Oct 27, 2021
Episode 547
We’re still trying to wrap our brains around DeFi
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We told you about decentralized finance, and you had more questions.
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Last week, we took a deep dive into the world of decentralized finance, or DeFi. And y’all had some follow-up questions! Today we’re answering a few from listeners about possible uses of DeFi, possible risks and how regulation might work.
Here’s everything we talked about on the show:
- “Cryptocurrency-based decentralized finance takes on Wall Street” from Fortune
- “What’s DeFi? Crypto-based decentralized finance explained” from CNBC
- “FATF Will Finally Publish Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Guidance Next Week” from Coindesk via Yahoo
- “How to green cryptocurrencies” from Politico
- “Bitcoin’s Most Profitable Use: The $540 Billion Overseas Remittance Business?” from Investopedia
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