DeFi

BoE Official: ‘Serious Deficiencies’ in Crypto Governance
BoE Official: ‘Serious Deficiencies’ in Crypto Governance
October 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Speaking to an audience at the University College London (UCL) Centre for Blockchain Technologies Wednesday (Oct. 19), Carolyn Wilkins of the Bank of England’s (BoE)...

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DeFi Draws Closer to Institutional Market as EU Eyes Automatic Blockchain Monitoring
DeFi Draws Closer to Institutional Market as EU Eyes Automatic Blockchain Monitoring
October 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In the first few years of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), platforms like Uniswap and Pancakeswap fueled the explosion of a field that has been defined by...

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Today in Crypto: Fraudster Takes $100M in Solana Heist; Fed’s Barr Calls Crypto Deposits ‘Liquidity Risks’
Today in Crypto: Fraudster Takes $100M in Solana Heist; Fed’s Barr Calls Crypto Deposits ‘Liquidity...
October 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank (ECB) study found that retail central bank digital currencies (rCBDCs), which would be used for everyday retail transactions, will see difficulties...

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Crypto Whale Pilfers $100M From Solana DeFi Platform Mango 
Crypto Whale Pilfers $100M From Solana DeFi Platform Mango 
October 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A crypto fraudster took off with an estimated $100 million after manipulating the token price of Mango using two accounts funded with the stablecoin USD...

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SushiSwap Plans Reveal Top-Heavy Side of DeFi Governance
SushiSwap Plans Reveal Top-Heavy Side of DeFi Governance
October 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Decentralized finance’s (DeFi’s) reign as a crypto-libertarian tool of bypassing government control of finance took another step toward the ash heap of history this week...

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Programmable Money’s Private Problem
Programmable Money’s Private Problem
September 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Programmable money has become one of the latest buzzwords as people talk about the rise of cryptocurrencies that are actually used for payments — like...

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Report: CFTC Files Complaint Against Digitex Head Adam Todd
Report: CFTC Files Complaint Against Digitex Head Adam Todd
September 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has reportedly charged Adam Todd, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Digitex, with running an illegal crypto derivatives trading...

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Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Members of the European Parliament determined to fight money laundering will be looking into big crypto transactions alongside the metaverse, DeFi and NFTs. The European...

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Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
September 27, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell thinks the crypto industry could cause broader financial turmoil in the future than it has so far, so there’s a...

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