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Fed's Powell: DeFi needs appropriate regulation before expanding to retail
28.9.2022
Jerome Powell acknowledged that DeFi will start to reach more retail customers, highlighting the need for regulation
Fed Chair Powell Sees ‘Real Need’ for More Appropriate Defi Regulation Citing ‘Very Significant Structural Issues’
28.9.2022
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says decentralized finance (defi) has “very significant structural issues,” emphasizing a “real need” for more appropriate regulation of the defi ecosystem. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Defi Regulation Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
Amid Looming Euro Zone Economic Downturn, ECB's Lagarde Worries About Crypto, DeFi
22.6.2022
While the 19 euro-using European Union countries face a gloomy economic outlook, European decision-makers are worried about the potential negative impact of cryptoassets and decentralized finance (DeFi) on the bloc’s financial stability -- and per Christine Lagarde, President of the European...
Coinbase Bets On 'Enterprise-Grade' Liquid Staking Business
19.5.2022
Major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is backing the development of the "first-ever" enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol, bringing know-your-customer (KYC) checks to the world of decentralized finance (DeFi).
According to an announcement from Coinbase on Tuesday, the new liquid staking...
German BaFin official calls for 'innovative' EU-wide DeFi regulation
18.5.2022
Highlighting Germany’s crypto license as an example of attractive regulation, Birgit Rodolphe writes that similar frameworks should be the same throughout the EU to “prevent a fragmented market.”
'Crypto is Dead. Long live Crypto': Veteran DeFi Developer Andre Cronje Urges More Regulation
18.4.2022
“Crypto is dead. Long live Crypto,” the veteran decentralized finance (DeFi) developer and creator of early DeFi protocol Yearn.Finance (YFI), Andre Cronje, opened a new blog post by saying. He went on to argue that more regulation is needed in the space in which he might have earned significant...
Bank of England and regulators assess crypto regulation in raft of new reports
25.3.2022
A bundle of interrelated documents remind financial institutions of their responsibilities and look at the state of crypto regulation in the U.K
How to Buy Bitcoin Without an ID in 2022
5.3.2022
In a time where data breaches that leak personal information online have become commonplace, buying bitcoin (BTC) without having to complete an ID verification process is probably a good idea.
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Five Star Bank Goes Bitcoin, Picasso NFTs, Binance Unfreezes SEPA Deposits + More News
26.1.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The TradFi-DeFi Tug of War: Is a DeFi-Only Utopia Possible?
14.1.2022
Will Hamilton is Head of Trading & Research at TCM Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Token Capital Management & Technologies Pte Ltd.
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Decentralized finance or DeFi is already level pegging with global multinational financial companies in terms of market capitalization and daily...
SWIFT Tokenization, BNB Auto Burn, PwC Enters The Sandbox + More News
23.12.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Coinbase Offers DeFi Yield Product To Users In 70 Countries
10.12.2021
In a bid to make decentralized finance (DeFi) more accessible to its customers, major US crypto exchange Coinbase says it is enabling users in 70 countries to buy a DeFi yield product using their DAI crypto holdings. ...
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BIS Sees 'Important Role' for DeFi, Pushes for Increased Regulation
6.12.2021
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), sometimes called the central bank of central banks, has come to a somewhat unexpected conclusion that decentralized finance (DeFi) could play “an important role” in the traditional financial system - but warned about potential...
Uniswap taps former Obama campaign spokesperson to handle comms
15.10.2021
The Washington insider will help the company navigate through increasingly turbulent regulatory waters
Senator Warren’s office confuses MakerDAO for failed 2016 project The DAO
21.9.2021
Elizabeth Warren’s office has allegedly confused top 10 DeFi protocol MakerDAO with an early experiment in decentralized autonomous organizations that failed in 2016
DeFi regulation must not kill the values behind decentralization
22.8.2021
The rise of DeFi improves financial inclusion and should be allowed to flourish in a regulated, and thus protected, environment
Mark Cuban Hit by Iron Finance Token Crash, Calls for Defi Regulation
18.6.2021
Billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban has called for cryptocurrency regulation focusing on decentralized finance (defi) and stablecoins after a token he invested in collapsed from $64 to near zero. Cuban Wants Defi and Stablecoin Regulation After Investing in Collapsed Token...
ConsenSys throws its weight behind Uniswap DeFi lobbying proposal
3.6.2021
The controversial proposal is gaining the support of the big players
Harvard Law BFI throws 10.5M votes behind own proposal to fund DeFi lobby with UNI
28.5.2021
It is not the first time Uniswap governance has been dominated by a whale
SEC Commissioner Peirce Weighs in Defi Token Regulation Debate: Panel Predicts Defi Will Self Correct in Twelve Months
9.10.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner, Hester Peirce says while defi tokens carry some equity-like benefits, she believes that giving something away is distinct from selling something. As a result of this lack of clarity, Peirce says questions about the regulatory structure and how these...