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DeFi Begins to Move From a Sub-niche Market to Mainstream Finance
16.2.2020
Stakeholders identify some of the pain points for the DeFi industry as the market looks to grow beyond its $1 billion valuation
Mind the Gap: Why ETH Price and DeFi Adoption Aren’t in Sync
16.2.2020
Demand for DeFi lending services built on ethereum shows a pattern of inverse relationship to the price of ETH. When ether prices are falling, the amount of ETH locked in DeFi tends to rise. Most recent data indicate the relationship operates the other way, too
Not All Central Banks Have an Interest in CBDCs
16.2.2020
A central bank survey reveals cryptocurrency is set to gain 1.6 billion users within 3 years
Tax Rules Hit Brazilian Crypto Exchanges, Forcing Trading Platforms Acesso Bitcoin and Latoex Out of Business
15.2.2020
Tax regulations implemented even before dedicated legislation has been adopted have hit Brazilian cryptocurrency exchanges. Digital asset brokers failing to comply with the new reporting requirements face fines and the stricter rules are hurting smaller platforms, which are shutting down due...
Bahamas Digital Dollar to Roll out Across All Islands in H2 2020, Governor Says
14.2.2020
After launching the Bahaman digital dollar pilot in December, the Bahamas’ central bank will roll out the initiative across all islands in H2 2020
Does Blockstack Really Have 1 Million Verified Users?
14.2.2020
Does the blockchain confirm Blockstack’s claim of 1 million verified users? It does, sort of
Hedera’s Token Price Spikes Prematurely After Google Cloud Joins the Network’s Governing Council
14.2.2020
The cloud services arm of the Silicon Valley tech giant becomes the 11th member to join the council, but has no plans to further endorse the network
TON Developers, Investors Back Telegram in SEC Fight
14.2.2020
A new organization composed of TON developers and investors has filed an amicus brief supporting Telegram in its fight against the SEC
Polychain Capital Is Raising a $200M Crypto Venture Fund, Slide Deck Reveals
14.2.2020
Polychain Capital, one of the crypto industry's leading venture firms, is targeting $200 million for its second fund
ASX Sees Industry Benefits Arising From Blockchain Upgrade as July Tests Approach
14.2.2020
The chief of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has said the company’s approaching shift to blockchain tech could bring opportunities to the wider securities industry. In a results call for H1 2020 Thursday, reported by ZDNet, ASX CEO Dominic Stevens said: “We’re very...
Coinbase Commerce Integrates Dai Cryptocurrency for Merchant Payments
14.2.2020
This is the first new cryptocurrency added by Coinbase Commerce since it added USDC in May 2019
Crypto Finance Startup Amber Raises $28M in Series A Led By Pantera, Paradigm
14.2.2020
Paradigm and Pantera Capital led the round, while Polychain Capital, Blockchain.com, Coinbase Ventures and more also participated
OKEx Partners With Bain-Backed Crypto Exchange to Launch Leveraged Futures in India
14.2.2020
The partnership will see the firms launch a new futures trading platform and provides OKEx with a foothold in a high-potential market
Binance Adds 15 Fiat Currency Options for Purchasing Crypto
14.2.2020
Fifteen more currencies can be used to purchase crypto on Binance through its debit and credit card partner Simplex
Are Japan and China Heading Towards a Crypto Race?
14.2.2020
China and Japan share a long and tense history: both nations have been on opposite sides of multiple conflicts in history. Even today, the relationship between the two states remains precarious at best with conflicts such as those related to the South China Sea. Both countries are constantly...
Cryptocurrency Boosts Illicit Gambling on Asian Soccer Leagues
14.2.2020
Despite a reduction in match-fixing, illicit gambling on Asian soccer has increased thanks to cryptocurrency, local sports authorities state
Five Signs That Ethereum Is Having Its Moment Right Now
14.2.2020
With the Ether price doubling in weeks, the founder of Synthetix, Kain Warwick, has said he believes Ethereum is the reason people are “getting excited about crypto again”
MIT Wasn’t Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns
14.2.2020
A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app
Novogratz’s Crypto Investment Firm Galaxy Digital Shrinks Workforce 15%
14.2.2020
Galaxy Digital, the crypto merchant bank founded by Michael Novogratz, has laid off 13 people, roughly 15 percent of its workforce, people familiar with the situation said
Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano Suspended From Twitter
13.2.2020
Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano suspended from Twitter