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Uniswap Labs acquires Genie to integrate NFTs into its products

The company said that the acquisition of Genie, the first NFT marketplace aggregator, will enable it to integrate NFTs into its own products and enable users to buy and sell NFTs through Uniswap.

Andjela Radmilac 2 min read 4 years ago

Regulation

SEC commissioner criticizes crypto bailouts as ECB president calls for staking regulations

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says the tough times in the industry allows people to know who is actually building a product that will stand the test of time.

2 min read 4 years ago

Stablecoins USDT +0.03%

Tether to launch new stablecoin token pegged to British pound

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino hopes GBP₮ can support the U.K's plans to become a significant crypto hub.

2 min read 4 years ago

Exchanges VGX +8.25%

Voyager secures $200M, 15K BTC loan from Alameda Research to safeguard against 3AC default

Crypto platform Voyager has secured 15,000 BTC and $200 million in cash and USDC from Alameda Ventures to mitigate its $612 million exposure to the possibly illiquid Three Arrow Capital.

2 min read 4 years ago

People BTC +0.92%

Saylor goes full maxi, slamming everything that isn’t Bitcoin

Saylor listed three things that weigh down on Bitcoin, one of which is the cross-collateralization of altcoins, which he deems unregistered securities.

3 min read 4 years ago

Exchanges MCO +32.10%

Crypto.com secures regulatory approval to set up shop in Singapore

The platform received in-principle approval for the country's digital payment token (DPT) license, which will enable in to offer a range of payment services to customers in Singapore.

2 min read 4 years ago

Analysis

Crypto AuM at lowest point as investors buy the Bitcoin dip

CoinShares revealed there were clear signs of investors buying the dip as Bitcoin saw inflows of $28 million.

2 min read 4 years ago

People DOGE +0.89%

Elon Musk denies shilling crypto, reaffirms support for DOGE

Musk said he never encouraged people to buy cryptocurrencies, but continues to support Dogecoin as a favor to his workers.

2 min read 4 years ago

Regulation

The U.K makes a turnaround on KYC rule

The new rule only requires crypto insitution facilitating the transaction to collect personal data on transactions to unhosted or private wallets.

2 min read 4 years ago

DeFi BNT +0.49%

What’s going on with Bancor?

One of the biggest DeFi protocols on the market has paused its impermanent loss protection, sparking rumors of a liquidity crisis. The Bancor team talked to CryptoSlate about what caused the decision to halt ILP and the steps the protocol is taking to prevent these problems in the future.

6 min read 4 years ago

Technology VET +1.43%

VeChain Proof-of-Authority: ‘Finality with One Bit’ upgrade live on testnet

The Finality with One Bit upgrade introduces greater security and higher performance into the PoA consensus process.

3 min read 4 years ago

NFTs OSMO -0.17%

Osmosis unveils a demo NFT builder

The NFT builder will allow users to customize their NFTs and earn accessories as they interact with the ecosystem.

2 min read 4 years ago

Partnerships CEL -2.27%

BlockFi gets $250 million credit facility from FTX to support platform

BlockFi intends to use the proceeds of the $250 million credit facility to bolster its balance sheet and platform strength.

2 min read 4 years ago

Analysis

Vitalik Buterin calls Plan B’s Stock to Flow Bitcoin model “harmful”

Buterin says financial models like the S2F model that gives people false assurance that "number-will-go-up are harmful and deserve all the mockery they get."

3 min read 4 years ago

Stablecoins USTC -7.34%

U.S. Fed says recent strain highlights ‘structural fragilities’ in stablecoin sector

The Fed states that vulnerabilities in stablecoins may be further heightened by the absence of transparency about the riskiness and liquidity of assets backing them.

2 min read 4 years ago

DEX RUNE +1.69%

THORchain achieves mainnet status as ‘fully functional, feature-rich protocol’

THORchain achieves mainnet status after more than 6 months without bugs, loss of funds or network instability. The cross-chain Liquidity Network offers native swaps in BTC, ETH, DOGE and BNB

3 min read 4 years ago