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Report: Pandemic Response Pushed Global Debt to $272 Trillion in Q3, $5T in Borrowing Expected in Q4
20.11.2020
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) says global debt will soar to a record $277 trillion by the end of 2020 as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already, the debt has ballooned by $15 trillion this year to $272 trillion through September....
Open Finance Is Better Than Broken Finance
19.11.2020
Traditional financial services fail to meet the core needs of a global economy. DeFi is not perfect but it's for everyone
Dress to impress: Crypto payments set for mainstream via compliance
19.11.2020
Regulatory compliance is crucial for firms hoping to drive mainstream crypto adoption no matter which part of the world they operate in
Finance Redefined: You get hacked, they get hacked, everyone gets hacked, Nov. 11-18
19.11.2020
Four hacks in a week are too much, even for DeFi
Trade finance: The latest industry to boost DLT adoption amid COVID-19
18.11.2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the adoption of blockchain and DLT-based business solutions in the global trade ecosystem
Curate, Next Generation Yield Farming
18.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Curate decentralized platform has set the goal of maximizing the DeFi potential. The main task is to create a complete platform autonomy with a gradual transition to self-management by community members. Curate is an autonomous full-cycle ecosystem. Platform members use ETH-Xcur...
How DeFi can improve the e-commerce sector
18.11.2020
DeFi and shopping may seem like an unlikely combination, but these protocols have the potential to unlock better deals for consumers and merchants alike
Bitcoin Unlimited Hosts Week-Long Hackathon to Bolster the Future of Finance
18.11.2020
On December 2, 2020, the organization and full node project Bitcoin Unlimited is hosting a week-long hackathon that aims to build the future of finance by leveraging the decentralized crypto network Bitcoin Cash. The event dubbed “Coinparty 2020” aims to get the top crypto talent in...
DeFi is here to stay despite signs of a bubble, says Binance CEO
17.11.2020
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the best form of money, Binance’s CEO says
Defi Protocol That Bragged About Having Flash Loan Attack Prevention Hacked for $6 Million
17.11.2020
A decentralized finance (defi) protocol that bragged about having flash loan attack prevention has been exploited for $6 million in DAI, in a flash loan attack. Value Defi, a yield aggregating protocol, boasted of having the “highest security” in a Nov. 13 tweet that now appears to have...
Scaramucci’s Billion-Dollar Mega Hedge Fund Skybridge ‘May Hold Positions’ in Bitcoin
17.11.2020
In a filing registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the giant global investment firm Skybridge Capital explained that the fund Skybridge G II may invest in digital currencies like bitcoin. On November 13, the New York-based company with $7.7 billion assets under...
US Banks Face a Massive Commercial Real Estate Crisis Looming on the Horizon
17.11.2020
Financial incumbents may face a harsh reality soon, as a commercial real estate crisis has threatened the profits from America’s largest banks. A number of reports show that banks with a large amount of commercial real estate in their portfolios may see a significant fallout in the next...
Cheese Bank's multi-million dollar hack explained by security firm
16.11.2020
Nefarious parties are using flashloans in conjunction with stablecoins to steal DeFi funds from platforms
DealDefi Network Presale is Now Open to the Public
16.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. The DealDefi network is a scalable heterogeneous blockchain for lending/borrowing & marketplace decentralized finance. The DealDefi Network prides itself in four major unique features; – Minimum or no gas fee on transactions, decentralization, privacy and fast/instant...
Yearn Finance formalizes operations budget as YFI rallies
15.11.2020
Price and social media sentiment swoon in unison as Yearn Finance formalizes operations budget
BTC Options Open Interest Surges, Traders Look to an Unfilled Bitcoin Futures Gap at $18K
15.11.2020
Bitcoin prices have been volatile during the last few weeks, but have managed to climb higher in value at the same time. This week bitcoin derivatives markets, specifically futures and options, show that crypto asset traders should expect more swings going forward. Some traders believe that...
Value DeFi Suffers $6M Flash Loan Attack
14.11.2020
The latest flash loan attack in the decentralized finance world has caused a total loss of $6 million
The DeFi market desperately needs to connect with real-world assets
14.11.2020
Connecting DeFi with traditional financial instruments will give a massive boost to the whole market
Printing $1.7 Trillion for Climate Change: How Joe Biden’s Administration Aims to Push the ‘Green New Deal’
13.11.2020
In 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve has injected an enormous amount of U.S. dollars to special interests in the banking sector in order to combat the economic effects stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. This week the central bank published its financial stability report and the Fed discussed...
Hackers Drain $2 Million in DAI From Defi Protocol Akropolis
13.11.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) protocol Akropolis was on Thursday hacked for $2 million in DAI, in the latest flash loan attack to hit the nascent defi industry. The attacker pilfered the platform’s Ycurve pool in batches of $50,000 in the stablecoin DAI. This particular pool allows investors...