On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will leverage Fireblocks as the first whitelister as the platform aims to help bridge traditional financial institutions with defi. KYC-Centric Defi Liquidity: Aave Launches Aave Arc Permissioned Protocol for Financial Institutions Aave has…
Though the crypto space has seemingly moved beyond the endorsements many minor celebrities bestowed on token projects during the 2018 initial coin offering boom, its growing popularity and acceptance now has professional sports players, Hollywood elites and politicians backing major companies dealing with digital assets. In June 2021, Kim Kardashian promoted EthereumMax (EMAX) via an Instagram story shared with her more…
The White House is reportedly considering an Obama-era economic adviser and former Fed economist to fill the empty seats on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System in 2022. According to a Wednesday report from the Washington Post citing people familiar with the matter, U.S. President Joe Biden is still considering Duke University law professor Sarah Bloom Raskin…
Infrastructure is on fire. With new tokens and stablecoins ruling Twitter headlines in 2021, trading venues and the crypto exchange market are now growing at a breakneck pace and competition is fierce. More than 30 exchanges raised significant funding rounds last year, and the trend shows no signs of letting up. This means that in order to build a competitive…
Popular travel website Airbnb could soon accept cryptocurrencies for payments, CEO Brian Chesky has hinted. “Like the revolution in travel, there is clearly a revolution happening in crypto,” he added. Airbnb’s CEO Says ‘There Is Clearly a Revolution Happening in Crypto’ The CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, asked on Twitter earlier this week, “If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022,…
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins are stuck in a tight range with bulls buying near the support and bears selling at resistance levels. Usually, such tight ranges are followed by an expansion in volatility. Although a few analysts have not ruled out a quick drop to low $40,000s, most traders expect Bitcoin to rebound sharply and move up to…
In brief NFT data platform CryptoSlam has raised a $9 million seed round. Led by Animoca Brands, the round included participation from Mark Cuban, Polygon, and more. CryptoSlam, a data and analytics platform focused on the burgeoning NFT industry, announced today that it has raised a $9 million seed round led by Animoca Brands, with major backers like Mark Cuban,…
Hut 8 mined 276 BTC in December, up from 265 in the previous month.The miner deposited all bitcoin mined into custody, as per its “hodl” strategy.Hut 8 now holds 5,518 BTC in reserve, a 97% increase from December 2020. Hut 8, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, mined 8.9 BTC per day on average in December, totaling 276 bitcoin produced in…
The Animoca Brands subsidiary and blockchain-based virtual world, The Sandbox, has announced the firm has made multiple partnerships in Hong Kong, and has plans to create a “Mega City” in the metaverse. Partners who acquired land in The Sandbox to build Mega City include Hong Kong tycoon Adrian Cheng, professional services firm PWC Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong actress…
BSC-based yield farming protocol Arbix Finance was identified by blockchain security company Certik as a rug pull. According to the firm’s incident analysis, there were several reasons why the project was flagged. The security firm cites that the ARBX contract has mint() with onlyOwner function, 10 million ARBX tokens were minted to 8 addresses, and 4.5 million ARBX were minted…
