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The Japanese government is rushing to enforce new stablecoin laws in the aftermath of the Terra collapse. 292 Total views 21 Total shares Japan is moving forward with legislation regarding the issuance of stablecoins i.e. digital assets with their value pegged to fiat currencies or stabilized by an algorithm. On June 3, Japan’s parliament passed a…

Eight years in the making, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) silent approval of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) last week elicited a wave of exuberance in the crypto space and sent the price of the key digital currency to a new all-time high. Despite some analysts and industry participants having reservations regarding…

Crypto and blockchain industries need to play by the rules to realize their full potential, Concordium CEO says. 2038 Total views 2 Total shares The anonymity of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies is a hot topic in the crypto space. While the transactions are open to track in a public blockchain, it is challenging to…

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank has invested in a crypto custody service backed by local crypto exchange Korbit. 1153 Total views 6 Total shares Shinhan Bank, the oldest banking institution in South Korea, continues its efforts to introduce digital asset custody services with a new investment.According to a Jan. 7 report by news agency Yonhap, Shinhan…

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is planning to set up a regulated digital asset exchange, local news agency The Bangkok Post reported on Jan. 17.Citing the vice chair of SET’s board of governors, Pattera Dilokrungthirapop, — аlso chair of the Association of Securities Companies — the report revealed that the national stock exchange plans…

The settlement repeats the Treasury's message that crypto companies will need to know their customers. 926 Total views 6 Total shares The U.S. Treasury has settled with BitGo over charges that it facilitated users in sanctioned areas to transact using its crypto wallet services between 2015 and 2019.BitGo, an institutional crypto custodian service and wallet…

Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph's DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every Wednesday.The Alpha Homora and Cream Finance hack has made a gigantic mark in the DeFi space this week.It is the largest single hack in DeFi history at $37 million in funds stolen. It is also one of the most complex, apparently leveraging several honest-to-God vulnerabilities…

OKEx is expanding its decentralized finance footprint with a DeFi Hub and a marketplace for creating and selling NFTs. 629 Total views 14 Total shares Global crypto exchange OKEx is ramping up its decentralized finance (DeFi) efforts with the introduction of the DeFi Hub, a decentralized digital asset ecosystem that includes a marketplace for nonfungible…