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Maple Finance CEO: Separating risk from lending saved DeFi from market crash
29.9.2022
DeFi crypto lending has operated as intended through the crypto winter because transparency kept it in line and business activities were siloed, according to Maple Finance’s Sid Powell
UK Proposes New Law to ‘Seize, Freeze and Recover’ Crypto Assets Easier and Faster
24.9.2022
The British government has presented the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to Parliament that will “make it easier and quicker” for law enforcement agencies “to seize, freeze and recover crypto assets.” The government stressed: “We must ensure that...
Brazilian Regulator Wants ‘Transparency’ in Crypto Sector, Prepares to Issue Guidelines
20.9.2022
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Brazil’s markets regulator says it wants “transparency” in crypto and claims it is preparing a set of industry guidelines. The body is working in conjunction with the nation’s Economy Ministry – in a possible further setback for MPs hoping to regulate...
Australian state police sets up crypto division to trace transactions
5.9.2022
The use of crypto in criminal activity has reportedly significantly increased since the AFP made its first crypto seizure in early 2018
Are Bitcoin transactions anonymous and traceable?
3.9.2022
Bitcoin transactions are easily traceable through blockchain explorers but do not directly reveal the identities behind Bitcoin wallet addresses
Bankrupt Lender Celsius CEO Owes Creditors Transparency, Crypto Lawyer Says
19.8.2022
If Celsius Network’s CEO, Alex Mashinsky was “being transparent,” there would be “no need to pull in an independent examiner," Sasha Hodder, founder of Hodder Law Firm, said on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover."
US Trustee motions for examiner to probe Celsius’ ‘significant transparency issues’
19.8.2022
The Trustee overseeing Celsius’ bankruptcy case has requested an examiner to help shed the light on a number of complex issues
How to Spot the Next Celsius Before It’s Too Late
7.8.2022
It’s every crypto investor’s worst nightmare, depositing money with a platform that later goes bust, making it all but impossible to recover funds. It’s also bad enough investing in the native token of any such platform, the collapse of which will send that token plummeting to Earth like a lead...
EU crypto community has two weeks to join conversation on crypto data
3.8.2022
The ESMA is looking for “crypto off-chain data,” or data from spot and derivatives trades at centralized exchanges or OTC crypto trading platforms
The Blow-up of 3AC - LTCM Without the Nobel Economists
26.7.2022
Benjamin Dean is the Director of Digital Assets at investment company WisdomTree in Europe.
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New York Regulators Have Planted a Seed for Stablecoin Transparency
6.7.2022
New guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services should shake up how stablecoin issuers do attestation and other reporting, says our columnist
Circle looks to reaffirm commitment to transparency as USDC market share soars
6.7.2022
"With USDC, our business model is minimizing risk, not taking and managing risk,” wrote Jeremy Fox, Circle's CTO
Central Africa Rolls Out Sango Coin Amid Transparency, Credibility Worries
4.7.2022
The Central African Republic (CAR)'s authorities unveiled a new crypto project, dubbed Sango Coin, which President Faustin-Archange Touadéra launched as the country's national cryptocurrency in an online event, but hopes for a major push for crypto adoption in Africa have been partially replaced...
Elon Musk Hints Twitter Will Integrate Crypto Payments if His Takeover Bid Is Successful
19.6.2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested integrating crypto payments into Twitter. “My goal would be to maximize the usefulness of the service,” he told Twitter’s employees in his first all-hands meeting with them. Twitter’s First All-Hands Meeting With Elon Musk, Integrating...
Brazilian Development Bank Launches Blockchain Network
1.6.2022
The Brazilian Development Bank has officially launched the Brazilian Blockchain Network, a structure designed to aid other institutions in the country in increasing public transparency. The launch, which was also assisted by the Court of Accounts of the Union, serves to call more institutions...
USDD vs UST: Is Justin Sun's New Stablecoin Just a Clone of UST?
28.5.2022
UST, a stablecoin that's supposed to maintain a price peg with the US dollar 1:1, spiraled out of control to reach as low as USD 0.10 this month. Following the momentous rise of UST in just a few months, only a few predicted its monumental crash, especially with the dominance stablecoins were...
Central African Republic Moves Ahead With Its Crypto Hub Initiative Despite World Bank's Concerns
26.5.2022
Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is readying to launch a new crypto project, dubbed Sango - the first crypto initiative that is designed to strengthen the country’s image as an emerging African crypto hub.
“For us, formal economy is no longer an option,”...
Tether ‘Transparency Is Needed’ Following Terra’s UST Collapse: Analyst
24.5.2022
The director of blockchain market research said Tether should be more transparent about “what they actually hold on their balance sheets,” on CoinDesk TV’s "First Mover," program
Circle to Issue Weekly USDC Reserve Reports — Tether Publishes May 2022 Assurance Report
22.5.2022
The co-founder and CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, has announced the cryptocurrency firm that issues the stablecoin usd coin plans to provide the public with weekly stablecoin reserve reports. Additionally, the company Tether has also released an assurance report on its stablecoin reserves via...
Circle Says USDC Reserve Backed Entirely in Cash and Short-Dated US Treasuries
16.5.2022
On May 13, Circle’s chief financial officer Jeremy Fox-Geen published a blog post called “How to Be Stable,” following the aftermath of Terra’s stablecoin implosion. Circle’s CFO explained that since usd coin’s inception, the stablecoin aims to...