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EMURGO, one of the founding entities of Cardano, has announced the launch of Brandmark, a blockchain solution aimed at providing solutions for large-scale and national organizations. Brandmark is a joint venture between EMURGO and Blackbird Ventures, an Israel-based venture capital fund that has partnered with major global brands such as Ikea, DHL, Samsung, and Tesco. […]

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen a massive explosion over recent weeks and months, reaching a total value locked of $7.13 billion according to DeFi Pulse. Crypto assets pertaining to the space have also reached a cumulative value of $13.35 billion. The irony is that much of the growth in decentralized finance has been spurred by […]

The DeFi sector’s massive growth in recent weeks has given rise to other fragments of the crypto market, with decentralized finance’s reliance on oracles driving investor demand to these types of projects. This has caused Chainlink, Band Protocol, and Tellor to all see notable growth in recent weeks. Tellor is by far the smallest of […]

A year or two ago, most decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and their respective tokens were unknown. Save for Maker (MKR), there were few crypto assets in the top 20 to 50 actually representing this revolution in finance. But due to innovation, better education, a search for yields, and more, DeFi is becoming mainstream in the […]

A big marketplace known for selling illicit and illegal products on the dark web has reportedly exit-scammed with over $30 million in Bitcoin, as per reports. Bitcoin, gone Marketplaces on the dark web — the part of the internet untraceable by search engines like Google and run by largely anonymous server owners — have long […]

A new report out of Mexico noted that financial institutions and banks launder a huge amount of money compared to newer financial businesses, according to El Economista. Banks the biggest money launderers In its second National Risk Assessment, Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit concluded that the money laundering activities originating from banks and other financial institutions […]

On Crypto Twitter and in the media, Bitcoin is touted as the one way through which anybody in the world can reliably skirt capital controls. As reported by CryptoSlate, as Hong Kong has become a volatile region due to political uncertainty, a narrative formed that said the wealthy were moving their capital out through BTC. […]

Polkadot has been seeing tremendous momentum in recent weeks, with the cryptocurrency now securing its position as the sixth-largest digital asset by market capitalization. Its monumental growth in recent times has allowed it to pass the market cap of Litecoin, Cardano, Bitcoin Cash, and other major cryptocurrencies. It appears that there are a few trends […]

To achieve its goal of financial disruption, DeFi requires a decentralized rating protocol. Evai.io aims to provide such a system. Decentralized finance (DeFi) is now considered blockchain’s killer app—responsible for unleashing billions in dormant potential. But as with any investment boom, the sector has its winners and losers. Without an unbiased, fit for purpose rating […]

Bitcoin’s price is showing some signs of weakness as it hovers above its crucial support at $11,300. This level has been tapped and defended on multiple occasions throughout the past day, with each dip below this level being met with aggressive buying pressure. Despite the support that exists here, the cryptocurrency is still in a […]