DeFi

The CEO of payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo predicted that decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and applications will soon offer financial products similar to those of banks. Mercuryo recently launched a program to support 30 startups developing Web3 consumer use cases within DeFi. Announced on Nov. 21, the program offers funding, consultations with Mercuryo and its network…

The World Economic Forum (WEF) urged policymakers and regulators worldwide to conduct decentralized finance (DeFi)-related innovations and experiments within regulatory sandboxes, focusing on tailored risk mitigation and transparency. In its recent assessment of nine major economies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, the WEF identified the need for…

Apollo Crypto, an investment management firm specializing in digital assets, released a report highlighting the potential for a second wave of growth in decentralized finance (DeFi). A market slowdown followed the peak of “DeFi Summer” in 2020, the report noted, though protocols like Maker, Uniswap and Aave have emerged as industry staples. “As of today…

Decentralized finance protocols appear to be showing signs of recovery, with lending and borrowing platform Aave hitting a new record in weekly active borrowers. In a post on X on Aug. 14, Aave founder Stani Kulechov reported that the lending and borrowing protocol has reached around 40,000 active weekly borrowers, eclipsing the previous high in late 2022. Data…

Algorithmic crypto trading firm Wintermute is in talks with investors to raise new capital, according to a report. A deal worth between $100 million and $300 million could be in the works. Chinese social media conglomerate Tencent is among the investors considering the deal, Bloomberg and The Information reported on July 19. The deal would…

Total daily trading volumes on decentralized exchanges have surged by nearly $800 million over the past two days. The median trading volume across the top three decentralized exchanges (DEX) jumped 444% in the past 48 hours as crypto investors reeled from the United States securities regulator’s recent legal actions against cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance….