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Pat Toomey blames the SEC for crypto ending platform crisis
29.7.2022
A crypto-friendly legislator believes the Commission's regulation-by-enforcement approach to be ineffective
Digital Euro Needs Curbs to Halt Lending Crunch, ECB Study Finds
28.7.2022
The economic evidence appears to support calls to cap how much central bank digital currency people can hold, to stop them fleeing banks all together
Coinbase, Kraken Back Crypto Lending Platform CLST in $5.3M Seed Round
27.7.2022
Crypto lending and borrowing platform CLST has attracted investment from the venture arms of Coinbase, Kraken and Luno for its seed funding round
The Blow-up of 3AC - LTCM Without the Nobel Economists
26.7.2022
Benjamin Dean is the Director of Digital Assets at investment company WisdomTree in Europe.
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Bitmain Partner Antalpha Unveils Lending Products for Miners
26.7.2022
A relatively unknown company and Bitmain strategic partner unveiled some novel financial products for miners in Miami
Silvergate CEO Sees More Near-Term Pain for Crypto but Still Bullish on Bitcoin Lending
23.7.2022
Silvergate posted strong second-quarter earnings, outperforming its crypto peers’ due to strong risk management
Finance Redefined: DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue could thrive
22.7.2022
The majority of the top 100 DeFi tokens traded in green, with many registering double-digit gains over the past week
3AC founders reveal ties to Terra founder, blame overconfidence for collapse
22.7.2022
Su Zhu revealed the 3AC team had close ties to Terra co-founder Do Kwon, which made them overlook many red flags with the project that eventually led to a multi-million dollar loss for the hedge fund
3 Reasons Why 3 Arrows Capital Failed, Per Its Founders
22.7.2022
There were at least three major factors that lead to the collapse of the fund, according to the founders of Three Arrows Capital (3AC) Su Zhu and Kyle Davies.
After five weeks in hiding, stating that they’ve gotten death threats, the founders spoke to Bloomberg, which described the duo as...
Coinbase Confirms ‘No Financing Exposure’ to Bankrupt Crypto Firms Celsius, Voyager, Three Arrows Capital
22.7.2022
Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed that the company “had no financing exposure” to bankrupt firms, including Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, and Three Arrows Capital (3AC). “The issues here were foreseeable and actually credit-specific, not crypto-specific...
Report: Blockchain.com Cuts Staff by 25%, Executive Salaries Reduced
21.7.2022
According to a recent report, Blockchain.com has laid off a quarter of the company’s staff and it has closed the crypto company’s Argentina-based offices as well. The layoffs follow the report that noted Blockchain.com lost $270 million due to exposure to Three Arrows Capital (3AC)....
Local Tax 'First' for Digital Yuan as Pilot Continues to Broaden Scope
20.7.2022
Chinese citizens have begun using the digital yuan to pay “inter-city” tax bills – doing away with the need to conduct wire transfers to local tax authorities via banks.
Per the China Securities Network and the People’s Daily, the first person to use the digital CNY in such a manner was a...
The Credit Crunch Is Not the End of Crypto Lending
20.7.2022
It is a mistake to view Bitcoin’s success as a trade-off against the creation of credit. Its future depends on it, says our columnist, a partner at Castle Island Ventures
US SEC Chief Gensler Says Crypto Sector Rife with ‘Non-compliance’
20.7.2022
The head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has said that his agency will “do what we can” to ensure crypto operators fall into line, but opined that many are refusing to abide by the rules governing securities.
Speaking during an interview with Bloomberg TV, Gensler...
Aave taps Pocket Network to beef up decentralized app development
19.7.2022
Aave will leverage Pocket's distributed network of 44,000 nodes to access on-chain data from various blockchains
Finance Redefined: DeFi market fell off the cliff in Q2, but there’s hope
15.7.2022
Analytical data reveals that DeFi’s total value locked registered a minor dip from the past week, falling to a value of $56.45 billion
DeFi token Aave faces major correction after soaring 100% in a month
15.7.2022
More than 50% of AAVE's recent gains appeared after Aave Companies proposed to launch a native stablecoin
Celsius Owed $439M by Lending Firm EquitiesFirst: Report
15.7.2022
Troubled crypto lending firm Celsius is owed $439 million by Indianapolis-based private lending platform EquitiesFirst
CEL Jumps While Celsius’ Bankruptcy Protection Filing Reveals a Billion-Dollar Hole in Balance Sheet
15.7.2022
More troubling news is coming out regarding Celsius (CEL), as its so-called Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing on July 14 has revealed a deficit of close to USD 1.2bn for the crypto lender.
According to a new document filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York...
Cred Protocol unveils its first decentralized credit scores
15.7.2022
Releasing the results of its first credit score on the Aave Protocol, a decentralized credit scoring mechanism called Cred Protocol is set to expand to Compound and MakerDAO