DeFi

As the crypto economy has dropped lower in value against the US dollar, sliding to $1.2 trillion, the value of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and smart contract tokens has suffered a significant decline. Statistics show that the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has dropped 7.96% since May 18, to roughly $104 billion, and the…

Cronos, the DeFi and Web3 gaming-focused blockchain network by Crypto.com, has launched the Cronos Accelerator Program aiming to help developers and builders accelerate the ecosystem’s growth. The Cronos Accelerator Program is funded by the $100 million Cronos Labs Ecosystem Fund to provide investments and guidance to early-stage blockchain projects. The Cronos Accelerator Program is funded…

Launched in 2018, Tron is now DeFi’s third-largest blockchain in terms of total value locked (TVL). Tron’s DeFi activity saw a sharp spike after the launch of its algorithmic stablecoin USDD, promising more than 20% per year returns. Currently, the TVL across Tron’s nine different apps stands at $5.9 billion, up 44% over the past…

Trading firm Robinhood plans to roll out a new crypto wallet focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) by the end of 2022. The new custodial wallet will cater to “advanced” crypto users and live separately from the existing wallet, the firm’s Johann Kerbrat said. On May 17, Vlad Tenev, Robinhood CEO, announced the “Web3 crypto wallet”…

Goldman Sachs offered its first-ever lending facility backed by Bitcoin, a significant step for a major U.S. bank that shows an increased interest in crypto from traditional financial institutions. It allows crypto owners to receive fiat by using their crypto assets as collateral, which is the first case for Wall Street banks. According to Bloomberg,…

In partnership with TRM Labs, Uniswap Labs is now blocking crypto wallets that are found to be engaged in illegal behavior. The move reveals a trend in the DeFi sector of blocking crypto addresses sanctioned by the US Treasury Department. Uniswap Labs, the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol’s main developer, has begun blocking crypto wallet addresses…