The primary pull of decentralized crypto assets is financial freedom from the flawed banking system. Bitcoin is one step but without greater adoption it is still just a speculative vehicle. DeFi and decentralized protocols based on banking are another and they’re gaining traction fast.Crypto Exchanges too CentralizedMany envisaged 2019 being the year of the DEX....Read More
At her first press conference as head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde outlined her plans to lead the ECB “ahead of the curve” in the field of digital currency. “There is clearly a demand out there that we have to respond to,” she said, referring to stablecoins. Also read: Regulatory Roundup –...Read More
In the weeks following dramatic new restrictions regarding the acquisition of both bitcoin and USD in Argentina, the local crypto community has reacted in a number of interesting ways, showing both the possibilities of Bitcoin as a financial tool in the face of government constraints as well as the decentralized crypto asset’s resilience to measures...Read More
Singapore-based Huobi is expanding its presence in decentralized finance (DeFi). The crypto exchange announced support for two autonomous loan making vehicles, the infamous MakerDao and a similarly open-sourced Compound protocol, according to an August 19 statement. Both ethereum-based protocols serve as “market-makers” by allowing borrowers to take out liquid loans against a pool of assets....Read More
The Takeaway: Monolith turned a $16.9 million ICO into $25 million-worth of assets by riding the bull market of 2017 then taking out DAI loans. This DAI strategy is increasingly common among ethereum-centric startups. MakerDAO and Monolith are now collaborating to connect DeFi loans to a European Visa debit card. Ether fans can spend crypto...Read More
