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UK Tax Authority Proposes Legislative Change to Treatment of DeFi Lending, Staking
27.4.2023
The proposed framework, now open for public consultation, will also apply to crypto lending and staking through intermediaries, the authority said
Majority of creditors want Hodlnaut liquidated
25.4.2023
Only 2.42% of claimants favor restructuring, and they are almost exclusively company directors. Withdrawals were frozen in August
Crypto Lending Protocol MakerDAO Approves Transferring a Maximum of $500M in USDC to Coinbase Custody for 2.6% Yield
20.4.2023
The maneuver is part of MakerDAO’s earlier decision to move up to $1.6 billion of USDC stablecoins to Coinbase’s custody arm
TransUnion to begin providing identity-protected credit scoring for DeFi lending
20.4.2023
The American credit reporting agency is teaming up with Spring Labs and Quadrata for a new service that should make DeFi borrowing easier and less risky
Crypto lender BlockFi is granted extra time to file Chapter 11 exit plan
20.4.2023
BlockFi was granted a 48-day extension by a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to submit an exit plan, exploring a potential sale of company assets and restructuring
Credit Agency Giant TransUnion Starts Delivering Credit Scores for Crypto Lending
20.4.2023
TransUnion, one of the largest credit agencies in the U.S., will provide off-chain credit scores for blockchain-based loan applications in a way that maintains the privacy of consumers
Crypto Lender Maple Finance Opens U.S. Treasury Bill Pool for Cash Management
19.4.2023
Maple’s new lending pool offers accredited investors, crypto firms and DAO treasuries a way to earn yield on their idle stablecoin holdings by investing in one-month U.S. Treasury bills
Crypto lender Babel gets extended creditor protection in Singapore
18.4.2023
Hong Kong-based Babel Finance will have more than a year to repay debts to its creditors after suspending withdrawals in June 2022
Aave’s proposal to launch on zkEVM passes ‘temperature check’ vote
17.4.2023
A proposal to deploy the third version of lending protocol Aave has recently passed a “temperate check” with an overwhelming favorable majority
Hundred Finance loses $7 million in Optimism hack
16.4.2023
The attacker reportedly manipulated the exchange rate between ERC-20 tokens and hTOKENS to steal over $7 million from the protocol
Shapella Upgrade Hits, Economist Predicts Biggest Crash ‘in Your Lifetime,’ US Bank Lending Plummets — Week in Review
16.4.2023
In crypto news this week, the Ethereum network’s long awaited Shapella upgrade took effect, unlocking staked ether. In the broader financial world, economist Harry Dent has predicted a massive crash to hit by mid-June, bank lending plummeted by a record $105 billion in two weeks, and...
Healthy Bitcoin rally: What does a margin lending ratio drop mean for BTC price?
15.4.2023
Will $30,000 BTC price hold? Bitcoin market structure remains bullish with another 10% gain on the table as sellers refrain from shorting
US share of global crypto developers fell 26% in 5 years — a16z
11.4.2023
In 2018, nearly 40% of all crypto developers were based in the United States, whereas in 2022, this figure had fallen to less than 30%
Lending Platform Maple Prepares New U.S. Treasury Pool; MPL Token Rises 23%
11.4.2023
Maple’s new pool will allow accredited investors, corporate treasuries based outside of the U.S. to invest in U.S. treasury bonds on-chain, CEO Sid Powell said in a community call
US Bank Lending Drops by Record $105 Billion in Two Weeks, Trillions Moving to Money Market Accounts, Elon Musk Warns ‘Trend Will Accelerate’
9.4.2023
The banking industry in the United States is still struggling after the collapse of three major banks. According to statistics, bank lending in the U.S. has dropped by close to $105 billion in the last two weeks of March, which is the largest decline on record. Additionally, Elon Musk, a Tesla...
Euler Finance attack: How it happened, and what can be learned
7.4.2023
The Euler Finance exploit was the largest of Q1 2023, and the risk of a similar attack on other protocols remains
M11 Credit Restarts Crypto Lending on Maple Finance After FTX Fallout – Here's What You Need to Know
6.4.2023
Blockchain-based financing firm M11 Credit has resumed crypto lending on the decentralized credit marketplace Maple Finance.
The news of the resumption of service was announced in a Twitter thread from M11 Credit on Wednesday, where the firm also said it had upgraded its underwriting...
M11 Credit Resumes Crypto Lending on Maple Finance After FTX-Spurred Pause
5.4.2023
The firm introduced an upgraded credit underwriting process and appointed a new head of credit. The developments came after M11 Credit suffered $36 million of loan defaults on lending protocol Maple Finance following FTX’s November collapse
Pine Protocol NFT lending platform Now airs live on Polygon Network
5.4.2023
Pine Protocol recently announced the launch of its NFT Lending Platform on Polygon. Polygon Labs released an official tweet to inform users about the launch. Polygon boasts the second-highest market cap when it comes to NFTs. Thus, the integration allows Pine Protocol to access Polygon’s...
Why did 12K Bitcoin margin longs close at Bitfinex, and why didn’t it impact BTC price?
31.3.2023
An unprecedented number of BTC margin longs recently closed at Bitfinex, leaving analysts searching for explanations