Ethereum Tops New Crypto ESG Ranking, Bitcoin Slammed for Heavy Energy Usage

Crypto data firm CCData released the first institutional-grade scoring system that evaluates digital assets focusing on environmental, social and governance aspects.

• 2023-07-13
• ESG environmental social and governance institutional investors Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute energy usage digital assets decentralization

BlackRock CEO’s Turnabout on Bitcoin Elicits Cheers, Skepticism of Crypto Cred

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's change of heart on bitcoin could make it easier for fellow Wall Street executives to embrace cryptocurrencies, but experts warn that his favored financial instrument – the exchange-traded fund, or ETF – is an investment vehicle that's categorically different from the core idea behind digital assets, and could push the industry in the wrong direction.

• 2023-07-08
• Larry Fink BlackRock Bitcoin ETF global financial crisis digital assets decentralization Jim Bianco asset manager financial instrument

ERD DeFi Lending Platform and USDE Stablecoin Unveiled at EDCON 2023

At EDCON 2023 in Montenegro, the Ethereum Reserve Dollar (“ERD”) team introduced their innovative decentralized lending platform and USDE stablecoin to the industry. ERD is a lending platform that ...

• 2023-06-09
• ERD Ethereum Reserve Dollar USDE capital efficiency price stability DeFi collateralization decentralization

Cathie Wood Thinks the U.S. Crypto Exodus Is Here. Is It?

Strike, Coinbase and others have intimated they may leave the United States due to regulatory pressure. But those may be empty threats.

• 2023-05-25
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler decentralization companies Bitcoin frontend Strike Strike CEO Jack Mallers crypto news

Benzinga's 'Crypto Unlocked' Virtual Event Series Premieres March 28

The inaugural virtual event includes keynote speaker Anthony Scaramucci and leaders from Cosmos and TronDAO. DETROIT, March 22, 2023 - Benzinga, a leader in Web3 and traditional finance investing information, has announced a new virtual event series, Crypto Unlocked. The goal of the events is to bring viewers closer to the projects and people that shape the Web3 space with panel format discussions. The first episode of the series is titled “Investor Security & Decentralization” and will be live

• 2023-03-24
• Benzinga Brad Harrison Justin Roberti SkyBridge Capital Decentralization Anthony Scaramucci Venus Protocol