Decentralized Finance, more commonly known as DeFi, has been a growing sector on the wild frontiers of digital finance throughout 2021 – we’ve covered it ourselves a number of times over the past six months. It’s a space that excites many adventurous investors, as the yields look incredibly promising. But with multiple high-profile scams and hacks marring the space even as … [Read more...] about Regulators Take Aim at DeFi
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Crypto Regulation: The Empire Strikes Back
The past few weeks in crypto news recall that title of the second movie from the original Star Wars trilogy. U.S. regulators are eyeing crypto regulation for protection and territory. As Bloomberg reports this week, "Crypto faces a reckoning in Washington as U.S. regulators prepare to clamp down on the rapidly growing industry." I won't belabor the point, but will provide a … [Read more...] about Crypto Regulation: The Empire Strikes Back
Could Altcoins Surpass Bitcoin?
Another week has closed with another crypto price rally, in what has been a banner year for the market. Bitcoin's been enjoying historic highs - though not without some of its trademark volatility - throughout 2021, and with another climb to $50,000 Friday that trend doesn't look to be ending anytime soon. But Bitcoin's surge wasn't the only story in crypto this week - along … [Read more...] about Could Altcoins Surpass Bitcoin?
Institutional DeFi 101
During a week that featured a dramatic battle over crypto taxation in the U.S. Senate, a major recovery in the price of bitcoin and ether, and the most bizarre crypto hack and recovery ever, the steady interest in decentralized finance by institutional investors continued. The evidence: a steady stream of comprehensive DeFi research for institutional investors. The … [Read more...] about Institutional DeFi 101
Washington DC Gets Crypto Fever
The political jockeying for regulatory positions on digital asserts continued this week. The head of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission let the Securities Exchange Commission know that only the CFTC could regulate crypto. The Biden administration fought cuts of provisions to regulate cryptocurrencies in the infrastructure bill. Meanwhile, American Banker wonders … [Read more...] about Washington DC Gets Crypto Fever
Stablecoins, Innovation, and FinTech Funding
Our Week in FinTech columns for July covered three of the more pressing themes in finance, technology, and money and show just how far innovation in finance is shaking up our traditional infrastructure. Would you have thought that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would be talking about stablecoins? Or that investment in financial technology would break records in the first … [Read more...] about Stablecoins, Innovation, and FinTech Funding