High-risk DeFi loans surge after US election as crypto market rallies

Jacob Asset Management got approval from the Guernsey financial regulator in October 2021 and was set to debut on Euronext Amsterdam Exchange in July 2022. 331 Total views 2 Total shares Europe’s first spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) is set to debut later this year after a long delay. The Bitcoin ETF by Jacobi Asset…

While a rally in the latter half of the week saw major names across the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem climb upwards of 100%, Axie Infinity -- the Pokemon-inspired NFT game -- carried the banner for the NFT space, capping off a wild week of progress with a record-breaking 300 ether (roughly $130,000) sale. The eye-poppingly expensive…

Software development company MonetaGo has switched over from Hyperledger Fabric to R3’s Corda as an enterprise blockchain platform, economics magazine Global Trade Review (GTR) reported on Feb. 26.MonetaGo, which previously had ties with both platforms, will now use Corda as it continues its expansion into Mexico and other international markets ahead of a current trial…

Bitcoin (BTC) waited for cues at the Oct. 24 Wall Street open as expectations of a breakout ran high.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewHang Seng drops most since 2008Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a mundane trading day for BTC/USD after the pair hit weekly highs of $19,700 overnight.Despite what Michaël van…

BTC remains the best bet when it comes to avoiding Canada lawmakers' overreach, proponents argue. 304 Total views 26 Total shares Canada's war on Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be backfiring as the country's flagship exchange-traded fund (ETF) adds thousands of BTC.Data from on-chain monitoring resource Coinglass shows that over the two weeks to Feb. 24,…

Additional information suggests the possibility that this whale might be selling their XRP assets, as it had previously moved 14 million XRP to Bitso just a few hours earlier. 469 Total views 1 Total shares As XRP (XRP) struggles to maintain upward momentum following Judge Analisa Torres’ summary judgement in the United States Securities Exchange…

The new tokens join the ranks of BTC, ETH and LTC for use by the 4,000-plus companies located in the zone, which is considering new legal measures as well. 77 Total views 1 Total shares The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) recognized two more tokens on Nov. 2, adding XRP (XRP) and Toncoin (TON) to

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental financial security body, has demanded the United Kingdom step up its cryptocurrency monitoring. According to a new report released Dec. 7, the country needs increased measures to prevent money laundering and combat terrorist financing (CFT).As part of its dedicated “mutual evaluation” on the U.K.’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML)…

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