upgrade that encompasses a collection of improvement proposals, including one to allow investors to collect their staked, or locked-up, ether. The upgrade, which is slated for March, is expected to boost the number of stakers within the DeFi ecosystem, offering StaFi an opportunity to attract more builders to its protocol. Source

Ethereum DeFi Altcoin Explodes 140% After Surprise Support From Crypto Exchange Binance

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A decentralized Ethereum (ETH)-based lending protocol is leading the altcoin markets with explosive gains following surprise support from Binance, the world’s largest crypto trading platform by volume. In an announcement yesterday, Binance revealed it would be listing Liquity (LQTY) in its “Innovation Zone”, where newer tokens with higher volatility are designated. Liquity is a borrowing and lending protocol powered by its stablecoin LUSD, and uses ETH as collateral. LQTY, its native token, can be used for liquidity mining and staking. LQTY stakers can earn LUSD from fees on loan issuance,…

DeFi Trading Platform Aurox Seeking Funding at $75M Valuation

Aurox launched an all-in-one trading platform called Aurox Terminal in 2020 that integrates more than 50 exchanges and now has 70,000 users and $1 billion of trading volume, the firm said on its fundraising site. It also has a crypto wallet product, and crafted its own DeFi smart contract protocol and native ecosystem token URUS. Source

Institutional DeFi Startup Hashnote Is First to Emerge From Incubator Cumberland Labs

“We’re not a subsidiary of Cumberland but obviously work closely with companies like DRW,” said Churchouse in an interview. “We work with external founders, where typically there is a large first check investment for a substantial equity position in companies where we can add a genuine competitive advantage with Cumberland and DRW. That means a deep involvement in trading, market making, engineering algorithmic systems, low latency, the whole nine yards.” Source