Harvard Law BFI throws 10.5M votes behind own proposal to fund DeFi lobby with UNI
It is not the first time Uniswap governance has been dominated by a whale. The effect of whales on Uniswap...
Month: May 2021
Nifty News: GameStop’s NFT market, NBA star LaMelo ‘mints career’ on NFTs … and more
Gamestop may be working on its own NFT marketplace, while Rookie of the Year candidate LaMelo Ball is set to...
US sanctions agency OFAC to rely more heavily on Chainalysis
Govt agencies want more tools to trace suspect crypto transactions. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has requested another...
NFT volume has more than tripled — even amid price crash — as Meme.com raises $5M
The NFT sector has seen exponential growth, tripling in transactions since January and pushing through the market crash this month....
‘Crypto will cause the next financial crisis’: Precious metals boss
Metalla Royalty & Streaming CEO Brett Heath has warned that crypto will “lead the charge into the next financial crisis”...
CipherTrace expands to cover Binance Smart Chain amid wave of exploits
Binance beefs up blockchain analytics amid a surge in DeFi exploits. Cryptocurrency and blockchain intelligence company CipherTrace has announced analytics...
Dfinity responds to Internet Computer decentralization and privacy concerns
Dfinity has sought to quell criticism over the decentralization and privacy of its Internet Computer protocol.
NBA Legend Paul Pierce and Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey to Join Joe Lubin of Consensys for a Virtue Poker Charity Tournament
Virtue Poker revealed plans to organize a high-stakes 12-player celebrity poker tournament on its platform, live-streamed on Twitch, with the...
Billionaire Carl Icahn Mulls Over Diving Into Cryptocurrency in a ‘Big Way’ With About $1.5 Billion Investment
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, the founder of Icahn Enterprises, says that his company is exploring how to get involved in...
Danish Central Banker Tempted to Ignore Cryptocurrency — Sees Real Threat in ‘Big Tech Invading Currency Area’
Denmark’s central bank governor Lars Rohde says that he can be tempted to ignore cryptocurrency, stating that it is not...
Zimbabwean Fintech Lawyer and Proponent Pushes for Crypto Regulation via Private Legislative Bill
A Zimbabwean fintech lawyer, Prosper Mwedzi, recently initiated a process that seeks to bring recognition and regulation of cryptocurrencies. Under...
Shanghai Man: Miners banned, exchanges targeted? Here’s what’s really happening
A look at the last week of crackdowns, including a ruling from Vice Premier Liu He. Hong Kong echoes Beijing...
Market enters a ‘wait-and-see phase’ as Bitcoin struggles below $40,000
Traders remain cautious following last week’s brutal sell-off, but on-chain data is beginning to signal increasingly bullish activity while the...
Finance Redefined: Parachute journalism on the frontlines of DeFi! May 19-26
DeFi is in the spotlight and Bitcoin fans may be getting jealous in this week's Finance Redefined. As a kid...
VCs back Balancer with $24.25M investment
Investors are backing the Balancer protocol with greater conviction. Could this be a sign that market hype surrounding DeFi is...
