DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Requests $153K for 6-Month Budget

The crypto insurance protocol is anticipating growth stemming from a recent partnership.

By Danny NelsonJan 29, 2024

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Japanese Lawmakers Want To Carve Out New Web3 Policies: CoinDesk Japan

"We would like to grasp the current situation in areas other than decentralized autonomous organizations and identify new important points for policy," Congressman Hideto Kawasaki said.

By Camomile ShumbaJan 24, 2024

Markets

PancakeSwap Proposes to Reduce CAKE Token Supply by 300 Million

More than 99.95% of the community, representing 70,000 votes from CAKE holders, favored the proposal shortly after it went live.

By Shaurya MalwaDec 28, 2023

Policy

SEC Blasts 'Purportedly Decentralized' DAOs in $1.7M Settlement with BarnBridge

BarnBridge failed to register its structured crypto product with the SEC, regulators alleged.

By Danny NelsonDec 22, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Tech

Pyth Oracle Network Brings Industry Heavyweights Into Governance Post-Airdrop

The low-latency oracle network's new "strategic partners" include Castle Island Ventures, Multicoin Capital and Wintermute Ventures. They could play a major role in shaping how the platform evolves.

By Sam KesslerDec 5, 2023

Lybra Finance launched its version 2 test network on Arbitrum Wednesday morning. (Getty Images)

Tech

Arbitrum Voters Polarized Over 'Research' Pitch With $2M Price Tag

Proposed coalition of professional researchers could help "accelerate decision-making" at the Ethereum layer-2 project, but complaints have surfaced over the cost and potential conflicts of interest.

By Sam KesslerNov 8, 2023

Policy