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3 years ago
DeFi Lender Compound Tightens Borrowing Limits After Aave Exploit Attempt
A botched exploit attempt on rival lending protocol Aave brought scrutiny to DeFi protocols’ borrow risks earlier in this month.
3 years ago
Solana’s Top Crypto Wallet Looks to Ethereum, Polygon Next
Phantom is moving forward with its long-delayed multichain expansion plan.
3 years ago
First Mover Americas: BlockFi the Latest Chapter (11) in FTX Saga
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 29, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that con...
3 years ago
India to Start Retail CBDC Pilot in Four Cities With Four Banks
India's central bank will start testing its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the cities of Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bh...
3 years ago
Ukraine Considering CBDC That Can Facilitate Crypto Trading
The National Bank of Ukraine says it is looking at retail payments, virtual asset circulation and cross-border transactions as possible use...
3 years ago
Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit's Parent Q3 Profit Slides 73%: Report
Dunamu's net profit dropped to 160 billion won ($120 million), hit by lower trading and crypto market declines, CoinDesk Korea reported Tues...
3 years ago
Bankrupt BlockFi Sues Sam Bankman-Fried for His Robinhood Shares, FT Reports
SBF, through his Emergent Fidelity Technologies, had pledged his stake in the online trading company as collateral for a loan.
3 years ago
First Mover Asia: Ethereum Isn’t WETH or stETH. But Jokes Still Move Markets
Sam Reynolds writes that irreverent posts about lesser-known altcoins – and more significant tokens – can be destructive. Especially if pe...
3 years ago
Crypto Bank Silvergate Says Its BlockFi Digital Asset Deposit Exposure Totals Le...
The bank's shares closed down 11% to $25.90 on Monday, after BlockFi bankruptcy filing.
3 years ago
Aave Supporters Say Lending Freeze Will Help Transition the Network
Community members voted Monday to freeze 17 assets in the Ethereum liquidity pool in order to lower risk within the protocol ahead of upgrad...
3 years ago
Crypto Markets Today: BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy Protection, MakerDAO Rejects...
Crypto prices dived amid continued market contagion triggered by the FTX collapse earlier this month. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s dai...
3 years ago
Israel’s Ministry of Finance Proposes New Guidelines for Regulating Digital Asse...
The proposal follows the country’s recent efforts to integrate cryptocurrencies into its economy.
3 years ago
Ukrainian Government Puts Binance Payment Service Integration on Hold
Plans to integrate Binance functionality into Ukraine’s electronic documents app Diia has upset local crypto exchanges and entrepreneurs.
3 years ago
DeFi Giant MakerDAO Holds Voting on Hiking DAI Stablecoin Rewards
Increasing the DAI savings rate would make Maker’s stablecoin more competitive among rivals and help mitigate capital outflow from crypto to...
3 years ago
Regulating Crypto Not a ‘One-Agency Solution,’ CFTC Commissioner Says
Appearing on CoinDesk TV, Summer K. Mersinger discussed why the need to regulate crypto will require working closely with other agencies.
3 years ago
Wrapped Bitcoin Trades at Discount Amid Market Contagion
WBTC’s discount dropped as low as -1.5% as questions swirled over whether WBTC is fully backed. Custodian BitGo later clarified that it is.
3 years ago
Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles Case With US Treasury Over Serving Customers in I...
Kraken has agreed to pay $362,1159 to settle its potential liability for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran.
3 years ago
Buy the Dip, Sell the Bounce: Crypto Funds See Biggest Outflows in 12 Weeks
Total asset under management (AUM) in digital-asset funds dropped to a new two-year low of $22.2 billion, according to CoinShares.
3 years ago
The Bitcoin Obituary Obituary
And why one Harvard economist thinks bitcoin could end up on central bank balance sheets.
3 years ago
Central Banks and Bitcoin: Closer Than You Think
3 years ago
Singapore Banks' Exposure to Bitcoin 'Insignificant' but Subject to Highest Risk...
Banks must hold $125 in capital against every $100 worth of bitcoin, a senior minister said.