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Yield platform Stablegains sued for promoting UST: Finance Redefined

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Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The backlash from the Terra implosion still haunts the crypto world, with the now-shuttered stablecoin yield platform Stablegains being sued for customer losses. The plaintiffs allege that the platform funnelled customer funds into Anchor Protocol without users’ knowledge or consent. Platypus, the DeFi protocol that was exploited for over $8 million, is working on a compensation plan to recover some of the funds. Florida’s…

Frax Finance to retire algorithmic backing amid stablecoin crackdown

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The community of decentralized finance stablecoin protocol Frax Finance has voted to fully collateralize its native stablecoin Frax (FRAX), marking an end to the algorithmic backing of the protocol. The FIP-188 governance proposal initially posted on Feb. 15 reached a quorum following a 98% vote in favor, according to a snapshot on Feb. 23 — which would change the collateralization model of FRAX. “The time has come for Frax to gradually remove the algorithmic backing of the protocol,” last week’s proposal read. Near unanimous vote to move $frax to 100% CR…

Indian Finance Minister Pushes for International Cooperation on Crypto Regulation — Discusses Awareness Campaign – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed the importance of international cooperation in order to regulate the crypto sector. She also confirmed that Indian regulators’ crypto awareness campaign will continue to alert people about the risks of investing in crypto. Indian Finance Minister on Crypto Regulation, Bill, and Awareness Campaign India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, answered some questions about crypto during a press conference on Monday. She said: In India, crypto is on the agenda of G20. This is because we think technology-driven crypto asset creation and buying and selling…

Hope Finance exploit results in $2M stolen from users’ funds

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Prospective users of an Arbitrum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) project have been left out of pocket following a $2 million exploit. Web3 security firm CertiK flagged the incident on Feb. 21, following an announcement from the Hope Finance Twitter account notifying users of the scam. #CommunityAlert @hope_fin have announced the community has been scammed for ~$2m making this the largest #exitscam on Arbitrum in 2023. $1.86m was transferred to @TornadoCash. Hope_fin have posted steps for user’s to withdraw their staked LPhttps://t.co/hJbFXiKujt — CertiK Alert (@CertiKAlert) February 21, 2023 Details of the…

Composable Finance CEO denies legal violations as CTO steps down

The CEO of Composable Finance has vigorously refuted allegations of legal improprieties at his decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure platform, which was being aired by the firm’s former CTO Karel Kubat.  In a Feb. 20 Twitter post, Composable Finance’s now-former CTO Karel Kubat announced he had stepped down from the firm. He also leveled a number of accusations aimed at his former company and its CEO.  In Kubat’s post, the CTO said that he is resigning because the firm has not provided financial statements to him or the community and because he…

Here’s why crypto companies need to focus on embedded finance

A new study by DECTA highlighted the importance of embedded finance features in today’s fintech world. With online shopping and digital payments becoming a norm, the study pointed towards some of the key drivers for a seamless experience for customers. Embedded finance is a new type of software distribution that works with financial infrastructure providers to include financial services in the ecosystems of already-existing products. The most common embedded finance offerings include banking, lending, insurance, payments and branded credit cards. According to the study, quick payments and the availability of a selected…

Here’s why crypto companies need to focus on embedded finance

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A new study by Decta highlighted the importance of embedded finance features in today’s fintech world. With online shopping and digital payments becoming a norm, the study pointed toward some key drivers for a seamless customer experience. Embedded finance is a new type of software distribution that works with financial infrastructure providers to include financial services in the ecosystems of already-existing products. The most common embedded finance offerings include banking, lending, insurance, payments and branded credit cards. According to the study, quick payments and the availability of a selected payment option are…

Bank of Russia to Start Testing Digital Ruble With Real Users on April 1 – Finance Bitcoin News

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The Central Bank of Russia plans to launch test operations with digital ruble transactions between real customers at the beginning of April. More than a dozen banks will join the upcoming stage of the pilot project, a high-ranking representative of the bank announced to Russian media. Russia’s Monetary Authority to Trial Actual Settlements With Digital Ruble The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) is going to proceed to the next phase of the digital ruble pilot project on the first day of April. Testing will involve real transactions with…