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A newly published working paper sponsored by the European Central Bank is drawing criticism for claiming that major decentralized finance protocols are heavily centralized in practice. origin »
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The DeFi industry recently experienced a cyclical high followed by a significant decline in token valuations. Total Value Locked (TVL) is a crucial metric for assessing DeFi protocols' value. Crypto lending markets are sustainable due to their unique value proposition.
2026-1-22 21:21 | |
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Centralized platforms like Binance and Coinbase suffered glitches as trading volumes surged, while decentralized finance protocols such as Aave and Uniswap processed billions without interruption.
2025-10-12 16:46 | |
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YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) is stepping up support for Ethena Labs, signaling stronger backing for the next generation of digital dollar protocols. The plans are direct: Expand $USDe adoption across centralized exchanges and DeFi platforms Launch Ethena on BNB Chain Develop new products USDtb and Converge Strengthen growth with TVL now above $13B, according [...]
2025-9-22 01:27 | |
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According to a report published today by blockchain security firm Hacken, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols witnessed a steep decline in exploits in 2024, while centralized finance (CeFi) platforms more than doubled their losses due to security breaches.
2024-12-26 08:00 | |
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Blockchain aggregators like Layer3, Intract and Playa3ull aim to break up the power of centralized social media and search.
2024-11-28 16:30 | |
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Phishing scammers utilizing crypto drainers appear to be no longer directing stolen funds to centralized exchanges, turning instead to swap protocols and bridges. Cybercriminals operating drainers have changed their strategy significantly, with the majority of stolen funds now flowing into…
2024-5-18 10:53 | |
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DeFi’s exemption from MiCA regulation may fade as an update targets protocols with centralized components. The sector could split between hybrid and DeFi models.
2024-5-14 16:08 | |
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So. Social has released groundbreaking Web3 social protocols, designed to disrupt centralized Web2 social platforms, creating a new frontier for social interaction. The So. Social Protocols are a decentThe post So.
2024-4-24 15:15 | |
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SEC lawsuit against Coinbase drove users to decentralized staking protocols like Lido. Lido experienced a surge in activity and revenue as well. Coinbase, one of the largest centralized exchThe post How Lido managed to make the best out of regulatory crackdown appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-6-22 19:30 | |
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Investors are ditching the centralized exchange giants to stake their ETH holdings on decentralized alternatives amid regulatory concerns, and as they chase higher rewards, crypto analysts say.
2023-5-3 03:37 | |
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USDC and USDT both have issues that truly decentralized, blockchain-based protocols are designed to solve.
2023-4-17 16:10 | |
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In its newly launched Fortune Crypto 40 benchmark, the media firm ranked the top 5 firms in the crypto space in each of the eight categories. The categories include centralized finance (CeFi), traditional finance (TradFi), Venture Capital, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Data, Infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), and Protocols.
2023-4-10 16:47 | |
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The program aims to accelerate the development of decentralized applications and protocols to replace centralized exchanges.
2022-12-19 17:30 | |
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DeFi protocols rely heavily on centralized exchanges to be able to function and it would likely take a long time until price discovery shifts from centralized to decentralized exchanges, JPMorgan said.
2022-11-28 16:09 | |
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“The Merge” is approaching, and ETH holders have the option to stake their assets through solo staking, independent staking pools, liquid staking protocols, and centralized exchanges. While each method slightly...
2022-9-10 13:10 | |
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Time-based investments and bonding financial tools have been around for many years in the Traditional Finance (TradFi) world and have recently made their way onto blockchains, replacing centralized banking institutions with decentralized code-based protocols.
2022-8-19 18:00 | |
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In a world of “interests,” it is vital that no one has a monopoly on truth. Decentralized protocols have grown in popularity as viable alternatives to traditional centralized systems. People are recognizing the flaws of centralized authority and adopting open, decentralized, and trustless systems.
2022-8-8 14:55 | |
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The recent crypto credit crisis has shown the resilience of DeFi protocols as opposed to centralized lenders. Among those is Uniswap which has managed to stay afloat in these intense market conditionsThe post Uniswap [UNI] becomes leading DeFi DEX but here's the issue appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-7-25 01:30 | |
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Fiat is a gilded currency, centralized protocols are gilded projects and society is witnessing the proverbial paint chipping away. Bitcoin is golden.
2022-5-28 17:00 | |
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Internet Computer ICP/USD is essentially this set of protocols that allow independent data centers across the globe to work together and offer decentralized alternatives to the current centralized cloud providers.
2022-1-20 16:42 | |
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Cross-chain protocols are possibly the most innovative approach to crypto trading. This method does not require having an account on any centralized exchange and is done entirely utilizing the user’s own wallet.
2022-1-14 19:09 | |
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Privacy is a growing concern for everyone around the world and while traditional email providers use the IMAP/SMTP transfer protocols, their centralized governance styles are raising concerns. ThesThe post LedgerMail: World's first decentralized secure email solution onboards 500K users! appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-11-8 13:45 | |
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Exchange supply in the crypto market has been down across the board, and Ethereum has been no exception. The digital asset has grown in popularity due to the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi). Due to its token being the primary mode of payment on the protocols and Ethereum being the largest smart contracts platform in the market.
2021-9-19 20:00 | |
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While most metrics hit new all-time highs mid-way through the quarter, when the broader crypto market turned, many decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols saw activity decrease. The post Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain DEXs are eating their centralized crypto counterparts appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-7-15 19:00 | |
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While centralized protocols struggled with the two major market crises of March 2020 and May 2021, DeFi remained resilient.
