CeFI V DeFi Debate and Blame Games begin amid SVB Implosion

1 The 16th largest US bank SVB collapsed on March 10, 2023.  2 The crypto and the technology industry are blaming each other for the collapse.  The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sparked a blam...

Crypto funding shifts from CeFi to DeFi after major collapses: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. DeFi has become a pro...

Crypto Funding Turns from CeFi to DeFi Following Major Collapses

According to the report, the numbers prove that Decentralized Finance is the new high-development and growth area for the crypto space. The report also suggested that a dip in Centralized funding proj...

Crypto funding seen shifting from CeFi to DeFi after major collapses: CoinGecko

Digital asset investment firms poured $2.7 billion into decentralized finance (DeFi) projects in 2022, up 190% from 2021 as investments into centralized finance (CeFi) projects went the other way — fa...

Crypto Funding: DeFi replaces CeFi as VC Favorite

It’s been a quiet week in crypto funding. A little under $91 million was handed to cryptocurrency startups — down significantly from the $254 million the week prior.  The majority of this week’s ...

ConsenSys Joseph Lubin Talks Contagion and Regulations Following 2022 CeFi Crash

Following the spectacular collapse of numerous CeFi companies last year, all regulatory eyes have been focused on the crypto industry. Joseph Lubin, the CEO of ConsenSys, also weighed in on the matter...

ConsenSys Confirms Job Cuts; CEO Lubin Touts a Win for Decentralization Over ‘Ridiculous’ CeFi

“We’re keeping the company strong; we didn’t cut into muscle,” Lubin said in an interview with CoinDesk. “We sort of right-sized support functions, some customer support,...

Navigating the DeFi landscape: Risk management, user experience, and the Interplay with CeFi – SlateCast #44

The podcast discusses the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry and its relationship with the centralized finance (CeFi) industry. The guest, Emile from XDEFI, mentions that the market has been diffic...

Blockchain.com CEO sees bright future for Defi and CeFi

Peter Smith, CEO of crypto consulting firm Blockchain.com, took to Twitter to express his excitement about the future of crypto. In a series of tweets, Smith declared that Defi and CeFi are the future...

The Digital Asset Lending Landscape

This report takes stock of the market structure and landscape of digital asset lending. It also gives insights into the state and outlook for its regulation. Section 1 provides an overview on th...

Crypto Industry Is Going Through Growing Pains – Maturing Into A Robust Ecosystem

big data, global business, cryptocurrency 3D render getty The global crypto market, at $895 billion, has lost over $2 trillion in value since the market peaked in November 2022. It includes centralize...

Celsius Chapter 11 Update and Galaxy’s Acquisition of GK8

December 7, 2022, 10:16AM EST • 3 min read Quick Take Galaxy Digital agrees to purchase GK8 from Celsius for ~$44.0mm  Required escrow deposit of ~$5.4mm from November 3, 2022 agreement Celsius KERP a...

Top five CeFi in India – crypto.news

India’s crypto sphere is evolving with the changing Onchain Economy as more Indian crypto exchanges adopt CeFi. Five leading CeFi-based projects in India As the financial world evolves, newer concepts...

Is DeFi About To Grow At The Expense Of CeFi?

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp The crypto industry has a well-deserved reputation for changing in the blink of an eye. This month, in the space of just a couple of weeks, we’ve wit...

Will the Downfall of CeFi Lead to DeFi Adaptation?

22 seconds ago | 2 mins read Editors News Kanye West accuses Adidas of freezing $75 million in his bank accounts. Harvard University’s new study says that the central bank must hold bitcoin. Kanye Wes...

US Congressman defends decentralization, blames SBF, Gensler, CeFi for FTX collapse

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer said FTX’s collapse was not a crypto failure; instead, it was a failure of centralized finance (CeFi), Sam Bankman-Fried, and SEC’s Chairman Gary Gensler in a Nov. 22 Fox Bu...

After FTX Collapse, Top-5 CeFi Platform’s Reaction

CeFi, or Centralized Finance was created to do investment in crypto while all crypto trade is managed through a central exchange. That means the user does not require to own a private key that gives t...

The Switch of Crypto Users from CeFi to DeFi Platform

DeFi or Decentralized Finance uses emerging technology to remove third parties from financial transactions and has completely decentralized. On the other hand, CeFi platforms are typically owned by a ...

Veax, a DEX On NEAR, Raises $1.2M Pre-seed Amidst Global CeFi Breakdown

Web3 venture builder, Tacans, introduces today their latest project, traditional finance (“TradFi”)  empowered by decentralized exchange (“DEX”) on the Near protocol, Veax.  Harnessing the robustness ...

Compound Entered CeFi Business Model Using DeFi Protocol

Financial users can borrow loans by depositing USD or USDC as security.  Financial institutions can earn up to four percent annual interest.  Compound is a decentralized peer-to-peer lending protocol ...

Compound Is Marrying a CeFi Business Model With a DeFi Protocol

Supported ERC-20 digital tokens can be used to borrow USD and USDC at a fixed 6% APR Client collateral will not be lent out and will stay in the Compound Treasury Compound Treasury — powered by the al...

DeFi Systems Are Better Equipped To Deal With a Crisis Than CeFi

DeFi systems will cope with tremors in the financial landscape much better than CeFi, says Sasha Ivanov, the founder of Waves. The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) exists as an answer to the limi...

Federal Reserve’s Research Paper Highlighting Cefi and Defi Risks 

Two papers examining decentralized finance (DeFi) and the effects of digital assets on financial stability were released last week by the research division of the US Federal Reserve. In light of the c...

Difference Between CeFi and DeFi – crypto.news

There has been a lot of hype around blockchain technology over the past few years. Some investors believe that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could become mainstream in the long run, while others be...

Is DeFi a Better Choice for Crypto Investors Than CeFi? A Deep Dive

There’s no denying the fact that the crypto market has been faced with a major bearish onslaught over the last couple of months. This is made evident by the fact that since the start of May, the indus...

Another CeFi Firm Hit With Liquidation Woes

Singapore based crypto lender Hodlnaut has filed an application with Singapore High court to be placed under judicial management. A while ago, the firm halted withdrawals, token swaps and deposits and...

Earning Interest on Crypto Assets Through CeFi

Crypto assets are fast becoming a viable investment vehicle and a means of payment for millions worldwide. Not only are crypto transactions faster, cheaper, and more seamless, but the asset class offe...

A Hybrid of CeFi and DeFi is More Sustainable

CeDeFi: The transparency offered by decentralized platforms is something CeFi can benefit from adopting. The solution could be to merge them into CeDeFi, says Iakov Levin, CEO of Midas.Investments. De...

Chains.com bridges the gap between CeFi and D…

With the idea to create “a marketplace where everything is money,” Chains.com, a cryptocurrency and NFT exchange platform, is developing products and marketplaces that provide utility and liquidity fo...

Anatomy Of The CeFi Implosion

getty getty I have been and still am a big fan of DeFi (decentralized finance) and for that matter CeFi (centralized finance) but the recent implosion highlights the issues for all financial services....

MetaMask Co-founders Dish Out Criticism of CeFi

MetaMask’s co-founders, Aaron Davis and Dan Finlay, recently made statements criticizing Celsius and Voyager, two platforms that represent what has been variably called “CeFi” or cen...

CeFi Broke. But DeFi Is Not Without Blame

DeFi has much to offer the world of finance. That DeFi smart contracts worked as promised in these highly stressed market conditions to keep intact the “systems” – if not the prices – is a good proof ...