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Institutional Investors Are Turning Their Attention to Decentralized Finance
19.7.2020
Why we are now seeing clear institutional interest in the growing space of decentralized finance that will take it to the next level
Nexo Finance Accused of Being Behind Zeus Capital and Chainlink Short
19.7.2020
Twitter users accuse Nexo Finance of being behind Zeus Capital, the firm who wanted to short Chainlink
Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg Proposes Regulating Crypto as Commodity in India
18.7.2020
Subhash Chandra Garg, former Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary of India, has told the Indian crypto community that crypto assets should be regulated as commodities. However, he stands by his draft crypto bill that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies should be outlawed. Garg Proposes Indian...
Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%
18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...
Grayscale Says Bitcoin ETF Only a Matter of Time
17.7.2020
Grayscale’s managing director talks inevitability of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, or ETF
India’s Former Finance Secretary Spars With Industry Experts on Crypto Ban
17.7.2020
For the first time, the former Finance Secretary of India who proposed a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies discussed digital assets with industry leaders
Top Decentralized Finance Projects and Investors Gather Online for Global Defi Summit
17.7.2020
Draper Goren Holm, ConsenSys, Chainlink, DeFi Money Market, and more take the stage to dictate the future of decentralized finance. Los Angeles, CA — July 13, 2020 — Draper Goren Holm today announces the inaugural Global DeFi Summit taking place virtually on August 6, 2020, at 8 am PST, with...
Cypherium CEO Predicts CBDC Cross-Border Payments ‘Soon’
16.7.2020
Cypherium’s founder predicts that adoption of CBDCs for cross border payments will happen sooner than expected
South Africa Proposes New Rules to Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Seeks Alignment With FATF Standards
15.7.2020
South Africa is proposing new rules around crypto-asset service providers (CASP) as it seeks to align regulations with standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The proposed rules are part of amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) that are up for public comment....
Yield Farming Expands From Finance to Digital Collectibles
15.7.2020
Fresh new soils can now be tilled for yield on Ethereum: the world of digital collectibles. NFT site Rarible is issuing a governance token
OKCoin Launches Its Own DeFi Price Oracle Based on Compound Tech
15.7.2020
Global crypto exchange OKCoin unveiled its own oracle as a verifiable price data source for the decentralized finance, or DeFi, space
NYDFS Chief Calls Industry Reaction to BitLicense Changes ‘Beyond Positive
15.7.2020
NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell said she decided to review the regulator's landmark virtual currency license in light of its impending 5-year anniversary
Covid-19 Stimulus: Banks Will Gain $18 Billion in Fees for Processing PPP Relief Loans
15.7.2020
The world’s banking cartel will gather $18 billion in fees for facilitating the settlement of small business Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) relief loans leveraged during the Covid-19 pandemic. The $640 billion in PPP relief loans stem from the CARES Act and allegedly there’s only...
Research Suggests STOs Are Better at Financing Startups than ICOs
14.7.2020
Faculty at the Rotterdam School of Management argue that STOs are better for financing startups than ICOs
Five Years On, Ethereum Really Is the ‘Minecraft of Crypto-Finance’
14.7.2020
The Ethereum community has delivered on many of its promises, says the author of a new book charting the blockchain's early history
Unitize Roundup: Top 10 Quotes From the Virtual Blockchain Conference
12.7.2020
Vitalik Buterin, Heath Tarbert, Brock Pierce and many more — here are 10 memorable quotes to take away from five days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference
US Secret Service Creates Finance-Related Cybercrime Task Force
12.7.2020
The Cyber Fraud Task Force created by the U.S. Secret Service aims to combat the growing trend of cybercrimes related to financial matters
OCC Seeking to Remove Structural Barriers to Financial Inclusion
11.7.2020
The OCC launched a project to identify ways to improve financial inclusion and remove barriers to credit access
ING Joins Crypto Industry Body Working to Set Codes of Conduct
9.7.2020
The banking group has joined crypto industry body Global Digital Finance to help develop best practices for custodial firms and wallets
Security Is the Biggest Challenge for DeFi’s Continued Growth, Says Exe
9.7.2020
The founder of blockchain security company Quantstamp, Richard Ma, said security is the biggest challenge for DeFi’s growth