DeFi

Downward Spiral Points to Bigger Problem for Cryptos
Downward Spiral Points to Bigger Problem for Cryptos
May 09, 2022  |  Bitcoin

There’s a lot of attention being paid to bitcoin’s collapsing price today as it dipped below $31,000. And with good reason. As recently as a...

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With BTC-Backed Loan, Goldman Sachs Signals TradFi’s Designs on DeFi’s Bread and Butter
With BTC-Backed Loan, Goldman Sachs Signals TradFi’s Designs on DeFi’s Bread and Butter
April 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Banking and investment giant Goldman Sachs has issued its first cash loan secured by cryptocurrency, signaling the entry of a traditional financial institution into a...

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Ondo Finance Takes in $20M in Series A to Develop ‘Decentralize Investment Bank’
Ondo Finance Takes in $20M in Series A to Develop ‘Decentralize Investment Bank’
April 27, 2022  |  Investments

Ondo Finance has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round designed to support its project of “building a decentralized investment bank,” the company...

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Crypto Talent War Refocuses on Lawyers as Investment Booms, Regulations Loom
Crypto Talent War Refocuses on Lawyers as Investment Booms, Regulations Loom
April 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Just as the legal and regulatory landscape is being created in the U.S., EU and around the world, law firms and corporations are having a...

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Crypto Investor Framework Ventures Launches $400M Fund for Web3, DeFi
Crypto Investor Framework Ventures Launches $400M Fund for Web3, DeFi
April 19, 2022  |  Investments

Framework Ventures Management, a U.S.-registered venture capital fund, Tuesday (April 19) announced in a blog post that it has completed the raising of $400 million...

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DeFi Advocates Cry Foul on SEC Again — This Time, Over Attempts to Define ‘Exchange’
DeFi Advocates Cry Foul on SEC Again — This Time, Over Attempts to Define ‘Exchange’
April 19, 2022  |  Regulation

For the second time in a month, the Securities and Exchange Commission has the crypto industry up in arms about what it calls an attempt...

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Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol Hacked for at Least $76M
Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol Hacked for at Least $76M
April 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Beanstalk, an Ethereum decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has been hit with a hack and lost $76 million, a report said. The report noted that the...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is an Automated Market Maker? The Beating Heart of DeFi
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is an Automated Market Maker? The Beating Heart of DeFi
April 05, 2022  |  Blockchain

Welcome to PYMNTS’ series on decentralized finance, or DeFi. In these articles, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi — the biggest, hottest, most...

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UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As British Economic Secretary John Glen announced plans to embrace stablecoins and make “dynamic” regulation of crypto technologies part of a broad plan to make...

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