The names of FTX’s individual customers will not be revealed to the public in an effort to protect them from potential scams and identity theft. Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reportedly been granted permission to permanently remove individual customers from all court filings, while the names of companies and institutional investors will be sealed on…
Cryptocurrencies, especially altcoins that aren’t sitting in the top 10 by market cap, still aren’t easily accessible to the public, leading to the emergence of new cryptocurrency ATMs. Although cryptocurrencies are gaining public attention, whether it’s the European Union finalizing its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation or memecoins rallying for 3,000% gains, one major concern remains: they are…
The recent depeg comes as TrueUSD team announced a pause on TUSD minting through Prime Trust until further notice. Stablecoin TruedUSD (TUSD) slightly lost its dollar peg in the early hours of June 10, following a pause in minting activities through its technology partner Prime Trust. The fifth-largest stablecoin by market capitalization traded at $0.9964…
Traditional finance companies are boosting their engagement with Ethereum-based real-world asset protocols, resulting in RWAs outperforming DeFi blue chips. Real-world asset (RWA) protocols have become a hot trend within decentralized finance (DeFi) circles. An RWA protocol is a decentralized application that allows entities to tokenize and trade real-world assets. These assets range from stocks and…
The growth of DeFi has happened in spite of the CEXs’ stranglehold, with users relying on non-custodial wallets to access even the most basic of DeFi products. Centralized exchanges have been the dominant force on the cryptocurrency landscape for over a decade, acting as the primary method of transferring value between blockchains and serving as…
The SEC’s charges against Binance and Coinbase could have far-reaching consequences for decentralized finance. The allegations against Binance and Coinbase by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have substantial ramifications for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, and they are far from positive. DeFi has developed as a promising area within the crypto industry, aiming to disrupt established…