Another hurdle financial services and institutions need to address is mainstream digital asset adoption. The financial industry has seen a rise in demand for exposure to digital — and crypto — assets in all asset classes. This has led to interest, demand and investment from institutional finance, ranging from digital asset custody to digital asset…
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The crypto space suffers from its checkered history and, to grow further, the ecosystem must become safer, more usable and more mature. It has been said that you only get one chance to make a first impression. Perhaps the best example of this old adage is the cryptocurrency space. From exit scams and money laundering,…
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Numbers don’t lie: Uniswap v3 gains traction with DeFi users despite May’s crypto market crash. Decentralized exchange Uniswap successfully launched version 3 of its platform in May — resulting in high trade volumes despite a downturn across the cryptocurrency markets. The latest version of the hugely popular decentralized finance (DeFi) automated market maker (AMM) has…
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Investors are backing the Balancer protocol with greater conviction. Could this be a sign that market hype surrounding DeFi is ramping up again? The capital raise was led by Blockchain Capital, Fintech Collective, LongHash Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Continue Capital and Kain Warwick, the founder of DeFi protocol Synthetix. The funds will be used to strengthen…
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Under the terms of the agreement, TechX will acquire a 100% stake in the digital wallet and payments technology company. TechX Technologies Inc., a publicly traded company out of Vancouver, Canada, is in the process of acquiring a fiat-to-crypto gateway that it says will help strengthen synergies between traditional fiat currencies and emerging crypto assets. …
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DeFi showed tremendous strength during last week’s sell-off as DEX activity and stablecoin stability prove the sector may be ready for mass adoption. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector faced its first real challenge during last week’s market sell-off that saw more than $1 trillion wiped from the global cryptocurrency market cap as traders feverishly ran…
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It won’t be easy to bring DeFi to be on par with traditional finance, but tokenization can help it along, says Liquefy’s CEO. Nonfungible tokens could become a bridge to connect the legacy financial system to the emerging fintech world in the near future. During a recent interview, Adrian Lai, CEO of Liquefy — an…
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CELO price gained 50% ahead of the network’s May 19 ‘Donut’ hardfork which will help increase interoperability and lower gas fees. Decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a transformational force for not just the cryptocurrency market, but for financial markets in general in 2021 thanks to the ease of access and security offered by blockchain-based…
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Altcoins took the reins and galloped higher, while bulls appear to be losing the battle to hold Bitcoin’s price above $43,000. On May 18, Bitcoin (BTC) and the overall cryptocurrency market faced another round of selling as FUD — fear, uncertainty and doubt — impacted investor sentiment after Reuters and various social media outlets reported…
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The investment round was led by ParaFi Capital alongside Defiance Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Blockchain Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, OKEx, StarkWare and Longhsh Ventures. Angel investors from Synthetix, Aave and Enzyme also participated. DeversiFi, an Ethereum-based layer-two decentralized finance platform, has secured $5 million in strategic investments from some of crypto’s biggest venture capital firms, sending a…
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