Tag: finance

Terraform Labs Announces Acquisition of Cross-Chain Protocol Pulsar Finance

As part of the deal, Pulsar Finance’s flagship product Portfolio, will undergo integration into Terraform’s Station, a cross-chain wallet. Terra blockchain’s leading developer Terraform Labs announced the acquisition of the cross-chain portfolio management and analytics startup Pulsar Finance. This development arises as Terraform grapples with ongoing legal challenges arising from the demise of the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD in May of 2022. A notable legal conflict involves a lawsuit from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), filed against Terraform in February. The SEC alleges the sale of unregistered crypto…

APEC finance ministers to share perspectives on crypto at meeting in San Francisco

boss

The weeklong Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit began on Nov. 11 in San Francisco. The highlight of the event will surely be on the sidelines, when United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Ping meet on Nov. 15. But with the focus of the organization being on the regional economy, the finance ministers’ meeting is also of primary importance. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in her opening speech at the finance ministers’ meeting on Nov. 13 that they will discuss “priority areas [that] are oriented toward the…

Evidence of Greater Traditional Finance Participation in Bitcoin – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) closed at around $37,000, up by 5.9% compared to the previous week’s closing value of $35,000. The week showcased robust price action, witnessing BTC’s fluctuations with consecutive daily price increases from Monday to Friday. The highest trading price was observed on Thursday, nearly reaching $38,000. Following this peak, the price experienced a slight dip, stabilizing around $37,000 from Friday until the week’s end. BTC dominance, measuring Bitcoin’s market capitalization against the total digital asset market, decreased for the second consecutive week, settling at approximately 52.3%. This…

Mango Markets’ exploiter to face trial in April, and Coinflux shuts multichain: Finance Redefined

boss

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 exploiter behind the $116-million theft of assets from Mango Markets will face trial in April next year after the accused convinced the judge to postpone the fraud trial to April 8, 2023. The Aave protocol had to pause multiple markets earlier after reports of a feature-related bug. The Coinflux multichain protocol called ShuttleFlow is all set to wind down its services…

Can Chainlink Reach $20 With Rollup Finance Partnership?

boss

Chainlink (LINK) has experienced a remarkable rally in recent weeks, garnering significant attention from traders seeking scalping opportunities. The surge in interest isn’t limited to scalpers alone, as both retail and institutional investors are increasingly securing positions in LINK, driven by their belief in the cryptocurrency’s promising future. Chainlink recently unveiled a strategic collaboration that sent ripples through the cryptocurrency community. The announcement stated, “Rollup Finance will make 3.75% of its total native token supply available to Chainlink service providers, including stakers.”  🏗️ #ChainlinkBUILD 🏗️@Rollup_Finance is joining Chainlink BUILD to…

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

Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated. The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. As part of their compensation, certain CoinDesk employees, including editorial employees, may receive exposure to DCG equity…