Tag: finance

MC2 Finance joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

Decentralized finance (DeFi) might hold immense potential to solve the problems faced by traditional finance (TradFi). However, DeFi still struggles with onboarding new users -both retail and institutional- due to its limitations on the user experience side.  Despite all the innovation and development happening on the infrastructure level, the “DeFi revolution” is presented to users with unnecessarily complicated screens that would require expert-level technical knowledge.  To reach the mainstream, blockchain protocols need a robust infrastructure on the back while delivering a smooth, clean and user-friendly experience on the front. The…

Multichain inside job? And SOL surges 80% in a month: 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. A trader managed to exploit the brief opening of the Multichain cross-chain bridge, which was frozen since its exploit in July 2023, allowing the trader to turn $280,000 worth of Fantom’s (FTM) tokens into $1.9 million worth of different assets. In other news, Solana’s (SOL) token has surged 80% in a month, and Avalanche is set to shut down its Etherscan-powered blockchain…

Frax Finance Says its Domain Name Has Been Hijacked

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Audits and rug-pulled projects, a $650B token burn, and major DeFi protocol quits UK: 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 the most significant developments from the past week. The past week in DeFi was filled with bullish resurgences for many projects, but it was the Uniswap founder’s $650 billion HayCoin (HAY) burn — 99% of the token supply — that grabbed headlines. In other news, a new report highlighted that 85% of the rug-pulled DeFi projects in Q3 didn’t report an audit, and the largest DeFi protocol on Solana has…

Elon Musk’s X aims to revolutionize finance as a central hub

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Elon Musk’s venture, X (formerly known as Twitter), aims to position itself as a central financial hub, encouraging individuals to consider using X as their primary financial solution instead of traditional bank accounts for various financial requirements. According to reports, during the inaugural all-hands meeting on Oct. 26, Elon Musk articulated his vision for transforming the platform into a financial hub with a roadmap to implement new features by the end of 2024.  Elon Musk envisions X as an all-encompassing financial platform, covering every aspect of users’ financial lives, from…

DOJ Investigation Requested For Illicit Finance

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In a recent development, US lawmakers have urged the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to initiate a criminal investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Binance (BNB) and stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT).  The lawmakers, led by Senator Cynthia Lummis, reference a controversial Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report that alleges Hamas and its affiliate raised significant funds through cryptocurrencies.  Binance And Tether Face Calls For Criminal Charges In a joint letter signed by Senator Lummis and Representative French Hill, the lawmakers express deep concern over reports indicating that “unregulated crypto intermediaries” outside the United…

Fulcrom Finance expands to zkSync Era, unveils $100K reward pool 

Fulcrom Finance, a perpetual trading protocol on Cronos, is expanding into the zkSync Era to further support its staking community. Following this announcement, the decentralized finance (defi) solution has announced a $100,000 reward pool to celebrate this milestone. Fulcrom Finance expands to zkSync Era On Oct. 5, Fulcrom Finance said it will expand into zkSync Era. The layer-2 protocol utilizes zero-knowledge (ZK) technology to enhance scalability, security, user experience, and community engagement while remaining decentralized. Fulcrom Finance also bridged 2.4 billion FUL from Cronos to zkSync Era at launch, making it one…

Despite U.S. House Gridlock, Senator Gillibrand Bullish on Stablecoin Bill, Illicit Finance Legislation

“As mainstream finance moves into this space, I think people in Congress are going to see we can’t have our head in the sand anymore,” Lummis said at the same event on Tuesday, suggesting that some lawmakers will be more comfortable with the representatives of traditional financial firms. “When they come into the room where the party’s happening,” she said of the TradFi people, “they bring a lot of people with them.” Source

Marinade and Orca Finance ban UK user access amid FCA regulatory concerns

Solana DeFi platforms Marinade Finance and Orca Finance restrict access for UK users due to FCA regulatory guidelines. Marinade Finance and Orca Finance, leading platforms in Solana’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, have implemented geo-restrictions for users in the United Kingdom, citing the need for regulatory compliance. According to the site, the restrictions are related to the latest Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mandates. While the platform’s landing page for UK visitors displays an advisory notice, it also assures users that existing assets can be withdrawn and managed via their software development…