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<ul><li>In our 2023 thematic outlook, we highlighted that on-chain insurance is a DeFi sub-sector that remains underdeveloped.</li><li>Today, DeFi has largely covered the services offered by TradFi, such as payments, lending and exchanges; as well as central, commercial and investment banking services.</li><li>There is also DeFi insurance<span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);"> (or more accurately termed as ‘DeFi cover,’ since the solutions provided are more discretionary than contractual; and may not be regulated), </span>but presently it is not being offered as extensively as traditional insurance</li></ul>

In our 2023 thematic outlook, we highlighted that on-chain insurance is a DeFi sub-sector that remains underdeveloped.Today, DeFi has largely covered the services offered by TradFi, such as payments, lending and exchanges; as well as central, commercial and investment banking services.There is also DeFi insurance (or more accurately termed as ‘DeFi cover,’ since the solutions provided are more discretionary than contractual; and may not be regulated), but presently it is not being offered as extensively as traditional insurance

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Coinstack is published weekly by Ryan Allis. He was previously CEO and Co-founder of iContact and led the company from 300 employees, 70,000 customers, and $50M in annual sales and an exit for $169M. Ryan was an angel investor in SpaceX, LendingClub, Change.org, Kuli Kuli, and Catalant. Today, Ryan advises companies and governments on blockchain-related projects and is the Chairman of Hive.org, a global community of 3,500 purpose-driven leaders from 130 countries making a positive impact in the world. Ryan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was Co-President of the Harvard Social Enterprise Club and a fellow of the Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute.

<h2>Issue summary:</h2><p>In this week’s issue, we take a deep dive into Nexus Mutual as the leader in the DeFi insurance space, a critical building block for programmable money. We also summarize and highlight the most important crypto news, stats, and reports.</p>

Issue summary:In this week’s issue, we take a deep dive into Nexus Mutual as the leader in the DeFi insurance space, a critical building block for programmable money. We also summarize and highlight the most important crypto news, stats, and reports.

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DeFi Cover: An Emerging Sector to Watch

Today, DeFi has largely covered the services offered by TradFi, such as payments, lending and exchanges; as well as central, commercial and...

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Nexus Mutual & DeFi Insurance Deep Dive

In this week’s issue, we take a deep dive into Nexus Mutual as the leader in the DeFi insurance space, a critical building block for programmable...

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