Traders are taking note of Nexo, Elrond and Blockstack as tokens offering real-world use cases rally higher. The ideas of privacy and decentralization have always been the heart of the crypto community. Therefore, when Blockstack announced that it would transition from being a security token to a utility token by launching its new Stacks Blockchain […]
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Uniswap users can once again participate in DeFi privately. Uniswap serves as a massive player in the decentralized finance, or DeFi, niche of the crypto space. Incognito, a blockchain focusing on crypto privacy, has reopened pUniswap, a way to participate on Uniswap privately. “Uniswap, Ethereum’s largest DEX, just went Incognito. Again,” Incognito announced in a […]
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JPMorgan is using blockchain to drive efficiency in the repo market; Goldman and others are taking notice. Goldman Sachs is reportedly one of several financial institutions to sign on to JPMorgan’s custom blockchain service — a sign that more broker-dealers were looking to take advantage of digital currencies for their repo operations. In an interview […]
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The crypto world does not have a major euro-pegged stablecoin yet. A number of popular U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins exist on the crypto market. Stablecoins based on the euro also exist, but are notably less liquid, according to Zahreddine Touag, co-founder and head of trading at Paris-based market making firm Woorton. “There’s not any euro stablecoin […]
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Most major DeFi tokens will be available for trading on Eos. Eosfinex, the Bitfinex-backed non-custodial exchange running on the Eos (EOS) network, announced the listing of more than 15 ERC-20 tokens, primarily consisting of governance tokens of major DeFi protocols on Ethereum. The listing is made possible by a collaboration with pNetwork, a crypto asset […]
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Singapore’s stock exchange SGX will also have a stake in the platform. After anticipating its plans in October, DBS, Singapore’s largest bank, is establishing a new cryptocurrency exchange division called DBS Digital Exchange. Announced on Thursday, the venture is also backed by SGX, Singapore’s largest derivatives and asset exchange, which owns a 10% stake in […]
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Powerpool has launched an index and meta-governance token for the recently consolidated Yearn.finance ecosystem. PowerPool, a project exploring the utility of Ethereum-based governance tokens, has launched YETI — an index and “meta-governance” token for the Yearn.finance ecosystem. YETI was conceived by Messari’s Ryan Watkins, who published the proposal for a Yearn Finance ecosystem index token […]
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Depositors using Fidelity Digital Assets custody will be able to access liquidity via BlockFi. Fidelity Digital Assets, the crypto arm of the asset management conglomerate, will allow institutional customers to pledge their Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral for cash loans. As reported Wednesday on Bloomberg, the firm partnered with crypto lender BlockFi to disburse the loans. […]
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Crypto funds have posted near-record inflows during recent weeks as the gold investment products shed liquidity. A new report from market data aggregator CoinShares has revealed recent surging crypto inflows amid record gold outflows. The report, published Dec. 7, notes that gold investment products have seen record outflows of $9.2 billion over the past four […]
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Bitcoin price ended its consolidation phase by closing below $18,300 but will traders buy the dip? After spending the last few days trading in a tightening range, Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped from its pennant structure and closed below the 20-day moving average ($18,600). Crypto market daily price chart. Source: Coin360 Since topping out at $19,888 […]
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