SEC Plans to Relax Rules on DeFi Following Extended Oversight
SEC Chairman Discusses DeFi and Regulations During a roundtable on “DeFi and the American Spirit” held on June 9th, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins expressed his support for industry developers, suggesting they shouldn’t face criticism for their initiatives. He noted that there is a need for clear guidelines on how to utilize new tools in this […]
Alex Protocol, a Bitcoin DeFi platform, suffers an $8.3M loss due to an exploit
Major Losses for Alex Protocol Following Security Breach On June 6th, the Alex Protocol, a Bitcoin Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform operating on the Stacks blockchain, experienced a significant security breach, resulting in approximately $8.3 million in digital asset losses. According to an announcement from Alex Protocol, the incident stemmed from a vulnerability in the self-registration […]
Ethereum Foundation Establishes Treasury Plans to Support DeFi and Reduce Expenses Gradually
Simply put In response to community input, this policy aims to standardize the Foundation’s methods for selling ETH. The foundation’s goal is to cut annual expenses from 15% down to 5% over the next five years. It also incorporates a set of “Defipunk” principles to evaluate the Defi protocol prior to deploying financial resources. The […]
Bitcoin's Role in DeFi Is 'Untapped Opportunity,' Binance Research Says – CoinDesk
Bitcoin (BTC)'s role in decentralized finance (DEFI) is growing as the world's biggest cryptocurrency evolves from more than just value, Binance Research said in a report on Thursday. The Bitcoin Network is “evolving into a broader, distributed financial ecosystem with the advent of Bitcoin receivables,” writes analyst Moulik Nagesh. This is the sector that unlocks […]
House Passes Vote to Overturn Biden-Era DeFi Broker Rule – Decrypt
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 292-132 on Tuesday to retract IRS rules that require a decentralized financial platform to collect and report taxpayer information. The vote assisted critics who claimed that 76 Congressional Democrats crossed the floor and then placed them in place to place technically impossible compliance requirements on the Defi protocol. The […]
Bitcoin Could Climb Beyond $150,000 by January, DeFi Derivatives Platform Derive Says – Decrypt
Derivatives markets are pointing out that Bitcoin is unlikely to rise further next month after its historic rally of over $100,000 last week. According to Sean Dawson, head of research at DeFi derivatives protocol Derive: “We continue to see a 10.5% chance of Ethereum reaching $6,000 by January 31st and a 6% chance of Bitcoin […]
Barron Trump, at 18, takes the lead as ‘DeFi Visionary’ in new Trump family crypto platform World Liberty – The Times of India
Former President Donald Trump World Liberty Financiala bold new cryptocurrency platform controlled by his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric TrumpBut the spotlight is on his youngest child. Barron Trump. Baron, who is just 18 years old and a freshman at New York University, has been named the project's “DeFi visionary,” signaling an unexpected and […]