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Bitcoin Has Been More Stable Than Gold and Stocks; Violent Price Action Could Ensue
1.8.2023
Prior uneventful periods preceded major eruptions in volatility for BTC’s price, crypto analytics firm K33 Research noted
How AI, Web3 and Humans Can Work Together to Solve Complex, Global Problems
1.8.2023
Fear abounds about AI, but the technology combined with blockchain can serve as an excellent complement to human ingenuity
Don’t Pop the Champagne on U.S. Crypto Bills – Progress in Congress Has Been Costly
1.8.2023
The crypto industry has never made it this far in its quest for a new system of U.S. oversight for digital assets, but the recent flurry of legislative progress may still be too contentious for it to become law
DeFi Died and We Didn’t Even Notice
1.8.2023
The behavior of Curve founder Michael Egorov is warning to all, and proof that DeFi isn’t really that different from traditional finance
Longtime Environmentalist RFK Jr. Not So Sure Bitcoin Is Boiling the Oceans
1.8.2023
The environmental argument "should not be used as smokescreen to curtail freedom to transact," U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr wrote on Twitter
How DeFi Protocols are Building More Granular and Extensible Capabilities
1.8.2023
The trend towards "micro-primitives" creates protocols that are more extensible, programmable and composable. But it also creates greater vulnerability at a time when protocols are under increasingly hack-attack
Sarah Breeden, CBDC Working Group Member, Appointed Bank of England Deputy Governor
1.8.2023
The U.K. closed a consultation on a digital pound in June, something the bank thinks is likely needed
Bitcoin Won’t Back U.S. Dollar, Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy Says
1.8.2023
The Republican candidate’s comments stand in contrast to Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, who supports using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar
Spooked by Curve Liquidation Threat, DeFi Protocols Shore Up Defenses
1.8.2023
They're responding to the potential systemic risk posed by Michael Egorov's teetering financial position
DeFi Platform Term Finance Brings Fixed Rate Lending to Ethereum
1.8.2023
Short term, fixed rate loans can now work in harmony with Aave and Compound's "ultimate liquidity" model
Ripple Ruling Rebuke Complicates Coinbase’s Defense Against the SEC: Berenberg
1.8.2023
U.S. District Judge Rakoff rejected a previous judge’s distinction between institutional sales and sales to retail investors on crypto exchanges, the report noted
An F1 Team Might Take a Bored Ape Across the U.S. Grand Prix Finish Line
1.8.2023
As a part of an ongoing partnership with the Williams Racing team, crypto exchange Kraken will allow fans to submit and vote for NFTs that will be displayed on cars during the U.S. Grand Prix in October
Ether Options Market Shows Bias for Price Weakness Over Next 6 Months
1.8.2023
Ether's price appears overvalued compared to Ethereum's dwindling revenues, one analyst said
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Starts August in the Red After Losing Ground in July
1.8.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 1, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Tron Founder Justin Sun Alleviates Curve Finance’s Looming Bad Debt Situation
1.8.2023
Sun said a liquidity pool that utilizes tether stablecoins issued on the Tron network would “amplify user benefits,” pointing to saving a potentially bad loan
Binance Japan Starts Onboarding Users
1.8.2023
Two years earlier, the exchange was warned by Japanese regulators that it was operating in the country without permission
Curve Founder Deploys New Liquidity Pool to Address FRAX Debt Situation
1.8.2023
Egorov has created a new liquidity pool on Curve for FraxLend's CRV/FRAX market, called crvUSD/fFRAX. Analysts said it is an attempt to incentivise liquidity to FraxLend's pool from where Erogov has taken loan of 15.8 million FRAX
Nomura’s Crypto Arm Gains Operating License Approval in Dubai
1.8.2023
Laser Digital will start its trading and asset management business in the coming months
Bald Token Rugpull May Have Links to Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda, Data Shows
1.8.2023
There’s no conclusive evidence that Sam Bankman-Fried has anything to do with BALD, but on-chain data shows its deployer contract has interacted with Alameda wallets
Traders Pile Into CRV Shorts Amid Concerns Over Curve Founder's Collateralized Borrowing
1.8.2023
Traders pile into short positions in the perpetual futures market as potential liquidation of founder's crypto borrowing may destabilise the broader decentralized finance ecosystem