Decentralized Finance


Policy

U.S. SEC Out-of-Bounds in Dragging DeFi Into Proposed Exchange Rule, Industry Says

The agency’s comment window is closing for its proposal to expand how it defines exchanges, including a major swath of decentralized finance, and the crypto sector is objecting.

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Policy

Treat Crypto as Securities by Default, European Parliament Study Says

Landmark new crypto laws under MiCA may have few short-term benefits without further steps, the report commissioned by EU lawmakers says.

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Finance

The Plight of Hyped-Blockchain Canto Demonstrates Dreary DeFi Outlook

Canto's slide is an example of fickle crypto investors' lack of appetite in DeFi.

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Finance

Num Finance Raises $1.5M, Will Expand Stablecoins in Latin America, Middle East

Decentralized finance protocol Num Finance will offer stablecoins in Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Mexican peso and Bahrain dinar within the next month.

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Finance

Lending Platform Atlendis Deploys Upgrade on Polygon, Opens $2M Lending Pool for Banxa

Atlendis Labs is a blockchain-based credit marketplace that offers revolving credit lines for small and medium-sized businesses and fintech firms.

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Markets

Liquid Staking Platform Lido Surpasses 6M Ether Deposits as Shanghai Upgrade Spurs Inflows

Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade spurred deposit inflows to liquid staking protocols, including to the largest player Lido.

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Tech

Decentralized Exchange Maverick Rolls Out Liquidity Incentives for Price Stability

Maverick's rewards system lets token issuers target a specific price range, offering more efficient incentives than rival Curve Finance and helping pegged assets such as stablecoins, liquid staking derivatives keep their prices stable, the protocol said.

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Finance

Credit Agency Giant TransUnion Will Deliver Credit Scores for Crypto Lending

TransUnion, one of the largest credit agencies in the U.S., will off-chain credit scores for blockchain-based loan applications in a way that maintains the privacy of consumers.

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Opinion

What DeFi Must Sacrifice to Appease Regulators

The “internet financial system” is a pro-compliance, but pro-privacy framework to build crypto protocols which satisfy regulators and consumers.

International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations (Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash)

Finance

Lending Platform Maple Prepares New U.S. Treasury Pool; MPL Token Rises 23%

Maple’s pool will allow accredited investors and corporate treasuries based outside of the U.S. to invest in U.S. Treasury bonds on-chain, CEO Sid Powell said in a community call.

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