In late 2018, the crowdfunding platform Republic acquired the team behind Game Theory Group and Revsin was brought on to head its new Republic Capital arm, which was distinct from the more consulting and builder-oriented Republic Crypto group. By the time Revsin left in April 2022, Republic Capital had raised more than $600 million, held about $1 billion in assets under management and had invested in more than 80 startups, including Avalanche, Polygon, Blockdaemon and Kraken. Source
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Web3 Could Revolutionize Climate Finance
These are the kinds of solutions we need if we’re going to reach $1 trillion in annual climate financing, let alone $100 billion. Grand gestures by governments and institutions, while good for headlines, make very little difference on the ground. Web3 stands poised to be the catalyst that unlocks access to retail capital, spawns and scales a new generation of grassroots climate projects, and finally gives at-risk countries a chance to leverage their climate assets. Source
Parrot Finance early backers to lose 90% of investment in contentious proposal
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Parrot Finance is facing a redemption vote two years after raising over $80 million in a public token sale during Solana’s heyday. The proposed redemption program seeks to end Parrot’s governance token, PRT, with more than $80 million from its treasury set to be distributed among holders at $0.0045 per token. The price would drastically devalue the investment of early backers, causing them to recoup just one-tenth of their initial investment of $0.04 per token. Critics…
Centralized exchanges will become gateways for DeFi: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The past week in DeFi saw new advancements in zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) as a scaling solution as more DeFi protocols embraced the technology. A new United States Senate DeFi bill attracted a lot of scrutiny — though not necessarily of the positive kind — as many stakeholders came out to slam the “unworkable” legislation. The CEO of the dydx Foundation made a…
DeFi Protocol Conic Finance Hacked for 1,700 Ether
Each Omnipool allocates liquidity of a single asset into different Curve pools. All Curve liquidity provider (LP) tokens get staked on Convex to boost Curve (CRV) rewards earnings. Convex (CNX), another Curve ecosystem token, is also rewarded, as is Conic (CNC), Conic’s native token. Source
Curve omnipool platform Conic Finance hacked for $3.2 million in ETH
Conic Finance, a liquidity pool balancing platform for the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve, has suffered an exploit on the Ethereum omnipool. Conic Finance has been exploited for $3.26 million in Ether (ETH), the Web3 risk-alert source Beosin Alert reported on July 21. Nearly the entire amount of stolen cryptocurrency was sent to a new Ethereum address in just one transaction, according to data provided by Beosin. Transactions on the address involving a flashloan exploit on Coin ETH Pool. Source: Etherscan Conic Finance was quick to confirm the news on…
5 emerging digital finance trends to watch
The world of finance is rapidly evolving, driven by advancements in technology and changing consumer behaviors. As humanity moves further into the digital age, several emerging trends are reshaping the financial services landscape. This article will explore five key digital finance trends that readers should be aware of. Open banking The delivery of financial services is being revolutionized by the disruptive movement known as “open banking,” which involves securely transferring consumer financial data between financial organizations with customers’ permission. Open banking makes it possible for outside developers to create cutting-edge…
Stablecoin Issuer Lybra Finance Launches Arbitrum Testnet Amid Quest to Be More DeFi-Friendly
Users can convert eUSD to peUSD, which aims to be friendlier for high-frequency traders – a term that describes a wide range of automated trading firms, including market makers and other vital liquidity providers – that use decentralized finance protocols, said 0xP, Lybra’s pseudonymous head of commercial partnerships. Source
Marinade Finance, Solana’s Largest Protocol, Bets on ‘Native’ SOL Staking Product for Growth
The protocol’s new service, called Marinade Native, eliminates the smart contract risk of swapping SOL for mSOL while preserving the expected yield of around 7%, developers say. That’s because users retain custody of their SOL as opposed to receiving what amounts to a yield-infused depository receipt. Source
Joint letter from the ICO and FCA to UK Finance and Building Societies Association
It is more important than ever, with increasing cost of living pressures, for firms to ensure their customers are receiving fair value on their savings. We note that some firms have raised the rates of existing savings products, and others have taken positive steps to communicate with their customers to ensure they know the best rates available to them. However, too many customers are sitting on low rates or not accessing products that may offer better value. Some firms have queried whether data protection regulations prevent them from telling savings…