DeFi
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Leaders on both sides of the divide will need to develop new skills to fully harness new tech innovations
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While memecoins may seem harmless, I believe this speculative playground is detrimental to the long-term health of the DeFi
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Despite the hardships and the seedier side of crypto that my first project was subjected to, I’m choosing to stay in this industry and try to make an impact
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In this edition: Analyzing the SEC’s market impact, the 13F ETF tell-all and FTX generating bipartisan unity in Congress
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While oversight may clash with the staunchest ideological DeFi proponents, it’s time to confront reality
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A crypto bull market demands billions more dollars on blockchains. Luckily, stablecoin issuers are on deck
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Ethereum users have boosted their collective stake in the blockchain over the past month, even as prices spike.
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Crypto is fast and it’s only getting faster as bitcoin threatens to retest its own highs set more than two years ago
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If DeFi can just figure out how to improve both security and compliance, nothing would stop traditional finance from entering the game
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DeFi founders must be willing to embrace the full extent of decentralization in their own projects
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When projects are given access to the stability, security and privacy of Bitcoin, time and again, they make the switch
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DeFi’s anti-centralized body nature makes regulating the industry a challenge, IOSCO said in its latest report, so governments should start by identifying the “responsible persons”
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Plus, a DeFi platform turned down venture capital backing in favor of “aligned” investors
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Uniswap is having a moment while the US has its way with top centralized exchange Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao
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As industry awaits spot crypto ETF approval, the firms are set to launch five bitcoin and ether futures-based funds
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The Binance launch emphasizes user control and security without compromising the functionality needed to interact with the broader crypto ecosystem
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Valora heralds a new era where crypto escapes its virtual bubble to bring new financial opportunities to millions
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The DeFi industry is not living up to the expectations of Web3 builders or regulators
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Seed Club founder Jess Sloss is excited to “open the doors and let other people see what we’ve been seeing for the last few months”
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