DeFi

PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is a Smart Contract?
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is a Smart Contract?
December 07, 2021  |  Blockchain

Welcome to the third installment of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on DeFi! Over the coming days be looking at every part of decentralized finance — the...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Are the Top DeFi Platforms?
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Are the Top DeFi Platforms?
December 03, 2021  |  Blockchain

Welcome to the second of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the coming days, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi —...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is DeFi?
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is DeFi?
December 02, 2021  |  Blockchain

Welcome to the first of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the coming days, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi —...

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DeFi Opens New Possibilities for Banks Willing to Embrace Change
DeFi Opens New Possibilities for Banks Willing to Embrace Change
November 30, 2021  |  Banking

There are any number of ways to look at the emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) space, at least where banks are concerned. Some view it as...

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Rise in Bitcoin Pushes DeFi Past $100B Mark
Rise in Bitcoin Pushes DeFi Past $100B Mark
October 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

A recent surge in bitcoin prices has helped move the value of decentralized financed assets (DeFi) past the $100 billion mark for the first time....

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Berlin-Based Firm Swarm Markets Targets the Masses of DeFi Skeptics
Berlin-Based Firm Swarm Markets Targets the Masses of DeFi Skeptics
October 06, 2021  |  Blockchain

Traditional banking and DeFi are often at loggerheads with many who doubt the ability of decentralized, permissionless platforms to provide the same level of consumer...

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Algorand Foundation Announces $300M Fund to Grow DeFi Innovation
Algorand Foundation Announces $300M Fund to Grow DeFi Innovation
September 10, 2021  |  Blockchain

The Algorand Foundation, which leverages a stable, universal platform to further blockchain adoption, on Friday (Sept. 10) announced the creation of the Viridis DeFi Program,...

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Former SEC Enforcer Says Watchdogs, Crypto Firms Need Open Dialogue on Oversight
Former SEC Enforcer Says Watchdogs, Crypto Firms Need Open Dialogue on Oversight
August 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The common view of the cryptocurrency landscape is that it’s the Wild West — untamed, with speculative activity out of control, and with regulators bearing...

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SEC Has Long Road Before DeFi Regulatory Framework Is Ready
SEC Has Long Road Before DeFi Regulatory Framework Is Ready
August 20, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has its eye on the decentralized finance (DeFi) space but has yet to figure out how to develop a...

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