Political parties on the blockchain could soon become a reality for the DeFi space. Meta-DeFi protocols are becoming increasingly popular following the success of Yearn.finance. The project is essentially a yield farming hedge fund that lets people participate in complex strategies to farm the governance tokens, or GTs, of other protocols. Yearn is just about […]
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Crypto exchange giant Binance makes another move into DeFi with new token swapping liquidity platform Crypto exchange giant Binance is delving deeper into the world of DeFi-style products with its latest offering, an automated market maker called Binance Liquid Swap. Aimed directly at Uniswap and its clones, Binance will launch an AMM liquidity pool that […]
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Australian government report on the future of fintech and regtech suggests blockchain technology is critical to Australia’s future The Australian government’s Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology has released a draft report citing blockchain technology more than 50 times. The report is in response to Australia’s first recession in 30 years as […]
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A Wikipedia page on Australian blockchain firm Power Ledger bites the dust. Anti-crypto activist David Gerard — author of Attack of the 50-Foot Blockchain — has once again used his influence as a senior Wikipedia editor to remove a blockchain related entry about Australian firm Power Ledger. In his latest blog posting, the Wikipedia editor […]
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As the tech standoff heats up, China launching a CBDC before the U.S. “absolutely does not guarantee global financial preeminence.” Two nations, two visions of the financial future: “The tech cold war is here — and the US isn’t winning,” wrote Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen in an opinion piece for The Hill recently. According to […]
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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin don’t quite convince Bailey, but he sees a lot of potential for stablecoins. During a virtual conference hosted by the Brookings Institute, Andrew Bailey, Bank of England’s (BoE) governor, stressed that crypto assets are just “unsuited to the world of payments.” In prepared remarks on the future of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, Bailey […]
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Current location based services have their limitations, but these new projects are leveraging blockchain technology to redefine how we navigate the world. What does the future hold? While these projects are ambitious, there is still a lot to do. It’s too early to say which if any of these projects will be the next adopted […]
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Enacting such legislation effectively could be a major challenge, however. Responding to numerous 51% attacks on the Ethereum Classic blockchain, ETC Labs said that it’s time to bring regulation to hashpower rental marketplaces, citing the fact that at least two of the attacks were perpetrated by renting hash power through NiceHash — a claim that […]
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An anti-thesis to some of industry’s core concepts. Morgan Housel, partner at venture capital firm Collaborative Fund, said the government actually can control people’s digital assets. In a recent podcast episode with Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano, Housel mentioned that some arguments in favor of crypto are illogical. “The idea that the government cannot […]
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When it comes to transparency, the Electric Frontier Foundation minces no words — Kraken good, Coinbase bad. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF, is calling out Coinbase for its lack of transparency. At the same time, the group pointed to Coinbase’s rival exchange, Kraken, as an example of responsible behavior. The EFF was founded in […]
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