[ad_1] Cryptocurrency asset managers Pantera Capital and Arrington XRP Capital have co-led a $5.8 million private investment round for Unbound Finance, an up-and-coming DeFi treasury protocol for pooled tokens. The funds will be used to further develop Unbound Finance’s cross-chain stablecoin platform, including the development of native bridges for instant transfers between its native UNB […]
[ad_1] The time has come to fight against the dominance of the internet giants. In Europe, various regulations have been announced that aim to force these giants to respect more healthy rules of the game and to be more protective of users’ rights and of competition. Some even brandish the threat of dismantling some of […]
[ad_1] When the United States first began going after crypto companies for violating its economic sanctions rules, it didn’t exactly start with a bang. In December, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement with crypto wallet provider BitGo after the Palo Alto firm failed to prevent persons apparently located in […]
[ad_1] Many years ago, I ran hedge funds on Wall Street. With a long pause for philanthropic and government work, I eventually found my way to blockchain, and now, I spend my days writing about decentralized finance versus centralized finance. Some of my old Wall Street friends still run a lot of money in hedge […]
[ad_1] The era of unintelligible contracts written in legalese by lawyers in $2,000 suits with degrees from Ivy League schools is over. The contracts of the next century will be hybrid smart contracts, written in code by programmers wearing $20 hoodies and living in their NYC-shared apartment. What is a hybrid smart contract? Smart contracts […]
[ad_1] This is Part Three of a multipart series that aims to answer the following question: What is the “fundamental value” of Bitcoin? Part One is about the value of scarcity, Part Two — the market moves in bubbles, Part Three — the rate of adoption, and Part Four — the hash rate and the […]
[ad_1] Jay is the Bitcoin OG who created a meme by buying a Lamborghini with the cryptocurrency. He went from a poverty-level existence to enjoying a well-off lifestyle in a gated community thanks to mining Bitcoin in the early days — but not without having to worry for his family’s safety. As BTC first broke […]
[ad_1] Solana-related news has surfed a number of headlines in recent months. The blockchain now appears headed for major strides in Korea, with significant funding for its surrounding ecosystem. “As one of the largest crypto markets globally, Korea has an extraordinarily high adoption rate of cryptocurrencies,” a representative from Korean firm ROK Capital told Cointelegraph. […]
[ad_1] Within the blockchain world, there’s endless talk about the importance of decentralization. But there’s a by-product from DeFi’s boom that is little talked about. Fractionalization is an unavoidable consequence of the innovations we’ve seen over the past decade — and when implemented correctly, companies and individuals can benefit. For example, it’s now possible to […]
[ad_1] Composable Finance, a DeFi interoperability protocol has announced a $7 million raise backed by 16 notable blockchain investment firms. According to a release issued on Tuesday, the funding round was led by Advanced Blockchain AG and Rarestone Capital. Other participants included Alameda Research, Spartan Group, Divergence Ventures, and Blockchain Capital, among others. Composable Finance […]