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Crypto Exchange FTX Partners With AZA Finance ‘to Expand the Adoption of Web3 and Digital Currencies in Africa’
19.3.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX is partnering with AZA Finance to expand the use of digital currencies and Web3 in Africa. Through this arrangement, the two companies will also work to “onboard African NFTs and artists onto the FTX NFT marketplace.” Bolstering Adoption of Web3...
Bitcoin Ink: Study Shows Interest in ‘Crypto Tattoos’ Jumped 222% in the Past Year
19.3.2022
As cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, decentralized finance (defi), and non-fungible token (NFT) technology experienced extreme growth during the last year, interest in crypto tattoos has risen a great deal. According to a recent study published by Crypto Head, searches for tattoos related...
Luno Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Over 200 Crypto and Fintech Startups per Year
19.3.2022
Luno cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an investment arm, Luno Expeditions, whose objective is to invest in fintech, crypto, and Web3 startups globally. The investment arm will target digital assets and later-stage companies starting from Series A upwards. Funding Over...
Bank of Russia Allows Sberbank to Issue Digital Financial Assets
18.3.2022
Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, has been authorized by the country’s monetary policy regulator to issue digital financial assets. The move comes amid tightening Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, including limiting Moscow’s access to the global financial market....
Japanese Fintech Firm Kyash Raises $41 Million, Jack Dorsey’s Block Participates in Funding
18.3.2022
A Tokyo-based financial technology company called Kyash has raised $41.2 million in a Series D funding round which saw participation from the Block (formerly known as Square). The investment into the Japanese mobile financial app firm is the Block’s first investment in the Asia Pacific...
Another Crypto Exchange Eyes Nasdaq, Polkadot's Parallel Finance + More News
18.3.2022
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Parallel Finance Launches DeFi ‘Super App’ for Polkadot Crypto Ecosystem
18.3.2022
The lending protocol with $500 million in TVL is making a play for market dominance
TòrÒnet a Blockchain Platform Built Specifically for Financial Inclusion Launches With Four Stablecoins
17.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. TòròNet recently announced the launch of the network’s mainnet, following nearly six months of operating a testnet. The blockchain was launched together with stablecoins in four currencies in the African sub-continent to start. The blockchain is built specifically...
HSBC enters The Sandbox to offer educational finance games
16.3.2022
Partnership hopes to promote financial literacy via gamified experiences within the metaverse
FTX Strengthens Global Presence With AZA Finance Link in Africa
16.3.2022
‘Unlucky’: Agave and Hundred Finance DeFi protocols exploited for $11M
16.3.2022
Agave and Hundred Finance have paused operations whilst investigations continue into the exploit
Investors Inject $450 Million Into Consensys, Ethereum Incubator Now Valued at $7 Billion
15.3.2022
The Ethereum software firm Consensys has announced the incubator has raised $450 million in a Series D funding round led by Parafi Capital. The latest financing brings the company’s valuation to over $7 billion, following the $200 million Series C raise Consensys secured last November....
Hacker Siphons $3 Million Worth of DAI and ETH From Defi Protocol Deus Finance
15.3.2022
Another decentralized finance (defi) protocol was breached this week after it was discovered that a hacker exploited the bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives platform Deus Finance. According to a post mortem Twitter thread published by the security firm Peckshield, Deus lost around...
THORChain quietly outperforms crypto market in Q1 — Can RUNE price break $10 next?
15.3.2022
THORChain reveals plans to launch Terra's UST-like native stablecoin and "Thorfi."
Dedicated crypto teams booming within traditional financial firms
15.3.2022
As more and more financial giants set up crypto research teams, experts see this trend continuing to gain traction in the future
Deus Finance exploit: Hackers get away with $3M worth of DAI and Ether
15.3.2022
Deus Finance had acknowledged the exploit on its lending contract and the CEO of the firm was quick to come up with a reimbursement plan
Derivatives Platform Deus Finance Exploited for $3M on Fantom Network
15.3.2022
Hackers manipulated a pricing mechanism to trick the protocol in a “flash loan” attack, the security firm said
Japan Asks Crypto Exchanges to Comply With Sanctions Restrictions — Penalty Includes 3 Years in Prison
15.3.2022
Japan’s top financial regulator has asked cryptocurrency exchanges in the country not to process transactions subject to asset-freeze sanctions. The penalty for unauthorized payments to sanctioned persons includes three years in prison. Japan’s Financial Regulator and Ministry...
Nintendo’s Reggie Kicked Too Much Ass For GameStop Suits
14.3.2022
When former Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, joined GameStop’s board of directors in 2020 the video game retailer was trading at less than $5 a share. A year later the stock was over $150 and Fils-Aimé was headed for the door. Why did he get out when things were so hot? Apparently...
More Than 80% of the Funds Locked in Decentralized Finance Are Kept on 5 Chains, 21 Different Defi Protocols
14.3.2022
In mid-March, the top five blockchains — in terms of total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) — currently command more than 82% of the $198 billion TVL in defi across all blockchains. Each of these chains offers different types of defi protocols like decentralized...