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Decentralized Finance, DeFi as a concept is to be able to offer almost all the financial services available with legacy and centralized institutions, typically banks, but on the blockchain. Whatever traditional services financial institutions provide can be expected to be offered through DeFi. In short, Defi is blockchain-based financial services that traditional financial services map into, creating new services or derivatives stemming from blockchain's unique features. Although we have had concepts like distributed computing and decentralized computing for decades, DeFi is in fact a new concept and an expansion of the application scope of blockchain as infrastructure.

Ethereum Transactions Hit A Record-High of 1.4 Million
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Ethereum Transactions Hit A Record-High of 1.4 Million

The Ethereum network has reached a notable milestone in its daily transactions after hitting an all-time high of 1,406,016 as availed by Etherscan data on September 17. It broke the previous record of 1.35 million attained on January 4, 2018.

Uniswap’s UNI Becomes a Top 10 DeFi Token After a Day, Driving Ethereum Transaction Fees to an All-Time High
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Uniswap’s UNI Becomes a Top 10 DeFi Token After a Day, Driving Ethereum Transaction Fees to an All-Time High

Uniswap recently launched its own governance token UNI, and since its launch, Ethereum’s transaction fees have reached new highs.

Polkadot’s Treasury Built as a Significant Step Towards the Vision of a Decentralized Internet
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Polkadot’s Treasury Built as a Significant Step Towards the Vision of a Decentralized Internet

Polkadot has recently established a new decentralized platform—Polkadot Treasury, to fund projects.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Explains Why Bitcoin is "The Best Internet Currency"
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Explains Why Bitcoin is "The Best Internet Currency"

Bitcoin (BTC) and DeFi tokens have been all the rage lately, with crypto investors anticipating BTC’s next bull run and the DeFi industry booming in growth.

Bitcoin and the Crypto Market Could Go Down Again—Market Recap and Price Analysis
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Bitcoin and the Crypto Market Could Go Down Again—Market Recap and Price Analysis

Both the stock and crypto market could go down, the bitcoin price appears ready to drop.

SushiSwap Receives 130,000 UNI Tokens from Uniswap, Crypto Community Outraged
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SushiSwap Receives 130,000 UNI Tokens from Uniswap, Crypto Community Outraged

Decentralized exchange platform Uniswap just launched its own governance token UNI today, and 130,000 UNI tokens were gifted to its hard fork SushiSwap.

Coinbase Pro Will List Uniswap Token UNI Instead of Sushi Token
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Coinbase Pro Will List Uniswap Token UNI Instead of Sushi Token

Major United States crypto exchange Coinbase will list the Uniswap token UNI which was launched earlier today but snubs Sushi token.

DeFi’s Smart Contract Risks: Cream Finance’s Input Error Led to CREAM Token Plunging 25%
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DeFi’s Smart Contract Risks: Cream Finance’s Input Error Led to CREAM Token Plunging 25%

The DeFi sector has attracted millions to billions of dollars worth of crypto to the industry, however, some protocols have shown issues.

Uniswap DEX Launches UNI Governance Token
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Uniswap DEX Launches UNI Governance Token

Uniswap, the decentralized exchange platform, and the on-chain market maker has launched its own governance token called Uni.

$1 Million in USDT Refunded After DeFi Mistake
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$1 Million in USDT Refunded After DeFi Mistake

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino announced last Friday, that a group of Chinese traders had mistakenly sent their funds to Swerve, a clone of Curve Finance.

Coinbase and Circle Add Algorand Blockchain to Multi-Chain USDC Stablecoin Framework—Faster than Ethereum
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Coinbase and Circle Add Algorand Blockchain to Multi-Chain USDC Stablecoin Framework—Faster than Ethereum

Coinbase and Circle Centre Consortium have expanded USDC from Ethereum to Algorand’s blockchain as part of its multi-chain USDC framework.

SushiSwap (SUSHI) Slashes Rewards and Total Value Locked Takes a Plunge—What Does This Say About LPs?
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SushiSwap (SUSHI) Slashes Rewards and Total Value Locked Takes a Plunge—What Does This Say About LPs?

SushiSwap (SUSHI) recently cut its rewards from 1,000 SUSHI tokens per block for liquidity providers, to 100 SUSHI tokens as of Ethereum block 10850000.

DeFi Market Recovers as Sushiswap (SUSHI) Migration Resulted in 225% More in Total Value Locked
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DeFi Market Recovers as Sushiswap (SUSHI) Migration Resulted in 225% More in Total Value Locked

Decentralized finance projects recently witnessed its tokens plummet, crashing up to 50%. The DeFi industry has slightly recovered, rebounding 19% today.

FTX’s CEO to Reduce Sushiswap Supply, Analytics Firm Suggests SUSHI’s Price is Overvalued
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FTX’s CEO to Reduce Sushiswap Supply, Analytics Firm Suggests SUSHI’s Price is Overvalued

A few days after receiving control over the Sushiswap protocol, FTX’s CEO Sam Bankman-Fried recently announced his ideas regarding the future of the protocol.

Has the DeFi Bubble Burst? Top DeFi Tokens Crash by 50%
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Has the DeFi Bubble Burst? Top DeFi Tokens Crash by 50%

The decentralized finance (DeFi) industry appears to be crashing, with DeFi tokens plummeting and dropping by 50% and more over the past seven days.