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JPMorgan and UBS invest in Ethereum developer ConsenSys as part of $65 million funding round
ConsenSys said the $65 million of new funding would help it further develop decentralized finance a…
Harry Robertson
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Goldman Sachs files to create an ETF dedicated to DeFi and blockchain stocks
Goldman Sachs is aiming to create an exchange-traded fund dedicated to decentralized finance and bl…
Camomile Shumba
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Crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz says DeFi networks need to tighten their security before regulators come knocking
Mike Novogratz said his crypto contacts are telling him that regulators are increasingly focused on…
Harry Robertson
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An executive behind the $120 million Ethereum bond says banks must adapt to DeFi to survive
The head of SocGen's blockchain unit says banks that don't adapt to new technologies could turn int…
Harry Robertson
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Ether trading volumes surpass bitcoin on Coinbase for the first time as DeFi and staking hype grows
The surge in interest in ether and the ethereum blockchain was clear to see in Coinbase's Q2 earnin…
Harry Robertson
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DeFi: The peer-to-peer financial system based primarily on Ethereum
DeFi or decentralized finance is based on blockchain technology and creates financial systems with …
Melanie Lockert
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Ethereum shoots past $3,000 in a major milestone, outperforming bitcoin's year-to-date gains
Investors are betting that interest in decentralized finance applications will propel Ethereum's gr…
Shalini Nagarajan
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$89 million in crypto was mistakenly sent out to users of a decentralized finance platform, and now its CEO is asking users to voluntarily send it back
A glitch in a software update for the cryptocurrency-lending platform Compound caused too much "COM…
Dominick Reuter
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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says financial middlemen will be left shining shoes when DeFi technology takes their jobs
High-profile investor Kevin O'Leary says one appeal of DeFi is that it could get rid of middlemen -…
Harry Robertson
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Why ether's 349% rally this year is less hype-driven than previous bull cycles, according to one crypto researcher
Coindesk's managing director of research said anticipation of a network upgrade and a better unders…
Emily Graffeo
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The New York-based crypto exchange owned by the billionaire Winklevoss twins added 7 new tokens to its platform after an explosion of interest in digital art and NFTs
The latest additions raise Gemini's total supported cryptocurrencies to 33. Another 10 are supporte…
Shalini Nagarajan
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'The Big Short' author Michael Lewis says crypto is 'more egalitarian' and could reform legacy finance or the whole space could come crashing down
Famed Wall Street chronicler Michael Lewis broke down why cryptocurrency is an act of faith, and wh…
Phil Rosen
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Ether jumps to all-time high above $2,000, in step with bitcoin's latest rally
"The main takeaway for me is that the increased capital flows into crypto is now making its way int…
Isabelle Lee
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DeFi wallet MetaMask sees user count surge 1,800% in a year to top 10 million as ethereum booms
MetaMask is the most commonly used crypto wallet in the world of decentralized finance, which has b…
Harry Robertson
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Russia's largest bank is about to debut an Ethereum-based DeFi platform
As the war in Ukraine and financial sanctions continue to weigh on the country, Sberbank is eyeing …
Phil Rosen
Does DeFi have what it takes to disrupt the global monetary system?
Decentralised finance (DeFi) promises to transform the globally economy as we know it with blockcha…
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Jack Dorsey says Square is launching a bitcoin-focused DeFi business
The announcement comes a week after Square committed to building a bitcoin wallet, letting users ta…
Ethan Wu
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Poly Network says all $610 million stolen by a hacker has been returned after Tether released the final $33 million
Poly Network has taken the unusual step of embracing the apparent hacker, who stole $610 million in…
Harry Robertson
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A top US regulator said he Googled DeFi and thinks much of it is illegal
The CFTC's Dan Berkovitz said he thinks much of decentralized finance, or DeFi, is a bad idea, in a…
Harry Robertson
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Crypto just lost 3 of its most important banking partners in a week. Here's what experts say the impact will be on the industry.
Insider asked crypto execs and various experts where the industry will go after a slew of critical …