Tag: Decentralized Finance

Omega Secures $6 Million in Funding to Revolutionize Bitcoin’s Role in DeFi

Omega announces the successful completion of $ 6 million in funding. Omega's recent funding milestone not only heralds a new chapter in decentralized finance. Developers...

Tether Faces Allegations of Fueling Illicit Activities: A Deep Dive into the UN Report

Tether, touted as the world's leading stablecoin, finds itself at the epicentre of a disturbing surge in illegal activities, as underscored by the...

Flatcoins: Revolutionizing Stability in Cryptocurrency Amid Escalating Global Inflations

Flatcoins enable improved value retention in a situation of escalating global inflations. The basket of Assets approach relies on a public cost-of-living index...

Bitcoin Depository Receipts (BTC DRs): A Game-Changer for Institutional Investors in 2024

Bitcoin Depository Receipts are DTC-eligible Bitcoin securities aligning with the US-regulated market. BTC DRs contain similar principles and allow Qualified Institutional Buyers to...

How Republik Rupiah Transforms Indonesia’s Crypto Scene

Republik Rupiah is an Indonesia-based research platform designed to aid investors, locals, and innovators in understanding and navigating the world of decentralized finance. ...

Fintech Industry Evolves as DTCC Makes a $50 Million Move

DTCC agreed to buy the blockchain startup Surrrency Inc for $50 million. According to CEO Monthly, as of 2023, the global fintech industry...

Bridging Finance Worlds: Mastercard’s MoonPay Partnership

Mastercard is partnering with MoonPay to integrate cryptocurrency and explore the potential of Web3 tools in the global payment landscape. The partnership aims...

Understanding crypto lending and borrowing platforms

Crypto lending and borrowing platforms have gained substantial attention in the credit finance market Crypto lending platforms play a pivotal role in the...

Four DeFi projects thriving amid market challenges

Some projects have persevered and strengthened their positions, diligently working towards creating cutting-edge products during these turbulent times. A common thread...

Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Blockchain

Zero-knowledge proofs represent a cryptographic technique where no information gets revealed during a transaction except for the interchange of some value known to both the prover and verifier, the two ends of the process. A zero-knowledge proof is a way of proving whether a particular statement is true without revealing it. Here, the ‘prover’ is the party trying to establish a claim, while the ‘verifier’ is responsible for validating the claim. In simpler terms, zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) enable one party to prove to another party that they know something without sharing the information with another party to prove their knowledge.

Regenerative Finance: the next evolution of Decentralized Finance

Refi focuses on utilizing blockchain technology to verify an organization's green credentials and coordinate investments to ensure funding goes where it needs. John...

Enhancing cryptocurrency knowledge in Africa

Part of the problem surrounding cryptocurrency adoption in Africa, besides the lack of reliable and affordable internet, particularly beyond urban areas, is the...

What is crypto insurance

The growth in the crypto markets has attracted players from other industries, including insurance. Cryptocurrency companies need insurance to shield against the risk of digital assets loss through theft, fraud or scams. Crypto insurance is particularly crucial for exchanges and other entities holding significant amounts of assets on behalf of their customers. This creates an opportunity for insurers so long as they can mitigate risks.

Types of stablecoins and their use cases

Unlike most cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, known for their price volatility, stablecoins aim to minimize fluctuations in value and provide stability...

Truths and misconceptions of AI possibilities in DeFi

It is important to note that AI is not a replacement for human decision-making and is not an avenue for easy profits. AI...

Top 5 Ethereum-based DeFi projects to look out for in 2023

MakerDAO (TVL of US$6.23 billion) allows users to lend and borrow cryptocurrency and deposit collateral to mint the stablecoin DAI There are 203...