IOHK’s Project Catalyst names Liqwid as a potential candidate to receive up to $250,000 in ADA funding. IOHK, the development company behind Cardano, has named a DeFi lending protocol as one of its so-called Project Catalyst ideas — sending a strong message that decentralized finance applications could be coming to the project’s blockchain. In a […]
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The new platform aims to establish an institutional corridor between Europe and Asia. Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, and Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings have announced a joint cryptocurrency-related venture. According to a Dec. 8 announcement, the firms’ digital asset-related subsidiaries, SIX Digital Exchange and SBI Digital Asset Holdings, are launching a new […]
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Bitcoiners should embrace institutional adoption as it keeps everyone honest, says Erik Voorhees. Institutional investors will play an important role in securing the future of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), according to Erik Voorhees, CEO and founder of ShapeShift.io. In a panel discussion at this year’s LaBitConf, Voorhees said Bitcoin’s adoption curve will grow substantially over […]
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A report this weekend claimed that DeFi has reached a million users, but the emerging financial vertical has a long road to travel towards widespread success. A report on Friday from Ethereum metrics website Dune Analytics showed that the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem now counts over 1 million unique Ethereum addresses as participants — an […]
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As DeFi continues to grow and flourish, BTC will eventually be forced to break its 21-million supply limit to remain sustainable and relevant. 2020 was unequivocally the year of decentralized finance. Driven by surging interest and striking breakthroughs, DeFi protocols accelerated financial innovation while reshaping the blockchain landscape. Buoyed by innovations in cross-chain asset gateways […]
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Two new synthetic asset and derivatives platforms look to take a slice of Synthetix’s pie Synthetic assets, one of the most promising use cases for decentralized finance (DeFi), is becoming an increasingly competitive landscape as two new projects aim to bring scalability and new markets to traders. On Friday, decentralized derivatives exchange Injective Protocol began […]
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Ripple’s partnership with MoneyGram may not be as warm as it once was, but it’s paying off. Ripple Labs has sold a huge chunk of its 2019 investment in MoneyGram. Per a Friday night filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday night, from Nov. 27 through Dec. 4, Ripple Labs managed to sell […]
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Analysts warn that a recovery in gold and the U.S. dollar index could negatively impact Bitcoin’s bullish momentum. Dan Tapiero, the co-founder of 10T Holdings, said weak hands have been shaken out in the gold market. This raises the probability of a gold rally in the near term, especially as it comes off of an […]
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United States SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to focus on new guidance for DeFi and future Ethereum projects. Hester Peirce, commissioner for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, explained during an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph that decentralized finance, also known as DeFi, has created new challenges for the SEC. Peirce, nicknamed “Crypto Mom” for […]
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Bitcoin price has overtaken its 2017 high, but should investors expect the top-ranked altcoins to do the same? After a rather lengthy wait, Bitcoin price is finally back to the same price range it was in 3 years ago. Back in 2017, when the Bitcoin (BTC) price peaked near $19,900, most altcoins also posted 200% […]
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