Crypto is democratizing investment banking options—Lightspark founder
Cryptocurrencies will challenge the current banking hegemony layer-by-layer, the speakers noted at the 2024 Bitcoin event in Nashville.
Related Posts


Top Russian Official Urges Parliament to Discuss Draft Crypto Bill Without Further Delays
The chairman of the upper house of Russian parliament has urged MPs to expedite their work on digital economy bills that include a draft on crypto regulation, local news agency TASS reports on Tuesday, Jan. 29.Valentina Matvienko, who has headed the Federation Council since 2011, spoke to officials from several institutions, including the Upper House…

Compound adds Ethena, Mantle tokens to lending platform
Stablecoins and liquid staking tokens are continuing to drive TVL growth across DeFi.

New Stock-to-Flow Forecast Puts Average Bitcoin Price at $288K by 2024
The latest version of a popular and thus far accurate Bitcoin (BTC) price model predicts an average price of $288,000 — and it could happen this year.In a blog post introducing the third incarnation of the stock-to-flow (S2F) model on April 27, analyst PlanB revealed fresh calculations that are taking his forecast ever higher.BTC S2FX…

Libra Members Consider Quitting Project Due to Gov’t Pressure: Report
At least three of Facebook’s early backers for its planned Libra stablecoin launch are considering withdrawing their support in light of the fierce regulatory pushback.A report from the Financial Times on Aug. 23 alleges that two founding partners of Facebook’s Libra Association have held discussions about what their “right next steps” should be. One further —…

Ava Labs cuts 12% of staff to ‘reallocate resources’ toward expansion
Ava Labs, the team behind the Avalanche Blockchain, has confirmed it laid off 12% of its employees in a recent wave of staff cuts, citing the need to reallocate its resources.The firm’s founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer confirmed the news on Nov. 7 after several former Ava Labs employees announced on X (formerly Twitter)

Coinbase launches unified onchain monitoring through new wallet app
Coinbase’s new wallet app will allow users to connect any self-custodial wallet for an aggregated view of assets.

Report: Investors Are Dumping Compound Token as Soon as It Gets Listed
A report from Flipside Crypto contends that investors are dumping Compound tokens as soon as it gets listed on exchanges with the majority of the supply held by speculators. 1412 Total views 28 Total shares A report by Flipside Crypto states that investors are liquidating their Compound (COMP) holdings as soon as the opportunity presents…

Kraken acquires Dutch broker BCM as part of European expansion
The acquisition of the Dutch broker firm is a key part of the exchange’s European expansion strategy ahead of the MiCA regulation.