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MakerDAO ‘Endgame Plan’ Calls for Specialized DAOs, Says Protocol is Held Back by Complexity
3.6.2022
A detailed proposal to bring the MakerDAO (MKR) protocol to a “predetermined, immutable end state” by setting up several new decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) has been published by the protocol’s founder Rune Christensen. The plan aims to improve governance and tap into “the raw power...
Big Wallets Exited Anchor/UST While Smaller Fish Continued to Invest - Jump Crypto
3.6.2022
A number of bigger Terra (LUNA) ecosystem investors abandoned their positions as the terraUSD (UST) peg began to slip away last month – with smaller-scale investors continuing to buy as the coin’s price plummeted, according to the trading firm Jump Trading Group’s crypto arm Jump...
Japan passes bill to limit stablecoin issuance to banks and trust companies
3.6.2022
The Japanese government is rushing to enforce new stablecoin laws in the aftermath of the Terra collapse
Japanese Parliament Green-lights Stablecoin Legislation, FTX Makes Official Japanese Debut
3.6.2022
Japan’s upper parliamentary house, the House of Councillors, has approved a legal amendment that will police stablecoin issuance and ensure that only regulated companies are allowed to issue cryptoassets....
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Japan Passes Landmark Stablecoin Bill For Investor Protection: Report
3.6.2022
Japan emerges as a precedent-setting nation by passing stablecoin regulation in the wake of the TerraUSD collapse
These are the least 'stable' stablecoins not named TerraUSD
2.6.2022
Some stablecoins have failed to deliver the dollar's stability to crypto traders long before TerraUSD's collapse
Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol 'Barn Raise' Aims to Restore $77M in Lost Funds
2.6.2022
The protocol was hit by a $182 million flash-loan attack in April
Co-Founder of Africa Focused Fintech: Traditional Banks Not Optimized to Serve the Unbanked
2.6.2022
For years, traditional financial institutions in different parts of the world have been attempting to narrow the financial exclusion gap by extending their services to the unbanked population. Yet for many reasons, these institutions still cannot avail their products and services to everyone that...
FTX’s Harrison Says Stablecoin Demand Will Survive Terra's Collapse
1.6.2022
CoinDesk interviewed FTX's Brett Harrison at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting 2022 last week
DeFi protocols launch stablecoins to lure new users and liquidity, but does it work?
1.6.2022
In the wake of UST’s collapse, several DeFi platforms launched their own stablecoins to lasso new users and liquidity but are investors willing to take on the risk in return for 20% APY?
Binance’s CZ says he is ‘skeptical’ about the Terra relaunch
1.6.2022
Binance CEO CZ voices skepticism around the relaunch of the Terra blockchain and its new LUNA token following the latest fiasco
Undercollateralized USDN Stablecoin Needs Tweaking, Waves Founder Says
1.6.2022
“We have to work on the algorithm” after several depeggings from the dollar, Sasha Ivanov said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program
Tether’s reported bank partner Capital Union shares its crypto strategy
1.6.2022
Tether stablecoin’s reported bank partner Capital Union supports a large variety of digital assets as part of its trading and custody services
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of May; Is Summer Coming for Crypto Holders?
1.6.2022
June is here, summer has arrived, and the outlook for the crypto market has in recent days finally seemed a bit brighter....
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Aussie banks ANZ and NAB won’t 'endorse' retail speculation on crypto
1.6.2022
Executives from two of Australia’s “big four” banks have said they won’t allow their retail customers to trade crypto with ANZ adding its happy it didn’t “go head long” into a cryptocurrency offering
UN agency head sees 'massive opportunities' in crypto: WEF 2022
31.5.2022
“Crypto is just another technology, it’s a matter of how is it being used. It can be used for good or for bad. From where we sit, we see massive opportunities," says the director of the UNICC
Bitcoin Miners Under 'Stress', Euro's Purchasing Power Wanes, Fidelity Beyond BTC + More News
31.5.2022
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UK government proposes additional safeguards against stablecoin failure risks
31.5.2022
The Treasury wants to empower the Financial Market Infrastructure Special Administration Regime to oversee the safe return of customer funds in the event of a stablecoin collapse
Latin American Investors ‘Hoping to Ride Crypto Prices to the Moon’ as Adoption Set to Continue
31.5.2022
A report on the state of crypto in the Latin America region has concluded that adoption is likely to continue apace for the rest of the year – and will find fertile ground for growth in the world of cross-border payments and “crypto credit cards.”
The report was issued by Americas Market...
WAVES Skyrockets as Details of DeFi Revival Plan Unveiled, Still Down 85% from ATH
31.5.2022
The native token of the blockchain platform Waves (WAVES) has risen sharply in price this week, as a new master plan to bring back confidence in decentralized finance (DeFi) on the network has been unveiled.
At 11:08 UTC on Tuesday, WAVES stood at USD 9.2, up 63% over the past 24 hours and...