DeFi No Longer Exists, Andre Cronje Says
The verdict challenges whether DeFi still delivers durable financial utility, liquidity and user demand, putting the sector’s builder-led growth narrative under pressure.
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The verdict challenges whether DeFi still delivers durable financial utility, liquidity and user demand, putting the sector’s builder-led growth narrative under pressure.
CoinGecko's top-10 boundary stayed static as of 09:00 UTC on 17 Jul 2026 — no entries, no exits, only internal price…
Flying Tulip's CEO argues the 2020 DeFi trust model no longer fits modern protocols. Upgradeability, circuit breakers and equity-based margin are the new baseline.
Curve is the decentralized exchange built for assets that should trade close to each other — stablecoins and pegged assets — with tiny slippage and concentrated fees.
A custodial wallet stores your crypto through a third party, meaning the exchange, not you, controls the private keys. Simpler to use, but FTX and Celsius show the hidden cost.