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Centralization and the dark side of asset tokenization — MEXC exec
30.3.2025
Tracy Jin, the chief operating officer at the MEXC crypto exchange, warns that tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) carries a substantial amount of centralized risks that can lead to censorship, liquidity issues, legal uncertainty, cybersecurity problems, and asset confiscation through state...
Centralization and the dark side of asset tokenization — MEXC exec
30.3.2025
Tracy Jin, the chief operating officer at the MEXC crypto exchange, warns that tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) carries a substantial amount of centralized risks that can lead to censorship, liquidity issues, legal uncertainty, cybersecurity problems, and asset confiscation through state...
Binance exec shares details about his release from Nigerian detention
26.3.2025
Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive who was held in Nigeria for eight months in 2024 facing tax and money laundering charges, provided additional details about his experience and what led to his release.Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit on March 26, Gambaryan, the head of financial crime...
Crypto security will always be a game of ‘cat and mouse’ — Wallet exec
23.3.2025
Cryptocurrency wallet providers are getting more sophisticated, but so are bad actors — which means the battle between security and threats is at a deadlock, says a hardware wallet firm executive.“It will always be a cat and mouse game,” Ledger chief experience officer Ian Rogers...
Crypto security will always be a game of ‘cat and mouse’ — Wallet exec
23.3.2025
Cryptocurrency wallet providers are getting more sophisticated, but so are bad actors — which means the battle between security and threats is at a deadlock, says a hardware wallet firm executive.“It will always be a cat and mouse game,” Ledger chief experience officer Ian Rogers...
Biopharma exec says Bitcoin could help industry through ‘biotech winter’
21.3.2025
NASDAQ-listed biopharmaceutical firm Atai Life Sciences says cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin could be key to survival for biotech startups as they wade through years of regulatory approvals. Atai, which is developing mental health treatments using psychedelics like DMT and MDMA, has become...
Crypto campaign donations are democracy at work — former Kraken exec
20.3.2025
Former chief legal officer of the Kraken exchange, Marco Santori, praised the political campaign donations made by crypto industry firms during the 2024 election as “democracy at work.”In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph's Turner Wright, the former Kraken executive argued that...
CertiK exec explains how to keep crypto safe after $1.4B Bybit hack
19.3.2025
The February hack against Bybit sent ripples through the industry after $1.4 billion in Ether-related tokens was stolen from the centralized exchange, reportedly by the North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group, in what was the most costly crypto theft ever.The fallout from the hack has left...
Solana CME futures tip impending US ETF approvals — Exec
13.3.2025
The upcoming launch of Solana (SOL) futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a US derivatives exchange, signals that the first US SOL exchange-traded fund (ETF) listings are coming soon, Chris Chung, founder of Solana-based swap platform Titan, told Cointelegraph. On March 17, CME...
Solana CME futures tip impending US ETF approvals — Exec
13.3.2025
The upcoming launch of Solana (SOL) futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a US derivatives exchange, signals that the first US SOL exchange-traded fund (ETF) listings are coming soon, Chris Chung, founder of Solana-based swap platform Titan, told Cointelegraph. On March 17, CME...
ETH falling by 20% may trigger $336M in DeFi liquidations — Web3 exec
13.3.2025
If the price of Ether (ETH) falls by a further 20%, the price decline could trigger a cascade of up to $336 million in decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidations, according to Kevin Rusher, founder of the real-world asset (RWA) lending platform RAAC.The executive warned that a decline to $1,857...
ETH falling by 20% may trigger $336M in DeFi liquidations — Web3 exec
13.3.2025
If the price of Ether (ETH) falls by a further 20%, the price decline could trigger a cascade of up to $336 million in decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidations, according to Kevin Rusher, founder of the real-world asset (RWA) lending platform RAAC.The executive warned that a decline to $1,857...
Banks acting as validators risks centralization — Everstake exec
12.3.2025
New US regulatory guidance allowing banks to become validators for blockchain networks is a major step for institutional adoption but worsens centralization risks, Bohdan Opryshko, chief operating officer of staking service provider Everstake, told Cointelegraph. On March 7, the US Office...
Banks acting as validators risks centralization — Everstake exec
12.3.2025
New US regulatory guidance allowing banks to become validators for blockchain networks is a major step for institutional adoption but worsens centralization risks, Bohdan Opryshko, chief operating officer of staking service provider Everstake, told Cointelegraph. On March 7, the US Office...
The GENIUS stablecoin bill is a CBDC trojan horse — DeFi exec
12.3.2025
The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means, according to Jean Rausis, co-founder of the Smardex decentralized trading platform.In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, Rausis said that...
The GENIUS stablecoin bill is a CBDC trojan horse — DeFi exec
12.3.2025
The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means, according to Jean Rausis, co-founder of the Smardex decentralized trading platform.In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, Rausis said that...
The GENIUS stablecoin bill is a CBDC trojan horse — DeFi exec
12.3.2025
The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means, according to Jean Rausis, co-founder of the Smardex decentralized trading platform.In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, Rausis said that...
The GENIUS stablecoin bill is a CBDC trojan horse — DeFi exec
12.3.2025
The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means, according to Jean Rausis, co-founder of the Smardex decentralized trading platform.In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, Rausis said that...
Yuga exec warns about ‘true bear market’ Ether price as whales scramble
11.3.2025
Yuga Labs’ vice president of blockchain warned that Ether could drop as low as $200 in a prolonged bear market, a 90% decline from its current price.In a March 11 post on X, the executive, known as “Quit,” pushed back against analysts who suggested $1,500 as the possible bottom...
Yuga exec warns about ‘true bear market’ Ether price as whales scramble
11.3.2025
Yuga Labs’ vice president of blockchain warned that Ether could drop as low as $200 in a prolonged bear market, a 90% decline from its current price.In a March 11 post on X, the executive, known as “Quit,” pushed back against analysts who suggested $1,500 as the possible bottom...