Finance

Growth in Euro Stablecoins Spurs Dreams of Digital Forex Market

But challenges remain on financing and regulations.

The European Union flag.

Markets

Revolut Adds 11 Cryptocurrencies to Its Trading Offerings

Cardano (ADA), uniswap (UNI) and filecoin (FIL) were among those added.

City of London, UK with Lightning

Markets

Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm Invest $12M in Synthetix DeFi Platform

Three prominent venture capital firms bought tokens directly from the DAO's treasury.

Members of the Synthetix team

Tech

Optimism ‘Soft Launches’ Ethereum Throughput Solution With DeFi’s Synthetix

A potential fix for Ethereum's costly congestion problems.

Members of the Synthetix team

Markets

Multiple Tokens See Rally Amid Looming ‘Alt Season’

Bitcoin and ether may be pulling back from their all-time highs but alternative cryptos are starting to see action.

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Tech

Terra Brings 24-Hour Trading to Synthetic Versions of Stocks Like TSLA and AAPL

The creators of the stablecoin platform Terra are launching Mirror Protocol, a way to mint crypto assets that mimic U.S. stocks.

A crypto mirror to U.S. stocks.

Tech

Brent Crude Oil Futures Now Tradable on DeFi Exchange Synthetix

One of two global oil benchmarks, Brent Crude Futures are now available through DeFi exchange Synthetix.

DEFI OIL: Brent Crude Futures value the production of crude oil in the North Sea, one of two major oil benchmarks.

Markets

First Mover: Collapsing Bitcoin Futures Premium Offers Glimpse of New Digital Money Market

Dollar-linked "stablecoins" are being used in exotic cryptocurrency trades, similar to the way money markets serve as liquidity on Wall Street.

Dollar-linked "stablecoins" provide the liquidity to fund exotic cryptocurrency trades. (Waterfall at Mont-Dore by Achille-Etna Michallon, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art archives, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Trio of Bitcoin Tokens Lures DeFi Yield Farmers to New Pastures

A pool of sBTC, renBTC and WBTC is helping Synthetix draw the attention of DeFi's growing horde of yield farmers.

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Tech

Trading Contest on Synthetix Aims to Showcase Speed of New DEX Tech

Synthetix is putting over $40,000 in crypto on the line to entice users to try out the faster beta of its decentralized exchange (DEX).

OpenSwap is an interchain liquidity booster.

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