Tag: DeFi

How to use DeFi the right way — This latest guide can help

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The cryptocurrency market saw an explosion of growth during the 2021 decentralized finance (DeFi) Summer and increased fear of missing out (FOMO), which drove prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and much of the cryptocurrency market to all-time highs. During that time, the total value locked (TVL) across DeFi rose to nearly $180 billion before crashing down to earth.  After the past few weeks of the BTC price crossing the $30,000 threshold, some are speculating if the market is gearing up for another bull run. That could signal interest from both veterans…

Breaking down the ongoing token impersonation scams with DeFi execs

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol Tres Finance warned the community about a scam that involves fake tokens designed to mimic legitimate transactions. In an interview, Tres Finance co-founder Tal Zackon and the company’s technical lead Idan David shared the details of a scam using fraudulent transactions that imitate legitimate ones. According to the duo, the scammers attempt to lure unsuspecting users to copy the wrong wallet address and send their transactions there. David further explained that scammers often identify and target wallets with large amounts of stablecoins like Tether (USDT) or…

Knowing Who Counterparties Are Is Key to Engaging Institutions in DeFi

NEW YORK – Developing digital identity infrastructure such that counterparties know who they are trading with is critical to getting large institutions involved in decentralized finance (DeFi), said Joseph Chalom, head of strategic partnerships at BlackRock, at the State of Crypto Summit held by Coinbase and the Financial Times in New York on Thursday. Source

DeFi tokens to watch in H2 2023

The state of decentralized finance (DeFi) in 2023 is a mixed bag. On the one hand, the sector has seen significant growth in recent months, with total value locked (TVL) reaching an all-time high of over $200 billion in February 2021. This growth was driven by several factors, including the launch of new DeFi protocols, increased adoption by institutional investors, and the growing popularity of DeFi-based yield farming. On the other hand, DeFi has also been plagued by many high-profile hacks and exploits. For example, the Ronin Network was hacked…

DeFi options platform uses social logins, margin trading to draw in liquidity

A DeFi options platform launched that uses social logins and undercollateralized trading to draw in liquidity providers, according to a June 15 announcement . The protocol, called “Synquote,” is capable of handling large trades with much less slippage than previous options platforms, the team claimed. Synquote user interface. Source: Synquote According to the announcement, Synquote did over $25 million of notional volume in its beta period, which began on March 17. The largest trade during this period was for $1 million in notional volume, which was executed without any detectable…