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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
DeFi Fumbled Its Post-FTX Advantage in 2023, but There’s Still Hope for 2024
Major factors indicate that this could be a breakout year for decentralized infrastructure, SynFutures CEO Rachel Lin writes.
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By Rachel Lin
Jan 16, 2024 at 7:51 p.m. UTC
Jan 16, 2024
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Markets
Bitcoin
Investment Adviser Two Prime Sees $2B in Demand for Bitcoin-Backed Loans
"We have seen about $2 billion in demand for bitcoin-secured loans since we started offering them in September," Two Prime's Alexander Blume said.
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By Omkar Godbole
Nov 8, 2023 at 8:01 a.m. UTC
Nov 8, 2023
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Ankex CEO Michael Moro: We'll Look to Enter the U.S. 'When it Makes Sense'
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Ankex CEO Michael Moro: We'll Look to Enter the U.S. 'When it Makes Sense'
Non-custodial hybrid exchange Ankex moved from alpha to beta testing this week. Ankex CEO Michael Moro shares insights into the platform striking a balance between CeFi and De...
Ankex CEO Michael Moro: We'll Look to Enter the U.S. 'When it Makes Sense'
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 21, 2023 at 2:10 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2023
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StarkWare co-founders President Eli Ben-Sasson and CEO Uri Kolodny (StarkWare)
Finance
Starkware
Crypto Liquidity Network Paradigm Leans Into DeFi With StarkWare
The Paradex decentralized perpetuals platform is backed by StarkWare's new appchain technology.
StarkWare co-founders President Eli Ben-Sasson and CEO Uri Kolodny (StarkWare)
By Brandy Betz
Jul 21, 2023 at 3:24 p.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2023
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Policy
Regulations
UK Tax Authority Proposes Changes to Treatment of DeFi Lending, Staking
The proposal, now open for public consultation, will also apply to crypto lending and staking through intermediaries, the authority said.
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By Sandali Handagama
Apr 27, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2023
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Sidney Powell, Salman Banaei and Nathan Cha at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Finance
Defi
CeFi Exchanges Helped Mass Crypto Adoption; DeFi Will Further It
Centralized exchanges will continue to serve as a first step into crypto but decentralized exchanges will further the future of financial systems, panelists say at Consensus.
Sidney Powell, Salman Banaei and Nathan Cha at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Aoyon Ashraf
Apr 26, 2023 at 6:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Security
2023 Should Be the Year of On-Chain User Security
If crypto does not get its house in order, regulators will do it for them.
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By Bill Hughes
Dec 22, 2022 at 2:43 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Money reimagined
FTX and Crypto Bust Show Capitalism’s Limits
Investors have been led astray by misleading signals from the market. It enticed them to go "all in" on centralized exchanges rather than focusing on real-world use cases for...
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By Michael J. Casey
Dec 16, 2022 at 5:03 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2022
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Decentralized finance applications are likely to become more popular next year. (GuerrillaBuzz Crypto PR/Unsplash)
Finance
Defi
Citi Says Crypto Market Leverage, Open Interest Are Historically Low
The bank expects a broader focus on decentralization in 2023 following this year’s failings in centralized crypto ventures.
Decentralized finance applications are likely to become more popular next year. (GuerrillaBuzz Crypto PR/Unsplash)
By Will Canny
Dec 14, 2022 at 10:47 a.m. UTC
Dec 14, 2022
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Bringing Credit to Web3 With Soulbound Identities
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Defi
Bringing Credit to Web3 With Soulbound Identities
Masa Finance founder Brendan Playford joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 with a presentation on the significance of identity and credit in the Web3 space and how Masa plans on bridging the...
Bringing Credit to Web3 With Soulbound Identities
By CoinDesk Inc
Dec 13, 2022 at 11:39 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2022
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