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Coinbase CEO Urges Defi Protocols to Challenge Regulatory Crackdowns in Court
15.9.2023
The CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has encouraged decentralized finance (defi) protocols to fight regulators in court if they face regulatory crackdowns. He stressed that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) “should not be creating enforcement actions against decentralized...
Today in Crypto: Synapse Protocol Reports Potential Rugpull, IQ.wiki Partners With InvestHK, World Has 88,200 Crypto Millionaires
5.9.2023
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Defi Sector Navigates an Extended Crypto Winter: TVL Dips to February 2021 Levels
2.9.2023
The realm of decentralized finance (defi) is grappling with the aftermath of the sweeping crypto market slump that marked the close of August. As it stands, the total value locked (TVL) in defi, pegged at $37.59 billion, has plummeted to a low last witnessed in the second week of February 2021....
Uniswap Class Action Dismissed in Landmark Ruling for DeFi
30.8.2023
Legal proceedings against Uniswap, a leading decentralized exchange protocol, took a turn today when a class action lawsuit filed against it was dismissed.
Mike Wawszczak, a legal analyst, revealed that the judge presiding over the case — initially lodged by the US Securities and Exchange...
Defi TVL Dips Below $40B Amidst Market Turbulence and Shrinking Confidence
22.8.2023
After remaining above $40 billion for much of 2023, the total value locked in decentralized finance, or defi, fell below the threshold on August 17, reaching $37.9 billion by August 22. Additionally, from August 13, the top 100 DeFi tokens have decreased by $1.74 billion in value over nine days....
SushiSwap furthers cross-chain functionality with Core integration
1.8.2023
SushiSwap brings liquidity pools, cross-chain swaps and its DEX aggregator to the Core blockchain ecosystem
Smart Contract Tokens and Defi Sector Suffer Steep Losses, Threatening TVL to Fall Below $40 Billion
10.6.2023
The overall value of the crypto economy has dropped by more than 5% against the US dollar in the past 24 hours, with the top smart contract token sector losing more than 8% in the same time frame. The downturn has also affected the decentralized finance (defi) sector, with the total value locked...
Regulation still key for the evolution of CeFi: Paris Blockchain Week
23.3.2023
Regulatory considerations are front and center as a panel of cryptocurrency industry insiders unpacks the current state of CeFi and DeFi in Paris
Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $50 Billion Mark for First Time Since FTX Collapse
16.2.2023
Crypto prices have surged in value over the past few days, and the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has surpassed the $50 billion mark for the first time since the collapse of FTX. As of Feb. 16, 2023, the TVL in defi is $51.1 billion, with the liquid staking protocol Lido...
Smart Contract Tokens, Defi Economy See Strong Growth, Market Capitalization Swells by $78 Million in 30 Days
17.1.2023
Smart contract tokens and the decentralized finance economy have been on a tear during the last month, gaining against the U.S. dollar. The market capitalization of the smart contract platform token economy has swelled by $78 million over the last 30 days, increasing from $243 billion to...
Smart Contract Platform Tokens See Double-Digit Gains, Boosting Defi TVL Above $40 Billion
9.1.2023
Decentralized finance (defi) and smart contract platform tokens rallied on Monday morning (ET) and the total value locked in defi jumped above the $40 billion zone for the first time since mid-December 2022. The top smart contract platform coins by market capitalization increased 7.1% on January...
Indian Central Bank: Developing Global Crypto Regulation Is a Priority for G20 Under India’s Presidency
1.1.2023
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) says one of the priorities for the G20 under India’s presidency is to “develop a framework for global regulation, including the possibility of prohibition, of unbacked crypto assets, stablecoins, and defi.” The Indian central bank warned that...
Japanese Regulator Suggests it May Be Preparing to Police DeFi
28.11.2022
The top Japanese financial regulator has given a hint that it may be preparing to attempt to police the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a call for DeFi players to take part in a “fact-finding survey” on the sector.
The FSA wants to “research”...
What is CeDeFi: A Beginner’s Guide to Centralized DeFi
11.11.2022
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has grown in popularity to become a billion-dollar market that’s giving users the same financial products as in traditional finance (TradFi), plus earning additional opportunities. These are liquidity provider fees or governance tokens earned through yield farming....
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...
Is Disney About to Make its Big Crypto Move into NFT, Metaverse and DeFi?
26.9.2022
Though it wouldn’t be its first step in this direction, there is yet another suggestion that the media giant the Walt Disney Company may be gearing up for a major move into the realms of the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Disney is looking to hire...
Gamers plug into DeFi through the new Razer rewards partnership
21.7.2022
Razer’s rewards program is partnering with Cake DeFi to allow gamers and customers to redeem points for DeFi tokens
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...
DeFi.org Collaborates With Orbs and Polygon
19.5.2022
DeFi.org has announced a new accelerator program in collaboration with Polygon and Orbs to enable developers to build DeFi applications by leveraging the L2 capabilities of Polygon and the L3 infrastructure of Orbs. DeFi.org will pitch in by assisting in launching the next wave of DeFi innovation....
Polygon partners with Orbs and DeFi.org to launch an accelerator program
18.5.2022
Participants of the accelerator program will get funding, mentorship and market exposure through the platform DeFi.org