DeFi Blue Chips Suffer as More Users Stake Ethereum

Crypto investors have largely lost interest in DeFi tokens because Ethereum provides better, safer returns, says Glassnode.

• 2023-06-02
• Ethereum DeFi cryptocurrency

What is SmarDex? The DeFi Disruptor Poised to Take Over the DEX Market

SmarDex is a new DEX that uses fictive reserves and a smart calculation system to automatically determine which token is rising faster.

• 2023-05-25
• DEX DeFi Market Maker

DeFi Projects Built on Ethereum Scaling Solution Starknet Hit $10M

The total value locked in smart contracts using the Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution has just hit an all-time high of over $10 million.

• 2023-05-19
• Starknet DeFi decentralized applications Ethereum smart contract

How DeFi can keep out bad apples while upholding crypto’s core ideals

Crypto users need not fear the increasing KYC/AML requirements around the world and loss of privacy, writes Kurt Hemecker of the Mina Foundation. Here’s why.

• 2023-05-16
• AML centralized finance ZK data privacy U.S. Treasury anti-money laundering Zero knowledge crypto community regulations zero-knowledge DeFi

Golden Gate (GGX) Interchain Infrastructure Launches Public TestNet for Next-Generation Novel DeFi and Cross-Chain dApps

The Golden Gate’s public TestNet launch welcomes developers to begin exploring Novel DeFi and cross-chain dApps only possible over its core infrastructure. Golden Gate has innovated comprehensive s...

• 2023-05-14
• GGX Web3 DeFi

UK Crypto Tax Advisors Welcome Proposed Changes to DeFi Lending, Staking Treatment

The country’s tax authority is consulting the public on new rules it said are aimed at reducing the burden on crypto users.

• 2023-05-02
• Revenue and Customs Tax advisors DeFi David Lesperance capital gains tax stock lending

SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) warning shot last week that decentralized finance (DeFi) could be thrown into its expanding definition of what makes a securities exchange is the latest move to formalize what Chairman Gary Gensler has been saying: Crypto belongs in the securities world and will be regulated that way.

• 2023-04-18
• Gary Gensler DeFi SEC exchange definition Hester Peirce

Attractive Yields Drive Millions Into DeFi Liquidity Manager Gamma; TVL More Than Doubles

The total value locked (TVL) across DeFi protocol Gamma has jumped by 102% in the past month as investors attempt to secure annual returns in excess of 10% from staking.

• 2023-04-17
• Gamma DeFi market depth

True Consumer Protection in Crypto Lies Between Centralization and Decentralization

Narratives about crypto regulations and compliance, or lack thereof, are increasingly missing the point. The general purpose of financial regulation is to maximize consumer protection, prevent fraud and abuse, and ensure well-ordered markets. Broadly speaking, the mission is the same in any jurisdiction, and for any financial regulator.

• 2023-04-15
• compliance professionals chief compliance officer financial system crypto regulation DeFi compliance consultant crypto regulations ultimate goal compliance framework money laundering

Crypto’s Unfulfilled Dreams Get a Tailwind From U.S. Crackdown on Binance, Coinbase

The crypto revolution was supposed to make finance more decentralized, but much of the industry is centralized. Regulatory pressure could change that.

• 2023-03-29
• CEX Coinbase DeFi Commodity Futures Trading Commission Satoshi Nakamoto U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission DEX