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Experts: Defi Thrives Where Banks Falter, Fragmentation a Hurdle
18.9.2024
The rise of decentralized finance is particularly strong in regions with weak banking systems, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Experts believe this is because defi offers financial tools and services traditionally unavailable to people in these areas. Experts point...
Bukele States El Salvador Will Self-Finance 2025 Budget, Won’t Issue Even ‘a Cent’ of Debt
18.9.2024
President Nayib Bukele revealed that he would present a self-financed budget proposal to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, meaning that the government will not issue debt to pay for its operations in 2025. Bukele stressed that this would be the first time this happened in decades...
DePIN Tech Shows Promise, But Implementation Faces Several Hurdles, Moody's Says
17.9.2024
The Wall Street ratings agency's first-ever report about the sector underscores the increased attention towards DePIN apps
Brian Armstrong, ETF Experts Shoot Down 'Paper Bitcoin' Rumors
17.9.2024
Rumors alleging Coinbase (COIN) of issuing bitcoin IOUs to BlackRock were quickly shut down by industry experts as well as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on Monday
Bitcoin ETFs Rise With $12.9M Gains While Ether ETFs Struggle
17.9.2024
According to the latest crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) data, spot bitcoin ETFs snagged $12.9 million in gains on Monday, while spot ethereum ETFs faced a $9.51 million loss. Bitcoin ETFs Continue to Grow, While Ethereum Funds Lose Ground Leading the charge among the 12 bitcoin funds...
Circle's USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System
17.9.2024
Previously, the stablecoin could only be purchased through crypto exchanges
Liquid Staking Absorbs 400,000 ETH, Closing in on 14M Mark
17.9.2024
According to the latest figures, over the past 38 days, starting from Aug. 10, 2024, the total value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has slipped by $5.07 billion. Despite this decrease, ethereum continues to pour into liquid staking derivative (LSD) platforms, with 29 distinct LSDs...
Winklevoss Twins' Father Donates $4M Bitcoin to School Teaching Theory That Inspired Satoshi
17.9.2024
His donation is the first bitcoin gift that the college has received, and will fund new business programs
A New Prediction Market Raises $3M in Pre-Seed Round Led by 1confirmation
17.9.2024
Unlike industry leader Polymarket, Limitless Network isn't focusing on the election. It's carving out a niche with contracts that expire quickly and user-created markets
TON, Curve Finance team up on stablecoin swap initiative
17.9.2024
The partnership introduces Curve Finance's CFMM technology to TON, optimizing stablecoin swaps with reduced price volatility and slippage
DYdX to Debut Perpetual Futures on Prediction Markets as DEX Seeks to Raise Profile
17.9.2024
Decentralized finance needs to develop a unique offering relative to centralized venues, dYdX Foundation CEO Charles d'Haussy said
Hong Kong prepares AI guidelines for finance sector
17.9.2024
Hong Kong’s government plans to regulate AI in finance by issuing policies at the upcoming FinTech Week
Blockchain could help UK’s $14.5T payments sector, says trade group
17.9.2024
Trade group UK Finance hailed experiments on the Regulated Liability Network as a success but called for further talks with regulators to develop the system
UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform
17.9.2024
Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test
Bitcoin L2 BOB Launches ‘One-Click’ BTC Staking Solution
16.9.2024
BOB (Build on Bitcoin), a hybrid layer two (L2) solution integrating Bitcoin and Ethereum, has launched BOB Stake, a new one-click bitcoin staking product. The platform allows users to stake bitcoin (BTC) and utilize Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) across decentralized finance (defi) applications....
Another Bitcoin Miner Adopts MicroStrategy's Playbook of Buying BTC in Open Market
16.9.2024
Cathedra Bitcoin will move away from mining business and will develop data center instead
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Plans Another $700M Convertible Note Issuance
16.9.2024
The company is the largest corporate bitcoin holder with 244,800 bitcoin worth over $14 billion in its treasury
Linux debuts decentralized trust with Hedera and 100+ members
16.9.2024
The Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust will incorporate all of Linux's decentralized projects in one place, including all of Hyperledger
Diablo 4 Players Have Spent $150 Million On Skins And Microtransactions
16.9.2024
Blizzard’s 2023 action RPG dungeon looter Diablo 4 has been criticized for its microtransactions and pricey skins. But apparently, that hasn’t stopped plenty of players from spending over $100 million on in-game cosmetics and other items since it launched.Read more
DOGE and SHIB Holders Buy RCO Finance as 100x Gains Look Likely
16.9.2024
Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) investors are shifting focus to RCO Finance (RCOF) amid its ongoing public…