Ethereum governance, and the downfall of celeb tokens: Finance Redefined

The blockchain-based art registry startup Artory has reportedly raised over $7 million in Series A funding round from an early Spotify investor among others. The development was announced by art-focused publication the Art Newspaper on April 22.Artory — ledger of which enables users to trace provenance and title data, as well as record sales of…

In July, a United States judge ruled that Ripple Labs’ XRP (XRP) token was not a security when sold to the public on secondary markets. While the Securities and Exchange Commission will contest the decision, the broader cryptocurrency community has embraced it, as crypto trades on exchanges might sidestep the securities transaction label.Despite the ruling

St. Louis Fed Chief James Bullard reportedly views cryptocurrencies as part of a global currency competition that is ultimately unhealthy. Bullard presented his views at the Central Bank Research Association 2019 annual meeting in a talk entitled “Public and Private Currency Competition.” Presentation slides have subsequently appeared on the official Twitter account for The St. Louis…

A Japanese court has demanded a man who infected website visitors with cryptocurrency mining malware face justice — after acquitting him.As local daily news outlet The Mainichi reported on Feb. 7, the Tokyo High Court overturned a previous ruling which cleared the man, who was not named, of any wrongdoing.Visitors “not informed” of malwareAccording to…

According to people familiar with the matter, the notice relates to Binance USD, which is being seen by the SEC as an unregistered security. 1330 Total views 24 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly told stablecoin issuer Paxos Trust…

In this week’s newsletter, read about how Binance started its nonfungible token (NFT) ticketing service by partnering with a sports club. Check out the NFT exchange-traded fund (ETF), which was released by trading platform KuCoin and how Google AI was able to paint BAYC-inspired NFTs.In other news, learn about how much the NFT community spent…

PancakeSwap has released version 3 of its BNB Chain, Aptos and Ethereum-based DeFi platform, touting improved performance and lower fees. 289 Total views 6 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTDecentralized finance (DeFi) protocol PancakeSwap has launched version 3 of its automated market maker platform on BNB Chain and…

Despite last week’s institutional Bitcoin outflows of $55 million, negative sentiment could be on the wane. 363 Total views 2 Total shares While key Bitcoin (BTC) metrics don’t paint a pretty picture, the bears could be running on fumes. Contrary to analysts warning that Bitcoin could dip to $38,000 “before an eventual breakout”, CoinShares and Arcane…

BlockFi’s Bitcoin reward card is inching forward. BlockFi, a major American cryptocurrency lending startup, has completed another funding round featuring major industry investors.The company has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by Anthony Pompliano’s crypto asset management firm Morgan Creek Digital, BlockFi announced on Aug. 20.Also known as Pomp, Morgan Creek’s co-founder…