“We believed a high level of external collateralization was a necessity in the long run, and we saw this as a path to get there. Unfortunately, it didn’t grow fast enough compared to UST supply, and, combined with a fall in value of the BTC reserves, the liability overhang was too large to be defended,” Delphi wrote. Source
“To start with, I would say the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization we will be looking at opportunistically for market making and client services,” Mohideen said in an interview. “Then basically, we’ll go down further the market cap chain to see the opportunity based on institutional demand. So, also looking at DeFi protocols, if these get launched in our own launch pads, we will look to make markets there as well.” Source
On May 18, the billionaire investor and crypto proponent Mike Novogratz published a post about the recent Terra blockchain fallout. Novogratz and his firm Galaxy Digital were big believers in the Terra project, and the investor even got a LUNA-centric tattoo on his arm. Despite the recent events and losses, the crypto economy felt this past week, Novogratz stressed that he still firmly believes the “crypto revolution is here to stay.” Novogratz Reflects on Terra’s Demise: ‘It’s Time to Talk About Last Week’ Just recently, Bitcoin.com News reported LUNA and…
The first digital financial assets based on Russian blockchains may be issued as early as this year, a high-ranking parliamentarian announced. Three platforms are already registered as issuers, said Anatoly Aksakov, who chairs the Financial Market Committee at the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament. Russian Digital Financial Assets Likely to Appear by Year’s End Authorized Russian blockchain platforms may issue their first digital financial assets (DFAs) by the end of 2022, according to the head of the parliamentary committee overseeing Russia’s financial sector, Anatoly Aksakov. Speaking during…
“[Renata] offers extensive experience in financial regulation leading finance, clearing, treasury and operations for broker dealers and brokerage firms across multiple asset classes including digital assets, securities, regulated futures contracts, foreign exchange products, derivative financial instruments and more,” said Shy Datika, co-founder and CEO of INX, in the press release. “Renata is the ideal fit for INX, especially at this crucial stage in our growth as a company.” Source AlumBitcoinChiefcryptoexchangeDigitalExchangesFinancialGalaxyINXOfficerTaps CryptoX Portal
Quick summary: According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products saw record weekly inflows of $274 million last week Bitcoin also saw $299 million in inflows in the last week Institutions saw the recent crypto market meltdown caused by USTs depegging as a buying opportunity The crypto market meltdown of last week catalyzed by the depegging of TerraUSD (UST) and the inflation of LUNA that soon followed was viewed by institutional investors as a buying opportunity. According to a report by the team at CoinShares, the sell-off resulted in digital asset…
The firm was founded by the managing partners of Fortis Financial Group, a Seattle-based registered investment advisor with about $250 million in assets under management. The Forits Digital team includes Mike Boroughs, who headed wealth management at Fortis Financial, and Chris Capriccio, who previously served as the vice president of engineering at LegalZoom. Source
“Stronghold believes its liquidity position, combined with expected operating cash flow, will be sufficient to meet all existing commitments and fund operations,” the company said in a statement. “The Company also believes that incremental liquidity can be created through proceeds related to Bitcoin miner fleet management and optimization, including potential miner sales and through additional equipment financing agreements, if necessary.” Source
Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has said that a digital euro could come within four years, potentially designed with a person-to-person payment solution. In a Monday speech at the National College of Ireland, Panetta said the ECB could start the development and testing of solutions toward providing a digital euro for members of the European Union in 2023, a phase that could take up to three years. He added that making the digital currency legal tender and for use in P2P payments…
The crypto trading platform said it expects to have liquidity of over $225M after the offering is completed. Source