Tether signs agreement with Guinea to explore blockchain tech

The decentralized finance sector is growing at a breakneck pace. Three years ago, the total value locked in DeFi was a mere $800 million. By February 2021, the figure had grown to $40 billion; in April 2021, it attained a milestone of $80 billion; and now it stands at above $140 billion. Such rapid growth…

Rachel Conlan, the new VP of Marketing at Binance, says that “critical” times in the industry call for major companies to emphasize community, clarity and simplicity. 400 Total views 1 Total shares The crypto industry faced more scrutiny from regulators in the United States this past week, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

The initial impact amounted to 20 Ether, worth $31,000, while the validator involved has now been taken offline. Ethereum staking protocol Lido Finance has disclosed its protocol saw 20 slashing events due to a series of infrastructure and signer configuration issues from validators operated by Launchnodes. The incident occurred on Oct. 11 at about 3:30

A United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing reveals that major cryptocurrency exchange Binance received a $250,000 “long-term payment” to keep Blockstack (STX) listed for one year.Blockstack’s SEC filing reveals that Binance received 833,333 STX, which at the $0.30 token valuation provided by the company is equivalent to $250,000. The document also shows that…

According to the Treasury Department, members of the sanctioned group fought alongside Russia’s military, including near territory Ukrainian forces reclaimed on Monday. 144 Total views 2 Total shares The United States Department of the Treasury added five cryptocurrency addresses tied to a neo-Nazi group involved in Russia’s war on Ukraine to list of entities sanctioned…

Crypto exchange platform ErisX is bringing Ether (ETH) futures trading to the United States, becoming the second cryptocurrency derivatives product on offer in the country. The announcement came only a few days after the Chicago-based, TD Ameritrade-backed ErisX obtained a digital currency license from financial regulators in New York.Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading debuted back in…

The FTX crisis kept Bitcoin’s (BTC) price under pressure in November, but data from Bitstamp exchange shows institutional investors may have viewed the dip as a buying opportunity. The exchange told Cointelegraph that compared to October, its revenue from institutions increased by 34% in November.In another positive sign, Goldman Sachs executive Mathew McDermott told Reuters…

The United States’ Senate Banking Committee raised a wave of skepticism over Facebook’s crypto project Libra during the first day of testimony on July 16.The new hearing, called “Examining Facebook's Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Consumers, Investors, and the American Financial System” is scheduled for 10:00 AM ET, July 17.As day two is coming…

The legal counsel for a plaintiff in a bitcoin (BTC) theft case involving Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, said that Wright — the defendant — failed to disclose his bitcoin holdings per court order. Devin Freedman of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner made his statements in a tweet on June 21.As Cointelegraph previously reported, in…