Mark Cuban calls for stablecoin regulation in wake of Iron Finance ‘bank run’
After a bank run on the Iron Finance protocol cost him dearly, Mark Cuban is calling for regulation to define...
Day: 17 June 2021
DeFi focused: Grayscale exploring 13 more crypto assets for its trusts
Grayscale has added 13 new cryptocurrencies to its list of assets under consideration, again exhibiting significant interest in DeFi.
Digital land in Decentraland sells for $913K… to a virtual property developer
A virtual real estate investment firm has a new platform record for the most expensive digital land plot in Decentraland’s...
Traders search for bearish signals after Bitcoin futures enter backwardation
Analysts search for bearish signals after the June BTC futures trade below spot exchange pricing. An unusual phenomenon called 'backwardation'...
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried: Institutions are ‘desperate’ for crypto
Is SBF going to lobby the government on behalf of crypto? How badly do institutions want in on the blockchain...
Shanghai Man: Economist says El Salvador ‘on road to death’, salaries paid in e-CNY …
Former banking heads question foreign financial policies, workers paid with digital yuan in milestone pilot and a large Series A...
Neil Patrick Harris Hodls Bitcoin, Partners With Cryptocurrency ATM Operator
Actor and bitcoin investor Neil Patrick Harris has partnered with a leading cryptocurrency ATM operator to help people see “how...
Yield Guild Games Raises $4 Million to Power Its Play-to-Earn Proposal
Yield Guild Games, an online gaming guild, has raised $4 million to power its play-to-earn proposal in a Series A...
Decentralized Gaming Platform DeFi11 Eyes Expansion After $3.5M Raise
PRESS RELEASE. DeFi11, a decentralized gaming ecosystem, is introducing major changes to both revamp the platform and make it fairer...
SEC Seeks Commentary From ‘Interested’ Individuals on Vaneck Bitcoin ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently seeking additional commentary from the public, as the regulating body ponders...
Bitcoin retests $37K support, gold and stocks drop lower over Fed comments
Steady BTC inflows to crypto exchanges and fallout from the Federal Reserve’s plan to hike interest rates dropped Bitcoin price...
GOP U-turn: House Republicans begin accepting cryptocurrency donations
The GOP will accept crypto contributions through BitPay, allowing them to convert assets like Bitcoin and Ether into U.S. dollars....
NBA 76ers joins fan token platform Socios
The platform has previously partnered with an NHL team as well as the UFC, but this is the first time...
PayPal, Salesforce contribute to TRM Labs’ $14M investment round
The venture funds of both companies joined Bessemer and others in financing another strategic investment round for TRM Labs. Blockchain...
An asset for all classes: What to expect from Bitcoin as a legal tender
New tech that reduces costs of international payments would “be a boon for poor countries that rely on remittances” —...
