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August 1, 2023

What Are Liquidity Pools and Why Are They Important?

Liquidity pools have revolutionized the way trading and lending occur in DeFi platforms, providing liquidity and facilitating global transactions. Understanding what [...]

August 31, 2022

CeFi vs DeFi: What Are the Main Differences?

CeFi vs DeFi: What Are the Main Differences? The term DeFi, short for “decentralized finance,” is quite the buzzword in the finance sphere these days. It refers to the core concept behind blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, in that financial transactions are conducted peer-to-peer globally, without centralized banks or other such intermediaries. For the uninitiated, CeFi, […]

July 27, 2022

What Is DeFi and What Makes It Unique? 

What is DeFi? Short for “decentralized finance,” DeFi is a broad term that refers both to a new, digital-native financial system and to the range of digital applications and protocols that support it. As its name suggests, DeFi does not entail a centralized system akin to the traditional financial infrastructure of retail banks, multi-national financial […]

June 28, 2022

RWA-based Lending: A New Paradigm In Digital Asset Lending

Lending is - and has always been - one of the most important aspects of financial services. Over the course of history, several of the world’s greatest feats would never have been possible without the input of strong financiers who believed in certain visions and gave the funds for them to be brought into reality.  […]

April 24, 2022

Is Crypto-Backed Lending an Existential Threat to Banking?

Access to credit has remained an unsolved financial inclusion issue for decades. Most small to medium-sized companies suffer from having no access to credit. But the situation is even more problematic in financial services. Especially money service businesses are left out, because they are considered risky with money laundering and terrorist financing concerns. While businesses […]

April 5, 2022

What Makes Crypto-Backed Lending So Alluring?

Crypto-backed lending has already become a major hit in the market - there's no doubt about that fact. It offers a way for people and businesses that need money to easily get their hands on funds, and it can be a reliable source of passive income for investors as well.

Today, protocols in both the centralized and decentralized crypto space offer access to loans. Decentralized finance (DeFi) is […]

March 26, 2022

Is Crypto-Backed Lending the Next Big Thing?

Cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity over the past few years. One of the reasons for this is their increased utility for financial transactions. Today, cryptocurrencies are used for investments and payments, and their compatibility with other financial transactions makes them the perfect innovation for today’s complex business landscape. Interestingly, one of the areas where digital […]

March 13, 2022

Despite BlockFi's $100M penalty, demand for crypto lending is here to stay.

Arf’s Perspective: This fine has been a $100M USD worth of regulatory clarity from the SEC to all crypto lending/yield companies out there. This type of lending is indeed a security product according to the SEC and must be registered as such. However, it seems that these types of products are just getting started to […]

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