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Another Regulatory Challenge for DeFi, El Salvador Seeks Help from Binance + More News
24.3.2022
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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Securities Regulators Cast Doubt on DeFi's Decentralization Claims
24.3.2022
International standard-setter IOSCO is skeptical about some of crypto’s main claims, and is setting up a new task force to investigate potential risks
Next 24 Hours Crucial for EU Crypto Law as Officials Debate Emissions, DeFi, NFTs
24.3.2022
A landmark law attempting to regulate crypto asset markets in Europe faces a key turning point, as lawmakers make a final call on banning Bitcoin-style validation and governments consider how to treat decentralized finance
IOSCO says DeFi is quickly evolving and 'cloning financial markets'
24.3.2022
IOSCO Chair Ashley Alder recognizes that “DeFi is a novel and fast-growing area of financial services.”
Lunar Labs Co-Founder Luke Youngblood Talks Moonwell Artemis and Over-Collateralized Loans
24.3.2022
Moonwell is an open lending and borrowing DeFi protocol on Moonbeam and Moonriver. Moonwell’s composable design can accommodate a full range of DeFi applications in the greater Polkadot and Kusama (DotSama) ecosystem. Luke Youngblood is the co-founder of Lunar Labs, which is developing...
Interlay aims to advance Bitcoin’s DeFi potential with new interoperable bridge
24.3.2022
Interlay was the recipient of an up-to-$100,000 Web3 Foundation grant in March 2020 to develop the parachain technology implemented
Polkadot Parachains Partners with Venture Funds to Launch aUSD Fund
24.3.2022
Polkadot Parachain has decided to prepare a 250 million dollar aUSD Ecosystem Fund to boost its native stablecoin, Acala USD. Members from nine Polkadot parachains joined hands with Venture Funds to assist emerging startups. The latest Ecosystem Fund will help provide robust use-cases for...
Solana-Based Cashio App Hit With an ‘Infinite Mint Glitch,’ CASH Stablecoin Drops to Zero
23.3.2022
A decentralized finance (defi) protocol called Cashio was attacked by an “infinite glitch” exploit around 9:00 a.m. (UTC), the team said on Wednesday. Following the hack, statistics show the protocol’s total value locked (TVL) dropped from over $28 million to $579,701 and...
UK, US Regulators Call for ‘High Levels’ of Global Collaboration in Overseeing DeFi
23.3.2022
Acala, VCs Commit $250M for Polkadot DeFi Investments
23.3.2022
The fund will be used to back companies with use cases for Acala’s aUSD stablecoin
Nexo Launches USD 150M Investment & Acquisition Fund Focused on Web3
23.3.2022
The crypto lending and borrowing platform Nexo (NEXO) has launched a new investment fund focused on the emerging Web3 industry. The fund will invest USD 150m in “early-stage retail and institutional projects” that are "synergetic" to Nexo’s core business, an announcement from the company said....
Avalanche Announces Bitcoin Bridge, New Wallet; Coinbase Cloud Launches Avalanche Developer Tools Suite
23.3.2022
The Avalanche (AVAX) Bridge, which enables the transfer of ERC20 tokens from Ethereum (ETH) to Avalanche's C-Chain and vice versa, has expanded support for the Bitcoin (BTC) network, unlocking the opportunity for the trillion-dollar asset to join the Avalanche’s decentralized finance (DeFi)...
Enzyme’s Sulu Goes Live on Polygon and ETH
23.3.2022
Enzyme’s Polygon deployment is live, and it is the most exciting thing for the company. Enzyme was previously available only on Ethereum and recently launched the newest Sulu release on Ethereum a few weeks ago. Enzyme is also launching live and working mainnet on Polygon today. Users...
ApeCoin Smart Contract Exploited, ‘Well-Prepared Claimer’ Walks Away With USD 380K
22.3.2022
A Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) owner has reportedly exploited a vulnerability in the smart contract that airdropped ApeCoin (APE) tokens to community members, walking away with nearly USD 380,000 in profits....
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Paradigm Invests $8.75M in DeFi’s Ribbon Finance
22.3.2022
The protocol automates crypto derivatives strategies for the lay DeFi trader
Morgan Stanley Sees DeFi Remaining ‘Fairly Small’ as Growth to Slow
22.3.2022
The exponential growth seen in decentralized finance (DeFi) in recent years may be set to slow owing to hurdles such as regulation and overcollateralization, Morgan Stanley said in a research report
Lendefi to Provide Secure DeFi Leveraged Trading on Binance Smart Chain
22.3.2022
Lendefi published a blog post to announce that it has integrated Chainlink Price Feeds to its Binance Smart Chain mainnet. The integration will assist Lendefi protocol in securing its decentralized leveraged trading protocol. The integration will assist in the security of its decentralized...
NeoNexus founder pulls the plug on popular Metaverse NFT project
22.3.2022
Estimates suggest the metaverse project raised 25,000 SOL at its NFT mints, earning between $2 to $4 million
Coinbase Pay and Binance Pay: What Are These Solution & How Do They Differ
21.3.2022
Major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is taking a swing at both traditional payment companies and crypto-native competitors with the introduction of Coinbase Pay. The new solution, however, differs from existing payments solutions from competitors like Binance, for example, as the former is...
Metria Network: Creating a Unique Unified Blockchain Infrastructure to Support Next-Gen dApps
21.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Metria Network, the much-awaited solution for the entire crypto industry will be within reach soon. The chain agnostic decentralized infrastructure is designed to meet the needs of new-age DeFi and NFT applications by overcoming the issues of scalability, interoperability,...