The decentralized finance industry will keep growing in the future, and this growth will require more efficient and innovative incentives. Over the last year and a half, decentralized finance has had an explosion of activity. Lending and borrowing decentralized applications, margin trading, liquidity protocols, stablecoins, insurance and derivatives have all grown in user numbers, in […]
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The Financial Action Task Force analyzed U.S. compliance to its recommendations, arguing that some of the enforcement is not specific enough for cryptocurrency. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has reevaluated the United States on its compliance with global anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) regulations. According to the report published on March 31, […]
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more feedback and more time before it decides whether to approve the launch of the Boston Security Token Exchange. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more feedback and more time before it decides whether to approve the launch of the Boston Security Token Exchange […]
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Nik Bougalis, a cryptographer, software engineer and lead of the C++ team at Ripple, has published a proposed method for enhancing transaction privacy on the XRP ledger. Nik Bougalis, a cryptographer, software engineer and lead of the C++ team at Ripple, has published a proposed method for enhancing the privacy of transactions on the XRP […]
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Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has found that the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic contraction is affecting Bitcoin consumer habits in surprising ways. Leading blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has found that the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic contraction is affecting Bitcoin (BTC) consumer habits in surprising ways. In a new report published on March 30, Chainalysis […]
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Coincurve founder Wayne Chen spoke to Cointelegraph about the U.S. stimulus package, claiming it would gradually help the crypto market. The $2 trillion economic stimulus package the United States Congress passed on March 26 might not cause the Bitcoin (BTC) market to skyrocket just yet, but investors could see modest, gradual improvements starting in 2020. […]
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Interoperable blockchain project Ark is receiving proofs-of-concept from developers only one week after launching its one million ARK grant program. Interoperable blockchain project Ark (ARK) designated one million ARK valued at roughly $150,000 toward its new development grants program on March 24. While the grant program was launched one week ago, Ark’s Strategic Partnerships Manager, […]
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A new report estimates that global investment in blockchain in the energy market will reach $35 billion by 2025. According to a new report released by Premium Market Insights (PMI), global investment in blockchain technology in energy markets is set to reach $34.7 billion by 2025. Valued at just $156.5 million in 2016, the sector […]
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The amount of Bitcoin held by crypto exchange BitMEX has fallen roughly 25% since the sudden crypto crash in March. The amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held by crypto exchange BitMEX has fallen by 25% in the past few weeks. During the crypto bloodbath on March 12, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 50% from a price over $10,400 […]
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Lightning Labs believes its new protocol can redefine online payments by making use of a long forgotten HTTP status code. Lightning Labs has published its draft specification for Lightning Service Authentication Tokens (LSAT) — a protocol standard that promises to redefine online payments through employing a little known HTTP status code. According to a March […]
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