DeFi protocol Porter Finance shuts down bond issuance platform after just one...
The firm cited better interest rates from traditional finance loans and regulatory risks in mulling the bond platform. Porter Finance, a decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol based on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, announced Tuesday that it was shutting down its bond issuance platform. In explaining the discussion, Porter Finance said:"Looking forward, we are not confident there will be large inflows of lending demand for fixed income DeFi products like the ones offered through Porter Finance. This is primarily due to the competitiveness of rates offered in traditional finance and the....
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