Maple Finance debuts Bitcoin-linked yield offering for institutional investors

It is a pivotal moment in the development of the new digital economy. Interest in all things crypto keeps growing exponentially, and investment follows closely. There has arguably never been so much money poured into a product class that was so poorly understood, both by the wider public and by most investors. In lieu of…

“It’s not $400 million. It’s the credibility that comes with the people who wrote those cheques,” Celsius CEO said. 961 Total views 5 Total shares Cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has raised $400 million in a new equity funding round amid United States regulators increasingly cracking down on crypto lending.Announcing the news on Tuesday, Celsius…

Head of international policy at Chainalysis explains why crypto is not a silver bullet for evading international sanctions. 213 Total views 9 Total shares As pointed out by Caroline Malcolm, head of international policy at Chainalysis, the transparent nature of blockchain technology makes it relatively easy for crypto intelligence companies to track funds related to…

Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz has hailed memecoins as the “most powerful narratives out there” but others in the crypto industry are not so confident.

The New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James announced the conviction of Shopin founder Eran Eyal for orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) following his guilty plea.As the NYAG announced on Dec. 12, the former CEO of Shopin pleaded guilty to felony charges for running a fraudulent initial coin offering that raised more than…

Bitcoin (BTC) price began highly bullish Monday after an abrupt turnaround of its previous bear market saw it gain $1,200 this over the weekend.Market visualization. Source: Coin360Politics dictates Bitcoin price gainsData from Coin360 showed the extent of Bitcoin’s change of fortunes, which have so far culminated in a local high of $11,635.The upward trajectory strongly…

Not a day goes by without someone shilling something related to Decentralized Finance (DeFi). It’s being touted as being bigger than the 2017 altcoin boom, and when you look at things like the monstrous Tether market cap, the recent surge in the price of Chainlink as well as DeFi platform Celsius recently exceeding $1 billion…

Around 80% of the past fortnight’s spot Bitcoin ETF trading days have had positive flows, despite Bitcoin seeing sideways price action.

Eetu Kuneinen argued against CBDCs as they are "centralized by nature," saying that certain dangers come with government control. 42 Total views 1 Total shares At the recent Future Innovation Summit event held in Dubai, Cointelegraph moderated a panel titled “Stablecoins, Central Bank Digital Currencies and Cross-Border Payments” to explore if CBDCs and stablecoins can