DeFi

Software Firm ConsenSys Closes $450M Series D to Further Web3 Developments
Software Firm ConsenSys Closes $450M Series D to Further Web3 Developments
March 15, 2022  |  Investments

Software company ConsenSys, which creates foundational software for Web3, has closed a $450 million Series D funding round, the company announced Tuesday (March 15). Per...

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DeFi’s Achilles’ Heel on Display: Vote Could Take $100M in Crypto from an Investor
DeFi’s Achilles’ Heel on Display: Vote Could Take $100M in Crypto from an Investor
March 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

On March 15, the token-holders of a decentralized blockchain are going to reveal the big Achilles’ heel at the heart of DeFi. The token-holders of...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is Ethereum? The Blockchain That Moved Crypto Beyond Currency
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is Ethereum? The Blockchain That Moved Crypto Beyond Currency
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Over the course of this series of articles, we are going to look at the top blockchains in cryptocurrency, with a goal of helping you...

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If DeFi Is Really Decentralized, Why Did a Top Developer Quitting Crash Dozens of Tokens?
If DeFi Is Really Decentralized, Why Did a Top Developer Quitting Crash Dozens of Tokens?
March 08, 2022  |  Blockchain

Decentralized finance, better known as DeFi, is the hottest segment of cryptocurrency right now. In large part, that’s because it goes even further than crypto’s...

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SEC’s New Top Cop: No Free Pass For Unregistered Crypto Lenders
SEC’s New Top Cop: No Free Pass For Unregistered Crypto Lenders
February 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t about to give crypto lending firms a mulligan for what it says are securities law violations. That announcement, by...

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Banks, Asset Managers, Corporates Climb Back on the Bitcoin Bandwagon
Banks, Asset Managers, Corporates Climb Back on the Bitcoin Bandwagon
February 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The idea that bitcoin is a store of value that will, like gold, ride the wave of inflation has been tested lately, especially after it...

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Powered by DeFi, NFTs and Web 3.0, Decentralized Social Media Seeks to Unseat Tech Giants
Powered by DeFi, NFTs and Web 3.0, Decentralized Social Media Seeks to Unseat Tech Giants
February 09, 2022  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Decentralized finance lending platform Aave has launched a new social media protocol it hopes will take the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok into...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: How to Buy an NFT in 19 Easy Steps
PYMNTS DeFi Series: How to Buy an NFT in 19 Easy Steps
January 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Welcome to PYMNTS’ series on nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the newest craze in cryptocurrency. We’ll be looking at every part of the NFT craze sweeping the...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What is Cardano?
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What is Cardano?
January 18, 2022  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in crypto to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins”...

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