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Grayscale Investments Launches Defi Fund — Now Offers 15 Crypto Investment Products
20.7.2021
Grayscale Investments has launched a decentralized finance (defi) fund. The new defi fund is the crypto asset manager’s 15th investment product and its second diversified product. “The emergence of decentralized finance protocols provide clear examples of technologies that can redefine...
Axie Infinity (AXS) axes almost half its value following 971% bull run
19.7.2021
The governance token earlier rallied exponentially despite dull price actions in the broader cryptocurrency market
Turkey’s crypto bill ready for parliament, says Deputy Minister of Finance
19.7.2021
The legal draft places a minimum capital requirement for crypto businesses operating in Turkey
Nintendo Says Switch OLED Profit Story Is 'Incorrect'
19.7.2021
Last week, a pair of analysts cired in a report from Bloomberg claimed that Nintendo’s new OLED model of the Switch contained “upgrades [that] are estimated to cost around $10 more per unit”, despite the console costing $50 more at the register than its predecessor. Today, Nintendo took the unusual...
These Are the Crypto Economy’s 5 Most Expensive Assets per Unit
18.7.2021
On July 18, the most valuable cryptocurrency in terms of dollars per unit, is bitcoin which is currently trading for $31,693. Besides all the wrapped bitcoins and synthetic bitcoin pegs, the second-highest valued crypto-asset per unit is yearn finance and maker follows behind. Removing the market...
German Bank Comdirect Now Offers 11 Cryptocurrency ETPs in Savings Plan
17.7.2021
German bank Comdirect, with about three million customers, is now offering 11 cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs). “Comdirect has succeeded in significantly bridging crypto investments to retirement plans, something that our clients have longed for a while,” the bank said....
Data Shows Decentralized Finance Took a Hit in Q2 but Is Still Booming
17.7.2021
While decentralized finance took a hit in Q2, stats still show there is an important movement in these protocols. Data taken from Messari’s Q2’21 defi review show that decentralized exchanges are busy settling important numbers. Decentralized Finance Bruised but Still Up...
Harmony announces $1M hackathon aimed at merging traditional finance and DeFi
16.7.2021
The hackathon will run for roughly six weeks from Aug. 15 to Sept. 30 and include four challenges from three different categories
DeFi can be halal but not DOGE? Decentralizing Islamic finance
16.7.2021
Japan to reportedly take action to scrutinize crypto globally
16.7.2021
Japanese Ministry of Finance is hiring more staff to develop stricter global rules for digital currencies, particularly fiat-pegged stablecoins
Paypal Raises Weekly Cryptocurrency Purchase Limit to $100K, Removes Annual Limit
16.7.2021
Payments giant Paypal has increased its weekly purchase limit for cryptocurrencies and has removed the annual limit altogether. The company said, “These changes will enable our customers to have more choice and flexibility in purchasing cryptocurrency on our platform.” Paypal Increases...
Australian digital finance industry wants to legally recognize DAOs
15.7.2021
A new legal initiative in Australia wants to allow DAO project governors to contract with other legal entities through DeFi tools
Italian finance regulator issues warning on Binance crypto exchange
15.7.2021
Italian Companies and Exchange Commission has warned that Binance is not authorized to facilitate crypto investment services in the country
Augmented Finance to Source Data from Chainlink’s network
15.7.2021
Augmented Finance will use Chainlink’s industry-leading Oracle network services for its running its protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. This will enable the company to access reliable and fully tempered-proof data for its smart contracts for carrying out various operational and functional...
Bondly Finance urges users to stop trading following alleged exploit
15.7.2021
The DeFi platform’s native token price dropped more than 60% following a compromise by an unknown party
Bingbon Adds Ruble, Hryvnia, and Tenge Support in Bid to Expand Geographical Presence
15.7.2021
A tie-up between payment processor Advcash and Bingbon will help the social cryptocurrency trading exchange extend its services to Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Russia through a newly introduced fiat on and off-ramp. Eastern European Fiat Support Echoes Regional Crypto Adoption Outside of North America...
Visa to Approve Cryptocurrency Card by Australian Startup
15.7.2021
Visa is reportedly set to approve Australian crypto startup Cryptospend’s issuance of debit cards for spending bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies. “We have a lot of demand for the card,” the company claims. Global card giant Visa is expected to announce later this week...
Bonded.Finance: DeFi Diversification to Combat Hyper-Inflation & Volatility
15.7.2021
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) is growing at an unprecedented rate, pushing the financial services industry into an era of reinvention and adapting to modern trends. However, DeFi is still in its incredibly...
Blockchain Groups From Major Universities Are Powerful Voters in Defi Governance Protocols
14.7.2021
Data shows a number of groups from major universities are participating in decentralized finance (defi) governance. For instance, out of 15 of the largest voters in Uniswap’s last governance proposal, six of the major voters were tied to universities like Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford, Penn...
Oldest US Bank BNY Mellon to Provide Grayscale Bitcoin Trust With Asset Servicing and ETF Services
13.7.2021
Grayscale Investments has engaged the oldest bank in the U.S., BNY Mellon, to provide asset servicing for its bitcoin trust. The bank will also provide ETF services for the bitcoin trust upon its conversion to an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grayscale Teams up With BNY Mellon Grayscale Investments...