2021-7-3 13:11 | |
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Ciphertrace, a blockchain analytics company, has announced that crypto-related crimes have moved to the realm of decentralized finance (defi) apps and protocols. Now, the impact these hacks and exploits represent is way bigger than the one classic hacks to centralized exchanges and other scams do, according to their latest “Cryptocurrency Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Report.” […]
2021-5-15 03:30 | |
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While the amount of ETH locked in DeFi protocols is up 75% since the start of 2020, the sum of Ether held on centralized exchanges has fallen by 30% over the same period.
2021-5-8 08:24 | |
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Dave Jevans, the CEO of crypto analytics firm CipherTrace, warned that regulators are looking to equalize compliance rules between decentralized and centralized exchanges. The knock-on effect poses questions on the operational feasibility of the segment and the DeFi platforms and protocols.
2021-4-6 19:00 | |
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Crypto fund DragonFly Capital announced the launch of a new $225 million fund to invest in projects across the crypto space. Following the success of the original $100 million fund kickstarted in late 2018, the Dragonfly Fund II will target four potential areas: decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, non-fungible token projects, Ethereum Layer 2-based businesses, and centralized finance (CeFi) platforms.
2021-3-27 01:18 | |
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Kraken, one of the world’s most liquid centralized exchanges, plans to runs a Chainlink node, a press release on Feb 1. Supplying Reliable Pricing Data to Ethereum Accordingly, they will be providing pricing data to Ethereum developers and different DeFi protocols that rely on Chainlink for verified and trusted real-world data for smart contract activation.Read More
2021-2-2 22:00 | |
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PRESS RELEASE. Centralized exchanges have been the backbone of the cryptocurrency market for years. They offer fast settlement times, high trading volume, and continually improving liquidity. However, there’s a parallel world being built in the form of trustless protocols.
2020-11-30 00:00 | |
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Tightening government regulations are forcing centralized exchanges like BitMEX to comply with user identification protocols. Traders looking for anonymous trading are flocking to decentralized exchanges (DEXes) leading to increasing volume.
2020-8-15 23:00 | |
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Token supplies for top DeFi protocols are centralized among a tiny fraction of super-wealthy holders. Chainlink, Kyber Network, MakerDAO, 0x Protocol, and Bancor all have worrying levels of token concentration.
2020-6-6 00:21 | |
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According to Zerion CEO Evgeny Yurtaev there are two major issues in the current crypto space. Primarily, although protocols are decentralized many access points to the system, like exchanges, are still centralized.
2020-4-24 18:00 | |
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There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology.
2019-3-1 19:43 | |
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The problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments to steal our privacy and restrict our speech and autonomy. What should exist are neutral, technical standards and protocols, like the standards and protocols for blogs, email, and the Web.
2019-2-20 12:41 | |
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Decentralized payment processor BTCPayServer now offers wallet support for c-lightning users. Following its most recent update, the BitPay alternative announced support for Spark Wallet, a client for the Lightning Network's c-lightning implementation created by Bitrated founder and Blockstream employee Nadav Ivgi.
2018-12-18 02:16 | |
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PDT Protocols provide developers the foundation to build decentralized applications (Dapps). Our Protocols are open source solutions for managing secure Booking/Payments. Global hotel industry total retail value in (2018)- 554.
2018-12-16 23:03 | |
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Global private capital platform CapBridge Pte. Ltd. has garnered a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate a security exchange known as 1exchange (also called 1X), which became operational on November 21, 2018.
2018-11-24 21:31 | |
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A blockchain testing company claims it has found something quite shocking: EOS, a blockchain protocol that was worth $4 billion a few months ago, may not actually be a blockchain. In a new experiment, benchmarking firm Whiteblock concluded that the EOS token (and its RAM market) is essentially a cloud service for computation – and is built on an entirely centralized premise.
2018-11-1 16:00 | |
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Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it.
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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The latest crypto investment fund on the block is Dragonfly Ventures, a $100 million traditional venture fund investing only in crypto assets, managed by partners Alexander Pack from Bain Capital Ventures and Bo Feng, founding partner of Ceyuan Ventures.
2018-10-9 15:30 | |
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SPIToken. network is a platform market exchange that will play a major role in the Internet Value ecosystem. Where cryptocurrency will be traded against each other, gateways to and bridges across multiple value networks supported by different blockchain / cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH ).
2018-9-24 16:33 | |
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To Mark Pascall, co-founder of BlockchainLabs New Zealand (NZ) and president of the Blockchain Association NZ, the blockchain space is more than just a new technology layer, it’s a “fundamentally different way for organizations and societies to operate.
2018-7-31 21:27 | |
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Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Even though the mass media platforms that we use today are more decentralized than the ones available before, it is worth noting that most of today’s web services are built atop protocols, services, and other tools that are susceptible to centralized control, surveillance, and manipulation.
2018-7-13 16:00 | |
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A system of protocols would allow users to deposit cryptocurrencies on an exchange, without the presence of an actual deposit. A smart contract provides the base of the solution, but the benefits are gone if the funds cannot be used to initiate multiple, simultaneous trades.
2018-7-6 21:26 | |
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According to statistics from the United Nations Refugee Agency, there are 25. 4 million refugees in the world and some 3. 1 million asylum seekers. On this year’s World Refugee Day, we’re reminded of the perpetual crises that plague our international communities and the displaced individuals they create.
2018-6-21 02:28 | |
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