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No Crypto Loans and Fewer Trading Options – Russian Finance Ministry Clarifies Regulatory Plan
14.2.2022
Russian authorities are not going to allow cryptocurrency lending, the finance ministry has announced, clarifying its proposals for crypto market regulation. The treasury department also revealed that not all cryptocurrencies will be available to Russian investors under the new rules. Russian...
SEC Working With CFTC on Crypto Regulation, Says Chairman Gensler
12.2.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says the securities regulator is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on crypto regulation. In addition, he said the SEC is “trying to work with various crypto platforms, exchanges...
Aave Launches Web3, Smart Contracts-Based Social Media Platform Built on Polygon
9.2.2022
The decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave has revealed the launch of a Web3 social media platform called the Lens Protocol. According to the team, Lens is a “Web3, smart contracts-based social graph” that is built using the Polygon blockchain. Defi Project Aave Drops...
State-run El Salvador Bank Accepts 200 Bitcoin ATMs as Collateral for USD 1.5M Loan – Report
7.2.2022
A state-owned bank in El Salvador has reportedly handed out a crypto firm a loan of over USD 1.5m – accepting 200 bitcoin (BTC) ATMs as collateral.
The development was reported by El Diario de Hoy’s ElSalvador.com, which wrote that it had obtained access to documents proving that the Banco...
Shaktiio: the Anti-Liquidation Protocol for Crypto-Backed Loans
6.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Based on the Anti-liquidation protocol, Shaktiio develops a liquidation protection programme for CeFi lending platforms. The anti-liquidation protocol aids the stability of the bitcoin market by preventing it from being overextended. The expansion of the loan market and the extensive...
3 things the crypto sector must offer to truly mainstream with TradFi
5.2.2022
“Reforming the face of finance” is crypto’s primary sales pitch, but the sector needs to offer a few basic components before being welcomed into the arms of the traditional finance sector
SEC’s Gensler Wants Crypto Exchanges, Lending Platforms to ‘Come and Work with’ Regulators
4.2.2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has suggested that crypto exchanges and lending platforms should voluntarily work with the agency under existing securities laws....
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ADALend Sign the Contract With Robatz Network for the Cardano Native Decentralized Lending Protocol Development
4.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. ADALend and Robatz Network sign the contract for development of the decentralized lending protocol. Robatz Network and ADALend represents a significant milestone for developing the lending protocol and will allow both companies to work together to further the development of...
a16z-backed TrueFi launches DeFi lending market for asset managers
3.2.2022
Ali Yahya, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, told Cointelegraph that TrueFi will “bring the unique advantages of DeFi to a wider and global user base.”
UK tax agency cracks down on rules around DeFi lending and staking
3.2.2022
“HMRC treats crypto assets as property for tax purposes. However, this is inconsistent with the approach currently being adopted by Government and other regulatory bodies in the UK," said the executive director of CryptoUK Ian Taylor
ADALend: Major Developments on the Horizon
31.1.2022
ADALend’s mission is to democratize the lending industry by using the Cardano blockchain to eliminate the traditional banking middlemen. This will be accomplished through the development of a platform that connects borrowers, and lenders in a decentralized manner. With the help of blockchain...
Changes in Crypto Lending, Investors Bet on Crypto Tax Services, NASA vs. NFTs + More News
27.1.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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SEC reportedly probing crypto lending products by Gemini and Celsius
27.1.2022
The SEC’s main concern reportedly lies with the high-yield offering by crypto lending services which are often considerably higher than most saving banks
ADALend: A New Perspective On Native Cardano DeFi From the Eyes of ADALend’s CEO
17.1.2022
A scalable, trustless, and decentralized lending protocol called ADALend is being developed to allow users to operate in a self-governed environment. They made a commitment from the beginning to build natively on the Cardano blockchain, which will allow the lending platform to aggregate protocols...
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
5.1.2022
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will leverage Fireblocks as the first whitelister as the platform aims to help bridge traditional...
Genesis issues $6M NFT-backed loan to Meta4 Capital
30.12.2021
Institutional investors are increasingly entering the NFT space, particularly interested in providing original lending solutions
Aave-DeFi Lending Protocol Takes Real-World Assets as a Part of Collateral
30.12.2021
Decentralized finance acts as a closed system. Cryptocurrency owners show their crypto in the form of collateral to get loans in dollar-pegged stablecoin, further using it for the DeFi projects. However, the entire closed-loop has opened a bit after Aave lending regulations announced their plans...
5 ways derivatives could change the cryptocurrency sector in 2022
30.12.2021
Retail and institutional investors love derivatives instruments. Here‘s how they could impact crypto markets in 2022
5 cryptocurrency projects that made waves in 2021
25.12.2021
UNI, AAVE, CRV, AXS and DOGE are a few of the top cryptocurrency projects in 2021 that helped transform the face of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and paved the way to mass adoption
Japanese Tax Body Updates Crypto Guidelines for Staking and Lending, but Not NFTs
25.12.2021
Japan’s tax body – the National Tax Agency – has updated its crypto FAQs, addressing issues including staking and crypto lending. But the body has made no mention of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or token airdrops – a sign that it does not currently consider NFT trading or airdrops taxable....
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