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The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire is likely to have repercussions beyond the crypto markets, according to Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg. 837 Total views 20 Total shares The repercussions of the cataclysmic FTX downfall are going to be broader than the crypto markets, as they will accelerate downward moves in stocks…

Over the last 12 months, the remarkable growth in decentralized finance has been driven by one thing: the ability of users to earn strong yields on their crypto assets by lending, staking and providing liquidity. Depending on your risk appetite, gains from DeFi investments can run tens or even hundreds of times higher than standard…

Sweden's central bank just released a massive report on central bank digital currencies. 1991 Total views 44 Total shares Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, took a 98-page deep dive into central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, referencing the country's own such asset — the e-krona. "The second issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review in 2020 has…

Major global investment bank JPMorgan has developed a new blockchain-based solution for derivatives designed to speed up cash and collateral transfers. The tool was developed in partnership with California-based fintech firm Baton Systems and aims to enable the real-time movement of transfers to multiple clearinghouses, the firm announced Nov. 14.The current process requires collateral custodians…

American bank holding corporation Capital One has filed a patent application for the implementation of blockchain technology in user authentication, according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) August 16. According to the document, the inquiry is a continuation of a patent application submitted by Capital One to the USPTO…

BNB Chain is calling for developers, validators and storage providers to begin testing its BNB Greenfield decentralized storage solution. 396 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe BNB Chain ecosystem is set to integrate decentralized storage solutions after testing of its BNB Greenfield began on April…

One of the developers working on “BitVM” — a Bitcoin-based virtual machine — reiterates the tech is intended to scale Bitcoin rather than launching Ethereum-like decentralized finance applications on the network.BitVM’s whitepaper was released by ZeroSync’s project lead Robin Linus on Oct. 10 with technical support provided by pseudonymous developer “Super Testnet” — implementing BitVM’s

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