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US Justice Department on the hunt for DeFi hackers and thieves: 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 United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is on the lookout for DeFi hackers and exploiters who have stolen millions of dollars worth of assets. The DOJ’s top crypto cop said it was a significant issue in the wake of North Korean state-sponsored hackers. The decentralized autonomous organization Bancor DAO was hit with a class-action lawsuit over its impermanent loss protection promises.…

Sony Mulls Finance Unit Listing amid Plans to Steepen Entertainment Interests

Sony could pursue a partial divisional spin-off by listing its finance unit within the next two to three years. Sony Group Corp is reportedly mulling a partial spin-off and listing of its finance unit just three years after assuming full ownership. The Japanese multinational conglomerate could retain a stake of slightly less than 20% of Sony Financial Group. In addition to a possible spin-off, Sony is also focusing on other operational plans, including strengthening its entertainment and image sensor businesses. The Tokyo-based company’s shares rose 6% on positive investor reception to…

Pakistani finance minister says crypto will never be legal because of FATF

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Pakistan will ban cryptocurrency services operating in the country and never legalize crypto trading, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha said at a session of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on May 16, according to multiple local media reports. Other officials, including State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Director Sohail Jawad, spoke in favor of the decision.  Pasha said banning crypto was one of the requirements set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which removed Pakistan from its gray list in October. The…

The role of central limit order book DEXs in decentralized finance

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A central limit order book (CLOB) is a digital platform or system that facilitates trading financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities or cryptocurrencies. It is a critical component of modern electronic trading and is used by financial exchanges, marketplaces, and trading venues to compare buy and sell orders from various market participants. A CLOB is a database that organizes and manages incoming buy and sell orders, aggregating orders from different market participants. These orders are time-sequenced, creating an order book reflecting the market’s current supply and demand dynamics. The…

EU finance ministers approve MiCA crypto regulation

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European Union Council members have given the final green light on the highly-anticipated Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation following a voting process on May 16. 27 Finance ministers representing the EU’s member states voted in favor of passing the MiCA bill as well as amendments to a number of regulations and directives relating to the new legislation. Two more pieces of legislation, including regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets, were also adopted by the EU parliament in conjunction with MiCA’s adoption. Related: Industry leaders and policymakers react to…

EU’s MiCA Crypto Legal Framework Inches Towards Law With EU Council Finance Ministers’ Sign-Off

MiCA requires crypto firms such as wallet providers and exchanges to seek a license to operate across the bloc, and stablecoin issuers to hold suitable reserves. Its main features were politically agreed in June, but it’s been subject to administrative hold-ups. Major provisions take effect just over a year after it’s published in the bloc’s official journal, which is now likely in June or July. Source

Inflation Expectations of Eurozone Consumers ‘Increased Significantly,’ ECB Says – Finance Bitcoin News

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Consumers in the euro area have sharply raised their expectations about inflation in the coming months, the European Central Bank revealed. Survey data showing this comes after the monetary authority slowed the pace of its rate hikes last week while indicating that it’s still early for a pause. ECB Registers Heightened Consumer Expectations About Inflation Europeans believe inflation will be around 5% over the next 12 months with their median expectations rising “significantly” in March from 4.6% in February, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday, quoting its latest…

Rehypothecation May Be Common in Traditional Finance, but It Will Never Work With Bitcoin

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To illustrate, the software industry has enjoyed the margins it does because of the inherent ease in replication of digital information: there’s essentially zero marginal cost to produce one additional unit of a digital product. Consequently, with music, movies and software, an entire digital rights management industry emerged with the internet to thwart free duplication of products. Original

Worldcoin Launches World App to Bolster Decentralized Identity and Finance for Mass Adoption – Bitcoin News

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Worldcoin, the project supported by Openai CEO Sam Altman, has launched the World App to complement the release of World ID. The application aims to democratize decentralized identities and finance by utilizing World ID to enable users to sign into different websites, crypto applications, and share personal data in a privacy-focused manner. Worldcoin Unveils World App The Worldcoin project made an announcement on May 8, 2023, revealing the launch of their new World App. The application dubbed the “minimalist wallet” is designed to bring “decentralized identity and finance” to the…