As may have been expected, Coinbase's earnings report was a shadow of 2021's but the company's Q1 focus is now on "things they can control".
The development could have a significant effect on traditional finance's adoption of DeFi and blockchain technology.
A great place to look for a future roadmap of blockchain is gaming and entertainment, a pattern that has long existed.
The DeFi regulatory landscape is experiencing a shift, and it seems, no-one is safe. Compliance is becoming ever more challenging.
Following a solid start to 2023, investors are beginning to grow in confidence that a prosperous period for bitcoin is on the horizon.
This week, I grapple with the concepts of financial centralization and decentralization, anchoring around custody, staking, and DeFi examples. On the centralized side, we look at BitGo's acquisition of Lumina, Coinbase Custody and its similarity to Schwab and Betterment Institutional. On the decentralized side, we examine the recent $500 million increase in value within the Compound protocol, as well as the recursive loops that could pose a broader financial risk to the ecosystem.
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Changpeng Zhao explained he has yet to ask Musk for a detailed plan but that charging for comments and blue ticks are both in the pipeline.
Coinbase and Mastercard announced a partnership to offer users more "payment choices" on the upcoming Coinbase NFT platform.
As part of Innovate Finance's IFGS 2022 event, John Glen MP, Economic Secretary announced a groundbreaking government approach to crypto-assets, blockchain and distributed ledger technology, letting innovation guide the way.
In this conversation, we talk with Camila Russo of The Defiant and author of The Infinite Machine, about her journey as a successful financial journalist was derailed by the Crypto boom and subsequent winter of 2017. Additionally, we explore the success behind her first book, the nuances of the NFT craze, and how The Defiant became one of the most popular crypto media brands to date.