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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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Dencun Upgrade Makes L2s Cheap Again
Ethereum's highly anticipated Dencun upgrade, the first major upgrade since the Merge, goes live! Find out how it affects layer-2 fees in our weekly DeFi roundup.
By 0xKira
20h ago
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Week in DeFi: DeFi TVL Climbs to Highest Level Since May 2022
As Bitcoin price flirts at all-time high levels, the total value locked in DeFi has reached pre-Luna levels. Read on to find out the latest DeFi news, alpha and airdrops!
By 0xKira
1w ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What Is Aevo? The Derivatives L2 Chain
A look at Aevo, an orderbook-style decentralized exchange (DEX) for options and perpetual contracts, launched by the team behind Ribbon Finance.
By 0xKira
1w ago
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Week in DeFi: Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Are In Right Now
Over $780M is locked in Ethena Labs' USDe weeks after launching, while MarginFi releases its own stablecoin, YBX. What are these new, yield-bearing stablecoins? Find out more below!
By 0xKira
2w ago
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Week in DeFi: DeFi 1.0 Resurgence?
A governance proposal to switch on fee-sharing for UNI token holders has caused UNI and other DeFi tokens to rally — could we see another DeFi summer?
By 0xKira
3w ago
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Week in DeFi: StarkNet Airdrop Draws Flak
Ethereum scaling solution StarkNet announced its long-awaited STRK token airdrop — but received backlash from the community. Read on to find out why!
By 0xKira
3w ago
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Week in DeFi: NFTFi Takes Center Stage Through ERC-404s
A new token primitive, ERC-404, emerges — causing gas fees to spike. What is the new ERC-404 narrative? Learn about this and more in our DeFi roundup!
By 0xKira
1mo ago
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Week in DeFi: From JUP to FUD, Airdrop Sparks Criticism
Leading interoperability protocol LayerZero V2 goes live, while new layer-2 Mode Network launches — check out the latest DeFi news and alpha now!
By 0xKira
1mo ago
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Tech Deep Dives
Deep Dive into Jupiter: Solana’s Leading DEX Aggregator Ends “Jupuary” With $700M JUP Airdrop
Jupiter Exchange is the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) liquidity aggregator built on the Solana blockchain.
By Werner Vermaak
1mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Reaching for the Celestia
More layer-2s are adopting Celestia's Data Availability layer, reducing gas fees by up to 10X. Meanwhile, more protocols are launching points reward programs, from Drift Protocol to Rabby.
By 0xKira
1mo ago
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Week in DeFi: Controversial L2 Blast Finally Arrives on Testnet
Huge week for new Ethereum layer-2s, as Blast and Taiko launches on testnet, while protocols announce airdrops as "points" season continues — read on for more major DeFi news and alpha!
By 0xKira
1mo ago
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Week in DeFi: Airdrops Usher in the New Year
More airdrops are announced from the likes of Manta Pacific and Dymension as we go into the second week of 2024 — find out more in our weekly DeFi roundup of the latest news and alpha!
By 0xKira
2mo ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What Is OpBNB? A Guide to OpBNB’s Ecosystem
A look at the fledging opBNB ecosystem — the layer-2 network for the BNB Chain, developed using the OP stack.
By Decentralized Dog
2mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Deposits on Manta Pacific Surges Ahead of Airdrop
Airdrop frenzy continues, this time on Manta Pacific. Find out how to bridge ETH to the L2 modular blockchain and read on to find out the latest DeFi news and alpha here!
By 0xKira
2mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Inscriptions Dominate On-Chain Transactions
Inscriptions hype spreads outside of Bitcoin as other layer-1s see a surge in transactions from Ordinals — check out the latest DeFi news here!
By 0xKira
2mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Ledger Compromised Again
Ledger’s Connect Kit library was exploited last week, causing outrage from Ledger users. Meanwhile, Rainbow Wallet launches Rainbow Points. Read on to get up to speed on the latest DeFi news!
By 0xKira
2mo ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What is Jito? Liquid Staking Protocol on Solana
Liquid staking platform Jito kicked off airdrop farming season on Solana after it launched its governance token, JTO. But what exactly is Jito and how does it work? Read on to find out.
By 0xKira
3mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: All Eyes on Solana
The Solana ecosystem heats up as liquid staking protocol Jito airdrops $200 million worth of tokens — but other exciting developments are also happening across DeFi. Read on to find out more!
By 0xKira
3mo ago
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