Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a rapidly changing field. It continues to look for innovative ways to improve stability, liquidity, and attractiveness. One of the most exciting innovations advancing this area is the combination of Real-World Assets (RWAs) with blockchain technology. These unique assets, which lie in the physical world, are...
Ov Finance talks a big game with their new infrastructure, faster and safer DeFi on the way. First, let’s get real. Are these proposed changes quite the “upgrade” that opens up finance to everyone? Or does it simply make an easier on-ramp for institutional investors, shutting all of us else...
Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies pegged to the U.S. dollar, have emerged as a focal point in Washington's evolving approach to digital assets. With a market capitalization of $238 billion, up from $152 billion the previous year, stablecoins are increasingly utilized for various applications, including cross-border payments and decentralized finance. Lawmakers are now...
DeFi on Solana is exploding amid high network activity. Active addresses, transaction volumes, and decentralized exchange (DEX) usage are all booming. The network crossed 29 million daily active addresses (up 17%) – more than all other blockchain networks combined with a staggering 374 million daily transactions. This increased activity has...
Bitcoin maximalism? It's a digital-age flat-earth theory. Seriously. Remaining exclusively committed to Bitcoin in the rapidly-evolving crypto environment of today is a misstep. It’s the equivalent of insisting that a horse and buggy is preferable to a Tesla. Let's be real: while Bitcoin was the genesis, the real innovation, the...
DeFi, at its core, is about freedom. Freedom from tethers of centralized control, freedom to self-custody your own assets, freedom to engage in a new financial system. What do we do when that pursuit of personal freedom directly impedes the pursuit of a healthy and thriving community? That's the million-dollar...
Is Bitcoin’s meteorological rise a final flourish of cultural opposition, or are we really just on the brink of a financial revolution? No doubt the headlines are screaming about Bitcoin reaching $87,200, about the dollar collapsing, and about Trump’s unprecedentedly public spat with Fed Chair Powell. As always, like what...
Crypto lending is having quite the return-from-the-ashes moment in the wake of the tumultuous 2022-2023 years. This revival has the potential to be a crucial lifeline for millions excluded from conventional finance, especially in emerging markets. Headlines tout the revival of companies such as Tether, Galaxy, and Ledn after they...
Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Invest, has made a bold claim: DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, is a "financial services revolution." This announcement has already caused an extraordinary amount of debate between the financial industry and crypto communities. BlockTraderHub.com explores the data powering DeFi’s explosive growth. He then contrasts this...
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...
