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DeFi’s Good, Bad and UglyKapil Rathi is CEO of CrossTower, a crypto exchange and structured products provider. He has held senior leadership roles at Cboe, Bats, ISE and the New York Stock Exchange. Everyone has fallen in love with decentralized finance (DeFi). We’re all giddy about it. One subset of DeFi is the ever so…

The Uniswap Foundation released its Bridge Assessment Report on Thursday, a major community undertaking that saw the biggest decentralized exchange (DEX) formally examine some of the core infrastructure powering its governance process.Uniswap is the largest DEX by trading volume. It was among the first blockchain-based programs to offer a decentralized alternative to the traditional currency…

The collapse of crypto firms that engage in multiple activities isn't a big threat to "the real economy," according to a report by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published Tuesday.The report by the international standard-setter also said that further assessments are required because "significant information gaps remain."The FSB, which monitors financial systems and proposes rules

Nov 22, 2020 at 7:42 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 22, 2020 at 7:43 p.m. UTCNFT Painting of Buterin in Harlequin Garb Sets Record in Weekend Crypto Art SaleEthereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, dressed like a medieval harlequin leaning against a velvet chair, stares past the viewer into the distance – that is until he’s rocketed into the…

The winners of Indonesia’s recent presidential election may ensure consistency for crypto policy in the country, industry watchers say.Winning vice-presidential candidate of the current ruling party, Gibran Rakabuming, promised to create blockchain experts during his campaign.Indonesia’s presidential election in February initially ended in controversy when the winning duo claimed victory before official results were released.

A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which sought to freeze assets belonging to crypto startup Blockvest based on alleged violations of securities laws. In a ruling dated Nov. 27, U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled that the SEC has not proven that Blockvest –…

news Old Mutual, a legacy, pan-African insurance company, announced it will not insure equipment used for cryptocurrency mining, according to a statement released June 10. The company cites the expense, risk, and speculative nature of the industry. Africa contributes less than 10 percent of the total bitcoin hash rate, according to Bitcoin Magazine. Many advocates…

Bitcoin (BTC) finished the U.S. market day above the $27,000 mark as markets remain generally unaffected by the war in Gaza.The crypto was down 0.73% over the past 24 hours and was changing hands at $27,395 towards the close of business U.S. East Coast time. Ether (ETH) was down 0.96% and trading at $1,546. The

If you were in New York last week for the Mainnet conference and asked anyone you met to name the most admired companies in the cryptocurrency category, they’d likely mention an exchange. If you took a 10-minute cab ride to Wall Street and asked the same question about traditional finance, the answer would probably be