The solution is centralized, but time is pressing. As the launch date of Ethereum 2.0 approaches, an important issue in the staking mechanism is starting to be discussed in the community: the one-way nature of stake deposits. Prospective stakers in Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 will not be able to withdraw or transfer their stake until […]
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Customers can now borrow money from crypto exchange Bitfinex. Amid a year of significant growth for the decentralized finance space within the crypto industry, Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitfinex has unveiled its new lending service today, called Bitfinex Borrow. “Bitfinex Borrow is a borrowing platform,” Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino told Cointelegraph. “This particular […]
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Given the $250 billion worth of Bitcoin in existence today, it’s hard to imagine a future where BTC is not used in DeFi products. Decentralized finance is a fairly new, nuanced concept for mainstream audiences. At its core, DeFi promises a revamped global financial system equipped with savings, loans and inventive yield-earning opportunities that enable […]
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Polkadot’s DeFi ecosystem is expanding, but will its interoperability prove to be the Ethereum-killer? The Polkadot blockchain platform only launched its mainnet in May, but it is already pushing to become a major competitive force in the sector. In late August, following a DOT token redenomination, Polkadot smashed into the top 10 cryptocurrencies, overtaking established […]
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The project will “explore if there is a future role for a wholesale CBDC in the Australian payments system,” according to the RBA. According to a Nov. 2 announcement from The Reserve Bank of Australia, or RBA, the financial institution will be partnering with the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, the financial services company Perpetual, […]
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The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Sunday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much […]
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The country continues to make slow but sure steps on its way to being a crypto-friendly nation Mongolia’s largest bank will soon begin offering crypto services including custody, remittance, deposits, loans, and crypto-asset management. According to DDaily, blockchain company Hexland — founded by former Samsung developers — and white label tech company Delio havagreed to […]
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A relatively benign attack highlighted the potential threat of flash loans. The MakerDAO (MKR) community is urgently implementing measures to prevent voting manipulation through flash loans. This was precipitated by what is likely the first instance of the feature being used to influence a DeFi governance vote on Oct. 26. According to a post published […]
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Money Legos can be dangerous, especially when you focus on semantics. We were graced with one more typical “degen yield farm” popping in and out of relevance this week. Harvest Finance collected as much as $1 billion in total value locked before an “economic exploit” sent it tumbling down. Its value locked measure now hovering […]
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Aave’s core developers have transferred governance rights over to AAVE token holders, giving its community control over the future of the protocol. Aave has become the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) project to transfer governance rights to its token holders. On Oct. 29, Aave announced that the protocol’s admin keys had been transferred from its core […]
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