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BIS Sees 'Important Role' for DeFi, Pushes for Increased Regulation
6.12.2021
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), sometimes called the central bank of central banks, has come to a somewhat unexpected conclusion that decentralized finance (DeFi) could play “an important role” in the traditional financial system - but warned about potential...
Uniswap taps former Obama campaign spokesperson to handle comms
15.10.2021
The Washington insider will help the company navigate through increasingly turbulent regulatory waters
Senator Warren’s office confuses MakerDAO for failed 2016 project The DAO
21.9.2021
Elizabeth Warren’s office has allegedly confused top 10 DeFi protocol MakerDAO with an early experiment in decentralized autonomous organizations that failed in 2016
DeFi regulation must not kill the values behind decentralization
22.8.2021
The rise of DeFi improves financial inclusion and should be allowed to flourish in a regulated, and thus protected, environment
Mark Cuban Hit by Iron Finance Token Crash, Calls for Defi Regulation
18.6.2021
Billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban has called for cryptocurrency regulation focusing on decentralized finance (defi) and stablecoins after a token he invested in collapsed from $64 to near zero. Cuban Wants Defi and Stablecoin Regulation After Investing in Collapsed Token...
ConsenSys throws its weight behind Uniswap DeFi lobbying proposal
3.6.2021
The controversial proposal is gaining the support of the big players
Harvard Law BFI throws 10.5M votes behind own proposal to fund DeFi lobby with UNI
28.5.2021
It is not the first time Uniswap governance has been dominated by a whale
SEC Commissioner Peirce Weighs in Defi Token Regulation Debate: Panel Predicts Defi Will Self Correct in Twelve Months
9.10.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner, Hester Peirce says while defi tokens carry some equity-like benefits, she believes that giving something away is distinct from selling something. As a result of this lack of clarity, Peirce says questions about the regulatory structure and how these...
Could Compound’s Governance Token COMP Be Deemed a Security?
21.7.2020
Examining COMP’s ability to pass the Howey test for being qualified as investment contracts and to be considered a security