DeFi
Adoption
BBVA Switzerland becomes the first traditional bank in Europe to add Ethereum to its crypto offering
BBVA’s Swiss franchise announced adding Ethereum to its cryptocurrency custody and trading service.
People
DFG founder James Wo explains why he believes Polkadot is “way ahead of the curve”
CryptoSlate talked to James Wo, an early investor and supporter of Polkadot and Kusama Network.
DeFi
Decentralized music streaming protocol Audius brings the first radio tower to DeFi Land
The radio tower is the result of a partnership between the agriculture simulation web-game and Audius–a music streaming platform that serves over 6 million users every month.
Investments
A roster of major league gaming VCs contributes $6 million to BlackPool
BlackPool on-boarded a league of all-star gaming investors and attracted $6 million.
DeFi
Prominent investor speculates why Terra’s algo-stablecoin (UST) triumphed over Synthetix (sUSD)
While UST challenges the hegemony of DAI–a question of what exactly sets the Terra native stablecoin apart from the competition hit the nerve.
Parachains
Parallel Finance wins Polkadot’s fourth parachain slot auction with $300 million raised
Parallel Finance won the fourth parachain slot auction, with 10,75 million DOT contributed.
Payments
WhatsApp launches crypto payments pilot powered by Meta’s digital wallet
The messaging app has launched a cryptocurrency payment feature for a small number of users in the US.
Regulation
Did the industry execs’ testimonies ignite the congressional belief in crypto?
Six senior executives from leading industry firms testified in the first major congressional hearing about crypto.
DeFi
Unbound Finance (UNB) announces IEO on Huobi Primelist
Decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol Unbound Finance announced ist native governance token launch.
DeFi
DeFi architect Andre Cronje said it’s time to give up on the inaccurate term “decentralized finance”
According to the prolific software developer, it’s time for the ever expanding DeFi sector to stop calling itself “decentralized.”
Identifying promising crypto projects with startup mentor Roxana Nasoi
In the latest episode of crypto edutainment channel Cryptonites, the charismatic privacy advocate also touched on why tying blockchain to traditional and third party systems needs better security measures.
People
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York explains why she doesn’t invest in Bitcoin
The progressive lawmaker, who has served in the US government since 2019, said she wants to do her job as "ethically and impartially" as she can.
