Tag: DeFi
How regulation impacts DeFi adoption
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is shaping up to be one of the most important sectors within the blockchain industry. In just the last two years, DeFi [...]
Immunefi to bolster DeFi security service with new funds
DeFi security platform Immunefi has announced a $5.5 million funding from a panoply of eleven institutional investors including Blueprint Forest, E [...]
Ethereum competitor Near launches $800M developer fund as DeFi competition heats up
Smart contract ecosystem Near Protocol has earmarked $800 million for new funding initiatives aimed at growing its decentralized finance capabiliti [...]
BitGo integrates Stacks, bringing Bitcoin DeFI to institutions
Beginning Monday, BitGo will offer institutional token holders the ability to earn Bitcoin rewards through the Stacks token, which is also known as [...]
NEAR Protocol Offers $800M in Grants in Bid for DeFi Mindshare
While Fantom, Harmony, Avalanche and Celo have all launched nine-figure ecosystem development funds, NEAR may be setting a new high water mark with [...]
What CBDCs Mean for the Future of DeFi and Stablecoins
Over the last year, the narrative surrounding central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has advanced considerably. From an almost entirely conceptual [...]
Largest DeFi Prediction Market Polymarket Said to Be Under Investigation by CFTC: Report
Polymarket is being investigated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to see whether the prediction market platform is letting custom [...]
Holding Bitcoin? Here’s how to put it to work in DeFi
The long-awaited day finally came on Oct. 19 as the first Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) went live on the New York Stock Exchange, thrust [...]
Is ‘DeFi Regulation’ an Oxymoron?
We’re nearing the end of “Policy Week” here at CoinDesk, which I’ve spent focused on the particularly thorny issues of regulating decentralized fin [...]
Regulating DeFi with Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov
The third aspect is really around anti-money laundering (AML). I think it is very important, because we don’t want to see this thing leveraged by b [...]
Web Summit returns in-person event to delve into crypto, DeFi and NFTs
Major global technology conference Web Summit is returning to Portugal with an in-person event to delve into the world of fintech and cryptocurrenc [...]
Major DeFi founders back play-to-earn game that hopes to be next Flappy Bird
A new play-to-earn (P2E) blockchain game that hopes to emulate the addictive success of 2013 mobile phenomenon Flappy Bird has drawn backing from s [...]
Fintech App Current Taps Coinbase’s Bison Trails to Support Polkadot DeFi Plans
“We’ve flirted with bringing crypto back into our project for a while now, but there were always obstacles in the way,” Current Chief Technology Of [...]
How Gensler Could Approach DeFi Enforcement
Plenty of crypto operators will rightly view putting enforcement ahead of regulation as shutting the barn door after the horse is loose. To some ex [...]
Solana-Based DeFi Protocol Synchrony Raises $4.2M for Composable Indices
Synchrony, an on-chain asset management protocol built on the Solana blockchain, has raised $4.2 million in strategic funding to further the develo [...]