While the Ethereum community prepares for the upcoming Shanghai hard fork in March, the development team for the liquid staking project Lido revealed plans to create an in-protocol withdrawal feature. Lido’s team is seeking community feedback on the proposal that would allow withdrawals after the Shanghai upgrade is completed. Lido Dominates Defi Economy With $7.9 Billion in Total Value Locked, Team Prepares for Shanghai Withdrawals As of the time of writing, the decentralized finance (defi) liquid staking protocol Lido is the most dominant defi protocol today, in terms of total…
Month: January 2023
Elon Musk’s Tesla held onto its Bitcoin in Q4 despite market turbulence
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla refused to offload any more Bitcoin (BTC) during the latter half of 2022 despite selling off 75% of its holdings in the second quarter. In its latest Q4 results report on Jan. 25, Tesla’s financials show it neither bought or sold any of its Bitcoin for the second quarter in a row. This was despite hefty market turmoil in November and December on the collapse of FTX. The documents show the company holds $184 million in digital assets as of Dec. 31, 2022, down from its…
Review of Nine Sectors and Forecast of Crypto Trend in 2023 – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored In January 2023, ViaBTC Capital and CoinEx jointly released the 2022 Crypto Annual Report to offer data analysis and insights into nine sectors, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, NFT, public chains, DeFi, SocialFi, GameFi and regulatory policies. This report also predicts the crypto trend in 2023. According to the report, affected by factors such as the macro environment and bull-to-bear transition, the whole cryptocurrency industry became bearish in 2022. In particular, following the Terra meltdown in May, most cryptocurrency sectors were hit by the bearish impact. Below is the overview…
Binance USD Stablecoin Sees $2B Reduction in a Month Amid Token Mismanagement
The overall market capitalization of stablecoins fell for a 10th consecutive month in January to $137 billion, according to a report by research group CryptoCompare. Stablecoin dominance within the broad cryptocurrency market dropped to 12.4% from its all-time high of 16.5% in December, suggesting traders have been rotating from stablecoins into riskier assets, CryptoCompare said. Source
Celsius Floats Possibility of Debt Token to Repay Creditors; Secures Court Approval to Process Customer Withdrawals – Bitcoin News
The defunct crypto lender Celsius is exploring the possibility of creating a debt token to repay creditors. The plan would need to be approved by regulators, but if approved by the trustee and financial authorities, the debt token would be called an “asset share token (AST).” Celsius Proposes ‘Asset Share Token’ as Plan to Repay Creditors, Subject to Regulatory Approval Various reports, including an editorial about the subject published by Bloomberg on Jan. 24, reveal that Celsius lawyers have detailed that the bankrupt company would like to become a publicly…
Goldman Sachs Ranks Bitcoin As World Best Performing Asset
Ahead of Gold, US Treasury, the S&P 500, and others, banking giant Goldman Sachs ranks Bitcoin (BTC) in the top 1 best-performing asset year-to-date, per a Twitter user. According to Goldman Sachs, Bitcoin has outperformed its cryptocurrency pairs and those major financial institutions of the traditional market with a risk-adjusted return (Sharpe ratio) of 3.1. The Sharpe Ratio is used to measure market volatility-adjusted performance; the higher the ratio, the better the investment, currency, or stock in terms of risk-adjusted returns. In terms of total and adjusted returns, Bitcoin is…
Crypto Markets Today: Layer 1 Blockchain Token Aptos Reaches Record High
Also: Most major cryptos were in the red, but Axie Infinity’s AXS token continued to rally. Equity indexes were flat. Source link
What You Need to Know About Crypto Regulation in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan
Asia’s biggest financial centers seem eager to encourage the growth of the crypto industry while protecting consumers and preventing contagion if things go wrong. Source
Nike’s Web3 Platform .SWOOSH Will Reward Creators for Virtual Sneaker Designs
.SWOOSH community members are invited to participate in a contest called #YourForce1 that challenges users to build a visual storyboard on Instagram showcasing their footwear design. If chosen, four winners will earn $5,000 each and receive an opportunity to work directly with Nike designers to create their own one-of-one digital sneakers. Source
White House science office calls for comments on its digital asset research agenda
The administration of United States President Joe Biden is continuing to deveits National Digital Assets Research and Development Agenda. In a request for information (RFI) dated Jan. 26 and previewed by the Federal Register, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) invites comments to help it identify agenda priorities. Individuals and organizations may submit comments of no more than 10 pages in length by March 23. The White House announced the creation of the agenda in September, after the unveiling of the “first-ever” Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of…