DeFi

Cathie Wood Highlights DeFi's Ascendancy Over Traditional Finance

Cathie Wood Highlights DeFi's Ascendancy Over Traditional Finance

Cathie Wood, the influential investor and CEO of Ark Invest, recently emphasized the growing dominance of decentralized finance (DeFi) over traditional financial systems. Wood’s comments were made in response to a post by Ark analyst Lorenzo Valiente on X. He touted the considerable progress that DeFi has achieved in areas...

Uniswap Founder Voices Support for Solana as Premier Layer 1 for DeFi

Uniswap Founder Voices Support for Solana as Premier Layer 1 for DeFi

Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap recently shared his excitement for Solana on Twitter. He thinks it’s the best layer 1 blockchain to scale decentralized finance (DeFi). Adams’ endorsement is particularly notable, given that Uniswap Labs just introduced its own layer 2 solution on Ethereum. They called it Unichain. His viewpoint...

Dormant Bitcoin Awakens Untapped DeFi Potential

Dormant Bitcoin Awakens Untapped DeFi Potential

Bitcoin, the cornerstone of the cryptocurrency market and a top-tier global asset, is increasingly being recognized for its store of value. Significantly, nearly 60% of Bitcoin’s total supply is essentially inactive. As of early 2025, roughly 62% of the active supply hasn’t been used in more than a year. Creative...

Agentic DeFi Emerges with Infrastructure Projects Giza, Axal, and Theoriq

Agentic DeFi Emerges with Infrastructure Projects Giza, Axal, and Theoriq

The emergence of Agentic DeFi, which uses smart agent swarms to optimize decentralized finance, is looming. These agents have the potential to work together across tasks, chains of tasks, and user intents to provide a seamless experience. Foundational projects like Giza, Axal, and Theoriq are establishing the base creative and...

DeFi Sector Displays Robust Growth, Tether Dominates Stablecoin Landscape

DeFi Sector Displays Robust Growth, Tether Dominates Stablecoin Landscape

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has been on fire lately. It’s currently experiencing booming success, with Total Value Locked (TVL) and revenue skyrocketing in a variety of sectors. Tether (USDT) has emerged as the dominant stablecoin within the DeFi ecosystem, surpassing Circle's USDC in market registration and collateralization. Lending protocols remain the...

US Sanctions Drive Yemenis to DeFi for Financial Solutions

US Sanctions Drive Yemenis to DeFi for Financial Solutions

Yemeni citizens are increasingly turning to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols as a means of banking themselves, according to TRM Labs. Additionally, the United States continues to sanction all members of the Houthi movement. This change comes as the US officially designates them a terrorist organization.Yemen has been caught in the...

DeFi Technologies Advances Nasdaq Listing Bid with SEC Filing

DeFi Technologies Advances Nasdaq Listing Bid with SEC Filing

DeFi Technologies Inc. has taken the impressive step of having its common shares listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Over the last two weeks, they lodged an amended Form 40-F Registration Statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This move underscores the company's commitment to expanding...

Aptos Eyes DeFi Dominance Amidst Price Consolidation

Aptos Eyes DeFi Dominance Amidst Price Consolidation

Aptos is steadily positioning itself as a major contender in the decentralized finance (DeFi) arena. Recent additions to the Move programming language have made faster data types possible. These pedestrian-focused upgrades are designed to cement its new status. It is trading on $4.72 for -4.67% today. Analysts believe momentum is...

Trump Nullifies DeFi Crypto Reporting Rules

Trump Nullifies DeFi Crypto Reporting Rules

Pursuant to the new legislation signed by President Trump on April 10, 2025, digital asset reporting requirements are eliminated for brokers participating in decentralized finance (DeFi) systems. The legislation rolled into Public Law No. 119-5. In particular, it aims some tough love at Section 80603 of the Infrastructure Investment and...

Credefi Bridges DeFi and TradFi with RWA-Backed Lending

Credefi Bridges DeFi and TradFi with RWA-Backed Lending

Credefi is cutting out traditional lenders from the entire loan process. And that’s why ACCO is such a defining project — it provides a hybrid solution, combining the transparency of blockchain technology with the stability of real world assets (RWA). Credefi’s approach is built on three core pillars: stability, accessibility,...