Tagged: defi

February 21, 2025 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Markets, a platform for decentralized finance (DeFi), has recently launched the first interest-bearing stablecoin native to a public blockchain registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. YLDS, described as a public security offered through Figure Markets’ wholly owned subsidiary, Figure Certificate Company, is “a fixed-price,… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new research report presents the outcome of a detailed study undertaken by IBM Promontory for the European Commission on embedding supervision in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The project comprised four different phases: identifying use cases and protocols to assess, defining elements of comparison… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, and Northern Trust, recently partnered with Kiln, an enterprise-grade staking service provider. This allows its institutional clients to benefit from Kiln’s staking services, providing institutions greater flexibility. Zodia Custody’s clients will now have access to… Read More

February 16, 2025 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs, the provider of blockchain intelligence solutions, announced its integration with Unichain by Uniswap Labs, a “decentralized” Superchain L2 built to power the future of DeFi and cross-chain liquidity. This integration provides developers building on Unichain with access to TRM’s tools, enabling them to… Read More

February 12, 2025 @ 8:51 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from Kraken details the seven trends it believes will shape 2025. They begin with increased regulatory clarity. That is key for improved investor confidence. Kraken said such improvements will drive innovation and growth in the United States. A recent survey found that… Read More

February 8, 2025 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A five-count criminal indictment was unsealed in federal court in New York charging a Canadian man with “exploiting vulnerabilities” in decentralized finance protocols to “fraudulently obtain about $65 million from the protocols’ investors.” According to court documents, from 2021 to 2023, Andean Medjedovic, 22, allegedly… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plume Network announced a collaboration with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for managing digital asset operations and building innovative businesses on blockchain. Plume users can benefit from Fireblocks’ “secure” infrastructure and digital asset platform. With this integration, Plume aims to enhance its offerings for institutions looking… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Anzen, they claim to be committed to building a stable, yield-bearing portfolio that remains “resilient” across market cycles. They are pleased to announce a step forward in that mission: the expansion of USDz’s collateral framework to include “institutional-grade” fund products from Superstate. This integration… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BounceBit, the centralized Bitcoin restaking platform that provides “institutional-grade” DeFi investing products, introduced “dual-yield” opportunities by partnering with Hashnote, a Circle company, to integrate Hashnote’s yield-bearing USYC token into its platform. Institutions can use the tokenized money market fund as collateral for BounceBit’s delta-neutral trading… Read More

January 31, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX has released a comprehensive report, “The State of DEXs 2025,” which provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving decentralized exchange (DEX) landscape and its role in shaping the on-chain economy. The report highlights the rapid growth of DEXs, driven by innovation, accessibility, and decentralization…. Read More

January 22, 2025 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rayls has announced the integration of Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling platform. Rayls is a blockchain platform that aims to bridge DeFI and TradFi. The integration seeks to create a new public blockchain that connects and aggregates liquidity from Rayls’ network. Rayls says its… Read More

January 13, 2025 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Founded in 2018, CertiK claims that it became a trusted name in Web3 security by leveraging formal verification to safeguard smart contracts and decentralized systems. Over the years, CertiK expanded their offerings to include comprehensive security services, audits, and tools, solidifying their “reputation as a… Read More

January 12, 2025 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mantle, the blockchain ecosystem behind Ethereum layer 2 (L2) Mantle Network and Ether liquid staking protocol mETH Protocol, announced the integration of Ethena’s USDe and Mantle’s mETH on Compound, one of the DeFi lending protocols. This integration supports Mantle’s commitment to fostering synergy within its… Read More

January 5, 2025 @ 8:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MatterFi founder Michael “Mehow” Pospieszalski believes he has created the infrastructure cryptocurrency needs to go mainstream. When the time is right, MatterFi’s technology could simplify crypto usage for billions of people. The company develops new security infrastructure for software wallets, hardware wallets and custody systems,… Read More

January 4, 2025 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move that affirms its commitment to enabling Web3 innovation, Binance Labs announced an investment in THENA, which is described as a decentralized exchange and liquidity protocol introduced back in January of 2023. THENA, built on the BNB Chain, leverages the ve(3,3) tokenomics model… Read More

December 31, 2024 @ 5:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted final regulations regarding information reporting by brokers who affect transactions of digital assets. These regulations become effective on February 28, 2025. Last week, a bipartisan group of US House of Representatives members forwarded a letter to the US… Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 2:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Compound Finance, a DeFi protocol enhancing money markets, has launched a $1 million bug bounty program on Immunefi in order to enhance the security of its platform and ensure the safety of its users. As explained in a blog post by Immuenfi, Compound Finance is… Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1inch, a DeFi project announced its integration with Talos, the provider of institutional portfolio and trading tech for digital assets. This collab enhances liquidity access for Talos clients by allowing them to leverage 1inch’s Swap API, which sources liquidity across decentralized exchanges to help “ensure… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

cheqd, a “decentralized” payment and trust infrastructure provider, has announced a partnership with ID Crypt Global, a digital identity and security company, to integrate identity and security solutions into Apex Digital Exchange (ADEX), a key player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. This collab is… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

In 2022, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted DeFi crypto mixer Tornado Cash with sanctions, claiming the platform had laundered over $7 billion. At that time, The Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson, claimed: “Today,… Read More