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Crypto Lender Nexo Moves Forward With Plan to Acquire Troubled Rival Vauld
6.7.2022
Leading cryptocurrency lender Nexo has offered to buy distressed competitor Vauld, which halted operations in the face of financial difficulties. The proposal comes after the Singapore-based company said it was exploring restructuring options. Nexo Secures Exclusive Agreement to Explore...
EU Makes Deal on MiCA Legislation to Regulate Crypto Markets
2.7.2022
Representatives of key European Union (EU) institutions and member states reached an agreement on the Markets in Crypto Assets regulatory proposal. The progress in the negotiations over the comprehensive legal framework for the Union’s crypto space comes after earlier this week European...
MakerDAO members shoot down proposal for more centralization
1.7.2022
MakerDAO members turned up in record numbers to preserve the principles of decentralization, setting new precedents for future DAO governance
Basel Committee Warms Up to Bitcoin & Crypto With More Flexible Proposal
30.6.2022
After receiving criticism from industry players last year for being too conservative, a committee at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has proposed a cap on how much exposure traditional banks can have to cryptoassets “where there is no counterparty.”
According to a new consultation...
Cardano's Vasil hard fork proposal submitted: Countdown commences
30.6.2022
From July 3 the four-week window for application developers and exchanges to test the upcoming Cardano upgrade begins before it's launched onto the mainnet
Cardano Vasil Hard Fork Postponed to Allow for More Testing
23.6.2022
A The Input-Output Global (IOG) team has said it will postpone sending the Vasil hard fork update proposal because it still needs to solve seven outstanding bugs that are currently ranked as non-severe. While acknowledging that the news will likely be disappointing for some, the IOG team insisted...
BoE's Cunliffe Cautions Against 2008 Repeat With FTX's Derivatives Rule Change Proposal
22.6.2022
The Bank of England official is skeptical whether decentralised finance (DeFi) will ever be a thing
Shiba Inu's SHIB Jumps Amid Speculative Frenzy, BONE Proposal
22.6.2022
SHIB rose by nearly 48% since the weekend before a sell-off this morning
Solend Puts Forward 3rd Proposal that Would Reduce Borrow Limit to USD 50M
21.6.2022
Solana (SOL)-based borrowing and lending service Solend has put forward yet another proposal in a bid to mitigate the threat of the whale wallets at risk of liquidation.
Called SLND3, the latest proposal would introduce a per-account borrow limit of USD 50m. It would also gradually liquidate...
UK Government Backtracks on Unhosted Wallet Data Collection Proposal
20.6.2022
The government said it didn't make sense to require all senders of funds to private crypto wallets to collect recipients' identification details
Brazilian proposal would make crypto payments legal and protect private keys
15.6.2022
The proposed law won’t necessarily make crypto legal tender in the country, but it’ll at least be legally recognized financial asset for investments and other uses
Russian Parliament to Review Bill Prohibiting Crypto Payments
13.6.2022
Legislation making it illegal to pay with cryptocurrencies has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament. The sponsors of the bill want to task crypto platforms to prevent transactions that could facilitate payments with digital assets. Draft Law Banning Use...
EU Nears Agreement on Crypto Regulations, Report Reveals
12.6.2022
Authorities in the EU are moving closer to a deal on a legislative package tailored to comprehensively regulate the crypto market and related activities in Europe. According a media report, an agreement on the key legislation is likely to be reached as early as this month. Deal on EU Crypto...
ApeCoin DAO officially favor to remain within Ethereum ecosystem
9.6.2022
Following a six-day snapshot voting period, the final results narrowly reveal that 53.59% of ApeCoin participants advocate to remain on Ethereum for the mid-term future, with 7.1 million APE tokens cast in total
ApeCoin Whales Vote Against Proposal to Stay on Ethereum
6.6.2022
Several apecoin (APE) whales have voted against the proposal by the ApeCoin decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that suggested staying on Ethereum (ETH), giving the majority support to migrating to another chain - at least for now.
Dubbed ApeCoin Improvement Proposal (AIP) 41,...
Apecoin Community Votes on Keeping APE Token in the Ethereum Ecosystem
3.6.2022
The Apecoin community is in the midst of discussing whether or not the crypto asset should remain within the Ethereum ecosystem. While AIP-41 voting started today, the proposal’s voting process will end on June 8, 2022, at 9 p.m. (ET). Meanwhile, the project’s native token APE...
Vitalik shows support for Optimism’s governance structure and OP gas proposal
3.6.2022
The Ethereum co-founder has often advocated for projects to move away from coin voting in DeFi and DeGov, as it will enable smaller holders a chance to truly participate in governance
Optimism token falls 40% prompting calls to bar dumpers from airdrops
2.6.2022
“Why should Optimism Collective continue rewarding these kinds of mercenary actors who will dump their tokens on first sight? Why should any future airdrops reward these addresses?” an OP governance member argued
Provision Allowing Cryptocurrency Payments in Foreign Trade Added to Russian Bill
29.5.2022
A proposal to permit companies to use cryptocurrency in cross-border settlements has made its way to a draft law designed to regulate Russia’s crypto space this year. According to a press report, the finance ministry has introduced a number of revisions to the legislation it has been working...
Gaming Guild’s DAO Proposal to Refund Seed Investment Faces Backlash, Contract Breach Accusations
26.5.2022
After a USD 175,000 seed investment by crypto gaming guild Yield Guild Games (YGG) into the competing guild Merit Circle last year, the latter guild’s community members are now proposing to refund the investment, complaining about a “lack of value” received from the investors. According to...