DeFi

Short for decentralized finance, DeFi refers to peer-to-peer financial services that operate permissionlessly — check out major DeFi news, deep dives into DeFi protocols and guides on how to DeFi.

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Week in DeFi: Arbitrum Season Inbound?

Arbitrum announced a $50M incentive program, while Optimism's third airdrop goes live. Is another Layer-2 season incoming? Read on to find out more!

Week in DeFi: Are You Still Early on FriendTech?

We take a look at an analysis on FriendTech, while BNB Chain's opBNB deploys on mainnet and Synapse's layer-2 chain launches. Check out more DeFi news in our weekly roundup!

Week in DeFi: Base Halts Temporarily, Staked FRAX Incoming and GHO Minting Resumed

Check out our weekly roundup of the latest DeFi news, airdrops and alpha right now!

What Is a DeFi Wallet and How To Choose the Right One

Find out how to choose the right DeFi wallet for your needs with our comprehensive checklist. Keep your assets secure and protected.

By Werner Vermaak

Tech Deep Dives

What Is Aerodrome? L2 Base's Liquidity Hub

Newly launched Aerodrome has amassed the most TVL on Coinbase's L2 Base, and aims to be the premier liquidity hub. Find out how Aerodrome works!

Week in DeFi: EELS, MakerDAO Co-Founder Favors Solana and Akash Mainnet Goes Live

MakerDAO co-founder proposes a fork of Solana's codebase, while StarkNet wallet Braavos leaks an article on STRK token — check out the latest DeFi news and launches now!

Tech Deep Dives

What Is SocialFi? The Latest Crypto Narrative

Discover the latest trend in crypto, SocialFi, and how it works. Learn more about trending SocialFi protocols like friend.tech and why it is so popular.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

Week in DeFi: Paypal’s Stablecoin, Base Official Launch, Synthetix USDT Perps

Plenty of launches last week — from PayPal, Base, Synthetix to DeBank — as we head into yet another exciting week in DeFi. Check out the latest DeFi news and alpha now!

What Is Unibot? Rise of Telegram Bots

Telegram bots are all the hype lately — with Telegram trading bot, Unibot, leading the pack. Explore what telegram bots are and how they work!

By Daniel Phillips

Week in DeFi: Arkham Intel Launches Marketplace, Linea, Base and Mantle Rolling Out to Mainnet

Numerous launches from projects as EthCC kicks off this week — from Layer-2s like Linea, Base and Mantle to on-chain analytics platform, Arkham Intel. Check out more in our weekly DeFi recap!

Week in DeFi: EigenLayer Caps To Increase, DYdX V4 Testnet Live and yETH Bootstrapping

EigenLayer raises restaking cap limit after oversubscription, while MakerDAO's Spark is going multi-chain. Check out the latest DeFi alpha right here on our weekly roundup!

How To Avoid MetaMask Infinite Approval Exploits

Learn about the token approval process when interacting with DApps, potential exploitation, and how to keep your ERC-20 tokens safe when using MetaMask.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

Tech Deep Dives

What Is opBNB? BNB Chain's Optimistic Layer 2 Chain

CoinMarketCap Alexandria takes a deep dive into opBNB, a new layer-2 scaling solution for BNB Chain, based on Optimism's OP Stack.

Week in DeFi: Central Banks in DeFi, Compound Finance CEO Steps Down and ZK-Stack Unveiled

Check out the latest DeFi news and alpha — from central banks using Curve for CBDC test, Matter Labs releasing ZK Stack and dYdX announcing the testnet of their Cosmos-based chain.

Week in DeFi: BNB Chain L2, Polygon PoS ZkEVM and Velodrome V2

BNB Chain announced its own Layer 2 chain — opBNB, while Polygon proposed to convert the PoS chain to zkEVM. Read on to find out the latest DeFi news and alpha!

The Fei-Fuse Nightmare: A Wake-up Call for Improved DAO Governance

An overview of the Fei Protocol's downfall — a result of disputes, vetoes and lack of trust that created a domino effect.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

Tech Deep Dives

Uniswap Launches V4: What You Need To Know

Uniswap V4 introduces "hooks" — contracts that run at various points in a pool action's lifecycle. Find out how it works!

Tech Deep Dives

What Is Fraxchain? Frax Finance's New Layer-2 Chain

Sam Kazemian, founder of DeFi protocol Frax Finance, announced plans to launch Fraxchain, its very own layer-2 chain. Find out more about how it works!

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