Decentralised Finance
Decentralised finance (DeFi) exploded in 2020. With innovative and 100% decentralised services, DeFi companies have cast a looming shadow over traditional financial service providers such as banks. With this market gradually becoming unavoidable, CoinTribune analyses it on your behalf.
Thu 12 May 2022 ▪ 10h43 ▪
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Clément Cauffet
The next challenge for the crypto ecosystem lies in its adoption by the general public. This is the mindset behind the Akt.io project, which completed an exceptional 27 million euros ICO. What is the Akt.io initiative and how does the company plan to democratize access to wealth management? We’ll answer…
Thu 27 Jan 2022 ▪ 21h10 ▪
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James Taylor
This Bulgarian company deserves your attention, especially if you are an SME owner looking for the best loan formula to further your expansion. Those who place their trust in this avant-garde alternative are called Credefians. If you like the idea of such an innovative loan, opt for the CREDI token.
Tue 14 Dec 2021 ▪ 7h00 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
DeFi has become one of the fastest growing segments of the crypto space this year, which has attracted the attention of criminals. Since January 2021, around 200 DeFi hacks have taken place. Analysts and industry representatives suggest that the number of hacks and the amount stolen could increase next year.
Thu 09 Dec 2021 ▪ 13h04 ▪
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Susan McCormack
Huge crypto exchange Bitstamp has listed Shiba Inu (SHIB). Now the platform’s clients can trade SHIB against EUR and USD. The exchange took this step due to the coin’s growing popularity. Expanding the list of available assets Yesterday, it became known that Bitstamp added support for four digital assets, including…
Tue 07 Dec 2021 ▪ 20h16 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), an international financial institution owned by more than 60 central banks, has published the Quarterly Review report on Monday, 6th December. The document states that the central bank group is paying close attention to decentralised finance (DeFi) and urges financial watchdogs to impose stricter…
Fri 26 Nov 2021 ▪ 14h19 ▪
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Susan McCormack
Since the beginning of 2021, the Bitcoin network has processed a larger volume of transactions in USВ than the PayPal payment system. The average figure per quarter for the decentralised network is £367 billion, while PayPal’s is £227 billion. Bitcoin network bypasses market leaders The Bitcoin network processed an…
Sat 20 Nov 2021 ▪ 12h20 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
Binance has just announced that the crypto exchange completed the integration of Arbitrum One mainnet, a scaling solution for the Ethereum network developed by Offchain Labs. The system now allows users to deposit any ERC-20 token via Arbitrum One Layer 2 at a reduced transaction cost. Better and faster…
Wed 10 Nov 2021 ▪ 14h57 ▪
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Susan McCormack
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a warning to retail investors. The authorities do not support cryptocurrencies as an investment asset for retail investors due to “sharp speculative movements” of digital asset rates, the document states. Beware of speculative fluctuations At the Singapore Financial Technology Festival MAS…
Thu 04 Nov 2021 ▪ 18h57 ▪
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Susan McCormack
Binance cryptocurrency exchange announced that it had frozen and blacklisted all wallet addresses associated with the developers of the Squid Game scam project inspired by the popular Netflix series “Squid game”. Catch me if you can: Squid Game scam TheMerkle reports that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is taking…
Wed 27 Oct 2021 ▪ 18h02 ▪
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Susan McCormack
JPMorgan, the largest US bank, stated that although the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF saw £726 million in trading volume in just the first few days, it would be more profitable for investors to buy Bitcoin (BTC) directly. What’s wrong with Bitcoin ETFs? The bank holding pointed out a huge…
