Fueling a renewed bull run, Ukraine used crypto to raise funds, while Russians bought crypto to evade their currency's collapse.
This week we continue the discussion of the shape of DeFi 2.0. We highlight Tokemak, a protocol that aims to aggregate and consolidate liquity across existing projects. Instead of having many different market makers and pools across the ecosystem, Tokemak could provide a clear meta-machine that optimizes rewards and rates across protocol emissions. This has interesting implications for overall industry structure, which we explore and compare to equities and asset management examples.
Despite the crypto-winter, Mexican cryptocurrency unicorn Bitso is expanding its reach in Latin America, and they added a QR code feature.
Following a solid start to 2023, investors are beginning to grow in confidence that a prosperous period for bitcoin is on the horizon.
CFPB director Rohit Chopra lobbed a surprise grenade onto the expo floor Tuesday morning by announcing plans for an open banking rule.
With an SEC lawsuit clouding the coverage of Ripple, their cross-border disruption seemed subdued. The company then launched a CBDC platform.
Prime Trust, a Las Vegas Based Crypto and fintech API company, announced a $100 million Series B to build crypto onramps and provide custody.
In the wake of the eth merge, speculation of skyrocketing value has been forgotten, and a divide in the community gaped open.
On June 16, 2022, Circle Internet Financial Ltd announced the launch of its fully reserved euro-backed stablecoin.
Gensler said his biggest worry about the equity market was competition and consolidation. While retail investing has taken off, the PFOF that enables it is ripe for conflict of interest.