Decentralized Finance

1inch co-founders Anton Bukov (left) and Sergej Kunz (1inch Network)
DEX Aggregator 1inch Raises $175M in Funding Round Led by Amber Group
The Series B comes ahead of the launch of 1inch Pro, which will cater to institutional investors.
1inch co-founders Anton Bukov (left) and Sergej Kunz (1inch Network)

(Chainalysis)
DEXs Have Grown the Most as Competition Among Crypto Exchanges Intensifies: Chainalysis
The majority of DEX users are professional crypto traders looking for “new sources of alpha,” said one analyst.
(Chainalysis)

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
DeFi Is Like Nothing Regulators Have Seen Before. How Should They Tackle It?
Without middlemen to deputize, the SEC and other regulators will have to rethink their approach to enforcement. A lot could go wrong.
(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Big Time is a multiplayer action game where players collect NFTs.
15 NFT Use Cases That Could Go Mainstream
Art and collectibles were just the start.
Big Time is a multiplayer action game where players collect NFTs.

What Does the Booming NFT Markets Reveal About Blockchain and DeFi?
What Does the Booming NFT Markets Reveal About Blockchain and DeFi?
John Wu of Ava Labs, which launched the proof-of-stake Avalanche blockchain, discusses his assessment of the booming non-fungible token (NFT) markets. “People sense and see, f...
What Does the Booming NFT Markets Reveal About Blockchain and DeFi?

DeFi Adoption Still Reportedly Far From Mainstream
DeFi Adoption Still Reportedly Far From Mainstream
A new report from blockchain data firm Chainalysis suggests mainstream adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols remains at an early stage relative to the wider crypt...
DeFi Adoption Still Reportedly Far From Mainstream

DeFi Exchange SushiSwap Builds on Avalanche as Part of $180M Incentive Program
DeFi Exchange SushiSwap Builds on Avalanche as Part of $180M Incentive Program
Popular decentralized exchange (DEX) SushiSwap is the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) project to join proof-of-stake blockchain Avalanche in its $180 million incentive pro...
DeFi Exchange SushiSwap Builds on Avalanche as Part of $180M Incentive Program

‘Happy Ending’ to DeFi’s Largest Hack
‘Happy Ending’ to DeFi’s Largest Hack
The attacker who hacked more than $600 million from the China-based Poly Network platform has released the private key for the remaining $141 million of the stolen cryptocurre...
‘Happy Ending’ to DeFi’s Largest Hack

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says DeFi Not Immune to Oversight
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says DeFi Not Immune to Oversight
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler warned decentralized finance (DeFi) projects that reward participants with incentives or digital tokens cou...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says DeFi Not Immune to Oversight

Poly Network Attacker Threatens to Delay Return of Funds, Holds $141M Hostage
Poly Network Attacker Threatens to Delay Return of Funds, Holds $141M Hostage
Poly Network, the China-based blockchain protocol exploited earlier this month for more than $600 million, sent a bounty worth nearly $500,000 to the attacker. Most of the loo...
Poly Network Attacker Threatens to Delay Return of Funds, Holds $141M Hostage