Day: January 17, 2023

WEF publishes new in-depth guide to DAOs to air issues, encourage development

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) released a “toolkit” for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) on Jan. 17. More than 100 experts contributed to the document’s attempt to provide “a starting point for DAOs to develop effective operational, governance and legal strategies.” The 37-page so-called toolkit is explanatory in nature, with concise but encyclopedic entries on DAOs and related topics. It described the toolkit as “a set of adaptable resources for key stakeholders to help realize the full potential of this emerging form.” DAOs have “the potential to address many of the shortcomings of…

Latin American Web3 Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $15M

“Raising these funds in such a complex and challenging market deepens our confidence in Parfin’s market strategy, technology, and products,” said Marcos Viriato, CEO and co-founder of Parfin. “As the leading digital asset infrastructure solution in Latin America, we plan on using these funds to both solidify our lead and accelerate our global expansion during this crucial building period,” he added. Source

WEF panel discusses the coming tokenized economy

In a wide-ranging discussion, a panel of blockchain industry personalities at the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded that the economy will become increasingly tokenized in the future. Carbon credits, housing, electricity, government bonds, foreign exchange and other real-world assets will be traded on the blockchain, according to the panel’s participants. The event, titled “Tokenized Economies, Coming Alive,” featured Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, Bitkub Capital CEO Jirayut “Topp” Srupsrisopa, Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harraka, and Yield Guild Games co-founder Beryl Li. According to Topp, Thailand’s central bank will be…

Bitcoin price strength intensifies as risk-loving traders bring volume back to the crypto market

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The beginning of 2023 has provided Bitcoin (BTC) with bullish indicators and the rally to a year-to-date high at $21,647 has crypto traders hopeful that the worst part of the bear market has ended. The surge effect of BTC’s bullish price action is also carrying over to Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin mining stocks. The reduction in Bitcoin Fear and Greed index to neutral is possibly driven by volume increases, Bitcoin on-chain data and BTC price decoupling from equities markets. While not all analysts believe a market bottom is in, let’s…

FTX Debtors Give Details on Digital Assets Identified So Far

With respect to FTX US, the debtors have identified roughly $181 million of digital assets, “$90 million of which was subject to unauthorized third-party transfers post-petition, $88 million of which is in cold storage under the control of the FTX Debtors, and $3 million of which is pending transfer to cold storage under the control of the FTX Debtors.” Source

Smart Contract Tokens, Defi Economy See Strong Growth, Market Capitalization Swells by $78 Million in 30 Days – Defi Bitcoin News

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Smart contract tokens and the decentralized finance economy have been on a tear during the last month, gaining against the U.S. dollar. The market capitalization of the smart contract platform token economy has swelled by $78 million over the last 30 days, increasing from $243 billion to the current $321 billion. Furthermore, the total value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has risen by $5.39 billion in the same time frame. Smart Contract Tokens Experience Double-Digit Gains, Led by Oneledger, Harmony, and Waves It’s been a rough crypto winter, to say…

SEC leaked crypto miners’ personal information during investigation: Report

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has reportedly leaked the names and email addresses of many crypto miners connected to blockchain firm Green. According to a Jan. 17 report from the Washington Examiner, the SEC unintentionally included 650 names and email addresses in an email communication with Green as part of an investigation, leaving the blockchain’s nodes vulnerable to hacks. The financial regulator had reportedly been reaching out to Green users regarding their purchase of the firm’s products. “The Privacy Act of 1974 […] prohibits the disclosure…

Can Barry Silbert Delay the Inevitable?

It’s unclear how bad things will get, however. Genesis, according to Silbert, is facing a liquidity issue but is not insolvent. Putting aside the $175 million Genesis lost in an FTX trading account, the lending company’s real problems stem from the early days of the crypto contagion, when one of its largest clients, the now-defunct hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), filed for bankruptcy. Genesis filed a $1.2 billion claim against 3AC, and may have loaned the hedge fund upwards of $2.36 billion, according to a court filing. It’s likely…

Crypto Exchange OKX Introduces Copy Trading to Global User Base

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✨ Presenting all-new #OKX Copy Trading ✨ 🖱️ Duplicate every move from the lead trader in just one click, and keep track of your real-time P&L when you are on the go. Trade with ease trade like a pro🤴 — OKX (@okx) January 17, 2023 The introduction of the copy trading tool comes less than a year (May 2022) after OKX created a feature that made it possible for traders to check the portfolio breakdowns, transaction histories, profits and losses as well as the risk levels of high-performing traders on…