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Weighing the Opportunities and Risks in Defi and Crypto

Karen Hsu
8 min readOct 27, 2020

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The following is a summary of a panel with Satis Group, FalconX, LedgerPrime, Idex and moderated by BlockchainIntel on October 20, 2020. This panel is part of series hosted by Blockchain by Women and BlockchainIntel.

Everything that we provide in this panel is purely for guidance, informational and educational purposes. All information in this presentation should be independently verified and confirmed. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage whatsoever caused in reliance upon such information or services. Please be aware of the risks involved with any trading done in any financial market. Do not trade with money that you cannot afford to lose. When in doubt, you should consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

Background (Karen)

The amount reportedly locked in DeFi is over $11 Billion. Of that, the number of ETH locked in DeFi has increased by 194% in 2020 and the number of BTC locked in DeFi has increased by 10,000%. On top of that, crypto funds have claimed 300% returns this year.

But are we headed for a correction? With new regulations, regulatory frameworks and enforcement actions, will the growth and innovation we’ve seen this year be impacted? Just in the last few weeks in the US, we’ve seen the

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Karen Hsu
Karen Hsu

Written by Karen Hsu

Blockchain; Machine Learning and analytics

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