To get listed on major exchanges, many crypto projects are over-inflating their valuations at launch, scaring away investors. How do founders get exposure to VC funding without playing the inflation game? CoinDesk columnist Azeem Khan, a VC himself, has some ideas. Source
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BIS and UK Bank of England Project Successfully Shows Stablecoin Balance Sheets can be Supervised
“Should a mismatch occur between a stablecoin issuer’s liabilities (the coins in circulation) and the assets backing that stablecoin, this could undermine confidence in the ability of the issuer to offer redemption at par and prompt a ‘run,’ ie a sudden loss of belief in the stablecoin’s value,” the report said. Source
Popular ‘Simon’s Cat’ to Join Cat Coin Fray With Issuance on Floki Launchpad
The token is launching in partnership with Floki, BNB Chain, and crypto investment DWF Labs. TokenFi, started in 2023 as a sister project to Floki, is a real-world assets platform helping traditional internet brands tokenize into Web3 projects. It also lets users launch any cryptocurrency without writing code. Source
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP and SOL Outperform as Index Climbs 1.3%
XRP and SOL led the charge in overnight trading, driving the CoinDesk 20 Index 1.3% higher. Source
The Bahamas 'Dares' Again 1.5 Years After FTX Collapse, Brings in New Crypto Law
The Bahamas, where bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX was headquartered, has seen a new crypto law passed in parliament, The Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced on Tuesday. Source
Lloyd’s of London-Backed Insurance Policies Can Now Be Paid for in Crypto on Ethereum
“What we’re enabling is for people using public blockchain infrastructure to interact with highly regulated, traditional, fiat-backed institutions in a way that is seamless,” said Evertas CEO J. Gdanski in an interview. “Whether it’s to pay in USDC or native crypto, or to place policies completely on-chain with the blockchain helping coordinate between a broker, the insured, and the insurers, we think this is a seminal piece of infrastructure.” Source
Crypto Market Stabilizes After Nursing Losses
Nvidia is expected to see more significant price swings than bitcoin and ether. NVDA’s 30-day options implied volatility, a gauge of anticipated price swings over four weeks, recently surged from an annualized 48% to 71%, according to Fintel. Deribit’s bitcoin DVOL index, a measure of 30-day implied volatility, declined from 68% to 49%, according to charting platform TradingView. The ETH DVOL index fell from 70% to 55%. NVDA, a bellwether for AI, has emerged as a barometer of sentiment for both equity and crypto markets. Both bitcoin and NVDA bottomed…
Terra Blockchain Restarts After Reentrancy Attack Leads to $4M Exploit
The blockchain halted at block height 11430400 for an emergency patch to fix the vulnerability. The fix was completed at 04:19 UTC. Validators, the entities that support the network, with over 67% of the voting power on Terra upgraded their nodes to prevent the exploit from recurring, according to a post on the X. Source
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XRP Surges 7% Amid Ripple-SEC Settlement Hopes, $600M Token Unlock
XRP trading activity is heightening in South Korea, where traders tend to push euphoric rallies on tokens. Source