Decentralized finance (defi) has continued to remain deeply ingrained in the cryptocurrency economy as the ecosystem provides users with a non-custodial way to exchange digital assets, lend cryptocurrencies, issue stablecoins, and ways to profit from arbitrage. In the lending sector of defi, a lot has changed during the last 12 months as lending applications like…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged cryptocurrency lending platform Blockfi in a first-of-its-kind action. The crypto lender has agreed to pay $100 million to settle the charges and pursue necessary registrations. SEC Charges Crypto Lending Platform Blockfi The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Monday that crypto lending platform Blockfi has…
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Aave’s LEND token continues to rally after DeFi protocol introduced staking rewards in its Aavenomics proposal. On July 29 the price of Aave (LEND) surged 23% as the project released its tokenomics update proposal called Aavenomics. The upside move brought LEND’s market cap to $447 million and will surely have investors curious on whether the…
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