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DeFi – Decentralized Finance

  • Regulation

    After crypto, India wants to come after DeFi

    The Indian government is exploring ways to levy additional taxes on interest earned on cryptocurrencies through decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms located outside India, according to an Economic Times report. See related article: India tax breaks crypto’s back Fast facts The government wants to impose a 20% tax deducted at source (TDS) or factory-gate levy for […]

    Monika Ghosh

  • DeFi News

    Could CBDCs help banks make DeFi irrelevant?

    Unregulated and fragmented, DeFi remains niche, writes John Mitchell of Episode Six. Here’s how programmable money can help banks do what decentralized finance is doing.

    John Mitchell

  • DeFi News

    DeFi lender Aave’s token has surged over 80% since V3 launch

    Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Aave’s governance token surged 84% since its March 16 V3 upgrade, and was trading at US$220.01 at press time, according to CoinGecko data.  See related article: DeFi lending platform Aave to ‘build Twitter on Ethereum’ Fast facts Aave is also the top gainer in the past 24 hours with a […]

    Monika Ghosh

  • DeFi News

    How DeFi can lift up the poor in emerging markets

    Traditional banks are failing the nearly 2 billion people in the world without access to financial services, writes Khalid Howladar. But DeFi can be a lifeline.

    Khalid Howladar