Finance Redefined: Uniswap breaches $1T volume, WEF 2022 discussion on Terra,...

Finance Redefined: Uniswap breaches $1T volume, WEF 2022 discussion on Terra,...

The past week in DeFi saw Uniswap breach $1 trillion trading volume, while WEF 2022 saw Terra at the center of most crypto and DeFi discussions. The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem continues to struggle with the ongoing market volatility and after-effects of the Terra ecosystem collapse. Over the past week, major DeFi protocols showed signs of increased trading activity, with Uniswap breaching the $1 trillion trading volume mark.Terra remained the focus of most of the discussions around blockchain and crypto at the World Economic Forum (WEF), with analysts suggesting Terra was....


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