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April 23, 2025

DeFi Decoded: Smart Contracts – The Code Behind the DeFi Revolution

Smart contracts are the invisible architects of decentralized finance. These self-executing lines of code run everything from token swaps to lending platforms without middlemen. But while they offer autonomy, they also introduce new risks—bugs, exploits, and irreversible mistakes. In this fourth installment of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we explain what smart contracts are.

April 17, 2025

DeFi Education: What is a Liquidity Provider? Fueling DeFi’s Open Markets!

Liquidity Providers (LPs) are the silent engines that power DeFi markets, enabling decentralized exchanges, lending, and yield farming to function without intermediaries. But while LPs can earn trading fees and token rewards, they also expose themselves to risks like impermanent loss and smart contract exploits. In this third part of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we explain who liquidity providers are, how liquidity pools work, and what dangers hide beneath the surface.

April 14, 2025

DeFi at a Crossroads: Legal Battles and Regulatory Overhauls Threaten the Future of Decentralized Finance

The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) sector faces escalating regulatory scrutiny, with recent cases highlighting tensions between innovation and compliance. While frameworks like MiCA (EU) and U.S. tax rules aim to standardize oversight, they also risk undermining decentralization. Investors must navigate risks like operational disruptions and compliance costs.

Defi Series

April 14, 2025

Who Are the Key Players in the DeFi Ecosystem?

The DeFi ecosystem is not a monolith—it’s a fast-moving network of protocols, developers, investors, and platforms. In this second installment of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we break down the key actors shaping decentralized finance, from the code-writing builders and liquidity providers to governance DAOs, oracles, and blockchain infrastructures. Understanding the roles of these players is crucial for identifying risks and opportunities in the space.

April 14, 2025

What is DeFi? Understanding the Decentralized Finance Revolution

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is reshaping how money works—without banks, brokers, or centralized authorities. From lending and trading to passive income through liquidity provision, DeFi opens up the global financial system to anyone with an internet connection and a crypto wallet. But with great freedom comes great risk. In this first part of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we dissect what DeFi really is, how it works, and why it’s both revolutionary and dangerous.

DeFi Decoded: Smart Contracts – The Code Behind the DeFi Revolution

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Despite New Crypto Friendlyness: No Settlement Between U.S. CFTC And KuCoin?

A planned settlement between the U.S.CFTC and crypto exchange KuCoin is now in limbo due to a reported policy shift within the CFTC. This change is attributed to the Trump administration’s new approach, which deprioritizes enforcement actions against crypto companies. As a result, a CFTC attorney said that it is "unlikely that such authorization will be granted in the near term" regarding the settlement approval.

SEC’s New Era: Paul Atkins Sworn In—Will Crypto Finally Get the Regulatory Clarity It Deserves?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered a new chapter with the swearing-in of Paul S. Atkins as its 34th Chairman, a move widely anticipated to mark a dramatic pivot in how the agency approaches crypto and DeFi regulation. For years, the financial industry—especially the burgeoning digital asset sector—has bristled under the SEC’s “Regulation by Enforcement” strategy.

Crypto Mogul Changpeng Zhao – Fallen, Rich, and Rising Again?

As spring 2025 blooms and Easter’s themes of rebirth fill the air, Changpeng Zhao emerges as one of the most controversial figures of startup mythology: a man who fell spectacularly, paid a price—then rose again, wealthier and louder than ever. Once the almighty architect of Binance, CZ now resides in Dubai with a net worth that Forbes estimates at $63 billion.

Prison Update: Sam Bankman-Fried Transferred to Low-Security Federal Prison in Los Angeles!

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Terminal Island in Los Angeles, California. This low-security facility is known for housing non-violent offenders and has previously held notable inmates such as Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, former COO of Theranos.