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Bank of International Settlement calls the rise of decentralized finance 'an illusion' in latest quarterly review
6.12.2021
Even though the total value locked in DeFi protocols has eclipsed $246 billion, it was not enough to please the BIS
Bug in Solana Token Lending Contract Fixed, More Than $2 Billion Made Exploitable
6.12.2021
A bug in the token lending contract of the Solana Program Library (SPL) was recently found and fixed by Neodyme, a security auditing firm. The bug, that was discovered a couple of months back, could have affected several decentralized finance protocols holding more than $2 billion in total value...
El Salvador’s President Tells Peter Schiff Benefit of Switching Gold Reserves to Bitcoin
6.12.2021
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has revealed that his country holds 44,106 oz. of gold in its reserves that has lost some value over the past year. He told gold bug Peter Schiff that if El Salvador had sold its gold and bought bitcoin last year, it would now be worth $125 million...
Value Locked in Defi Slips 5% in 24 Hours, AMM and Rebase Tokens Take Double-Digit Losses
5.12.2021
Since mid-November the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has slid from $257 billion to $250.55 billion and during the last 24 hours it lost a touch more than 5%. Over the last seven days, defi tokens like uniswap, pancakeswap, curve dao token, 1inch and sushi have lost...
ECB Paper Marks Success Factors for CBDCs, Digital Euro
4.12.2021
A paper published by the European Central Bank (ECB) discusses various conditions for successful implementation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) such as the eurozone’s own digital euro. The authors also point to different risks that such projects entail, like the danger of crowding...
Finance Redefined: Two DeFi hacks top $120M, and $500M Algo Fund launches, Nov. 26–Dec. 3
3.12.2021
MonoX and BadgerDAO suffer callous security attacks, Borderless Capital opens a $500-million fund to advance Algorand’s ecosystem, and Iota is to launch Assembly in early 2022 — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
WisdomTree launches four cryptocurrency indices in US and Europe
3.12.2021
The indices will provide investors exposure to large-cap cryptos, altcoins, DeFi services, and more
India’s Cabinet Note Indicates No Crypto Ban — Government Will Regulate Crypto Assets: Report
3.12.2021
India is no longer planning to ban cryptocurrency, a cabinet note circulated by the government reportedly indicates. Activities relating to crypto assets will be regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Crypto Will Not Be Banned in India, Cabinet Note Indicates Despite...
Blockchain.com Acquires Latin American Crypto Investment Platform Sesocio
2.12.2021
On November 30, the crypto firm Blockchain.com announced it acquired the Argentina-based investment platform Sesocio. According to the firm, the acquisition will give the company’s global workforce an aggregate headcount of 400 Blockchain.com employees worldwide. Blockchain.com’s...
Government Officials Pressuring Activision Blizzard Are Now Threatening The Company's Profits
1.12.2021
State treasurers from California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, Delaware, and Nevada are calling on Activision Blizzard to take more serious measures in addressing ongoing high-profile investigations and lawsuits about the company’s troubling culture. According to Axios, said treasurers have...
GameStop Pushes Employees To The Breaking Point During Holiday Rush
1.12.2021
It’s been a gangbusters year for those at the top of the GameStop pyramid. Revenue is down and stores are closing, but the stock price continues to hover around an unprecedented $200 a share, forging gilded parachutes for its fleeing C-Suite. For many at the bottom, however, it’s been one of...
Indian Finance Minister Reveals Crypto Bill Had to Be Reworked Before Submitting to Cabinet
1.12.2021
India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has revealed that the previous version of the cryptocurrency bill the government is pushing needed to be reworked. “This bill, once the Cabinet clears, will come into the House,” the finance minister told Rajya Sabha, the upper...
Right-Wing Group Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola's Board
1.12.2021
The National Legal and Policy Center, a right-wing organisation that “promotes ethics in public life”, has written to Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey asking that he “immediately seek the resignation” of besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick from the company’s board of directors,...
Grayscale Launches Solana Trust — Company Now Manages $54 Billion Across 16 Crypto Investment Funds
1.12.2021
Grayscale Investments has launched a solana trust. The company now has nearly $54 billion in total assets under management. The new trust, which is the company’s 16th crypto investment product, will solely invest in solana (SOL). The CEO of Grayscale said that investors are increasingly...
Galaxy Digital Plans to Raise $500 Million in Debt Market to ‘Accelerate Growth Initiatives’
30.11.2021
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. has revealed the firm is looking to raise $500 million in an exchangeable senior note offering. The investment company, founded by billionaire investor Mike Novogratz in January 2018, aims to use the funds to “accelerate growth initiatives across its business...
Finance Committee Approves Legislation Delaying Crypto Tax in South Korea
30.11.2021
Changes meant to postpone the introduction of a tax on virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies in South Korea have been approved by an important parliamentary committee. The draft legislation seeks to delay Seoul’s plan to impose a 20-percent levy on gains from crypto transactions. Ahead...
Nigerian Central Bank Wants Financial Institutions to Develop Products Based on Its CBDC
29.11.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it wants players in the country’s payment industry to develop and help introduce products based on its central bank digital currency, the e-naira. Central Bank Open to Suggestions In its bid to deepen the adoption of the e-naira, the Central Bank...
Penguin Finance’s Club Penguin dApp to Include BooFinance
29.11.2021
On November 28th, Penguin Finance announced that BooFinance, a forthcoming, succeeding yield farming dApp exclusive of the Avalanche, will distribute tokens to the Penguin Finance audience via the Club Penguin dApp. Developing an Iceberg on the platform will bring the $BOOFI token to an active...
Retail Giant Newegg Confirms Shiba Inu ‘Coming Soon’ as AMC Theatres Gets Ready to Accept SHIB Payments
28.11.2021
A major tech-focused e-commerce platform, Newegg, has announced that SHIB is coming soon to its platform. Newegg currently accepts cryptocurrencies via Bitpay. The crypto payment service provider is expected to add SHIB support soon, according to AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron who said his company will...
Finance Redefined: 1M ETH burned since EIP-1559, and Dorsey drops tbDEX white paper, Nov. 19–26
27.11.2021
1 million Ether has been burned since the London hard fork, Square released a beta white paper for a decentralized exchange, and Grayscale predicted a $1-trillion metaverse market — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined