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US Lawmakers Caution Against Regulations Restricting Use of Self-Hosted Crypto Wallets

12.12.2020
Four U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, warning of the risks of restricting the use of self-hosted cryptocurrency wallets. Their concerns follow reports that the Treasury Department may be on the verge of imposing such strict cryptocurrency regulations aimed...

Report identifies 18 serious 'non-financial risks' for DeFi

11.12.2020
Beyond the obvious financial risks, there are a number of technical risks DeFi users should be aware of

Bitcoin price risks losing 'critical technical level' as stocks under pressure

8.12.2020
Bitcoin faces pullback risk as U.S. stocks begin to drop following a six-week rally

US Treasury Wants Regulators to Watch for ‘Potential Risks’ in Digital Asset Innovation

4.12.2020
The department wants state and federal regulators to keep a vigilant watch on digital asset innovation

Valid Points: The Risks and Rewards of Staking on Eth 2.0

2.12.2020
Breaking down Ethereum 2.0 and its sweeping impact on crypto markets, weekly

ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Downplays Bitcoin’s Risks to Financial Stability, Troubled by Stablecoins

1.12.2020
ECB President Christine Lagarde downplays any risks bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could pose to financial stability and monetary sovereignty. In contrast, she sees stablecoins, such as Facebook-backed libra, as posing “serious risks.” Christine Lagarde, Bitcoin,...

Stablecoins ‘Pose Serious Risks’ to Financial Security, ECB’s Lagarde Says

30.11.2020
Stablecoins could "threaten financial security" if widely adopted, the ECB head said in a magazine interview

BitMEX Founder’s Charges Highlight Risks for DeFi

24.11.2020
The case against BitMEX, an offshore crypto trading platform, has regulatory implications for the burgeoning DeFi market

Hedge Fund Manager Brian Kelly Says Increasing Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Down to its Fixed Supply

14.11.2020
Hedge fund manager Brian Kelly says the surging number of institutional investors owning bitcoin is down to the digital currency’s core value proposition- a fixed coin supply. On the other hand, the same institutional investor interest is helping to build confidence in the top cryptocurrency...

New York’s Financial Regulator Wants Firms, Including Crypto Miners, to Look Closer at Climate Change Risks

29.10.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services’s letter said that it expects all firms, including virtual currency businesses, to start assessing climate change associated financial risks

The US Risks Getting Left Behind on CBDCs

20.10.2020
The Federal Reserve's “wait and see” approach to digital currency could deprive the U.S. of important fiscal and monetary tools as its rivals move ahead

Maker DAO’s Embrace of Centralized Stablecoins Offers Risks and Rewards

12.10.2020
MakerDAO's ingestion of centralized stablecoins may help maintain a $ peg. But it could also invite more regulatory scrutiny

Top 4 Risks DeFi Investors Face

4.10.2020
Impressive growth in the DeFi (decentralized finance) market since the start of the year has shown us that there is a high demand for yield-generating protocols, despite the risky nature of these new financial products. DeFi’s value proposition is easily apparent: borderless access to a host...

Merchants accepting Bitcoin laud ‘zero chargeback risks’, says BitPay report

30.9.2020
Bitcoin integration led to positive results for the merchants in this study

Bitcoin price risks even bigger pullback in Q4 after sharp rejections

30.9.2020
Bitcoin risks a larger pullback in the fourth quarter due to the confluence of bearish technical structures and macro uncertainty

Bitcoin Miners Are Using New Strategies to Hedge Risks

26.9.2020
A cryptoasset mining farm. Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoasset miners have been forced to employ various strategies to hedge risks, said researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, but most of these attempts are still "elementary." The study argued that, though mining...

Survey: Large Number of Yield Farmers Can’t Read Smart Contracts Despite High Risk

23.9.2020
A new Coingecko survey has found that a large number of yield farmers do not know how to read smart contracts despite claiming they understand the risks that come with such investments. According to the survey, which polled 1,347 people, around 40% of decentralized finance (defi) users cannot...