Stop shoving crypto ‘down people’s throats’ — Pudgy Penguins CEO on NFTs
    01 Jun 2023
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    Luca Netz suggested that Pudgy Penguins is pushing for Web3/blockchain as a “back end not front end” approach, as it makes its IP as accessible as possible. The CEO of Pudgy Penguins — a nonfungible token project that recently launched a line of “phygitals” on Amazon despite the bear market — has offered one piece…

    Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange Gemini to seek UAE crypto license
    01 Jun 2023
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    The United-States-based cryptocurrency exchange is now seeking a license in the United Arab Emirates as it seeks to escape “hostility and [a] lack of clarity” on regulations in the U.S. The Winklevoss-owned crypto exchange Gemini has announced that it has begun the process of acquiring a crypto service license for customers in the United Arab…

    Hong Kong and UAE central banks collab on crypto rules, fintech development
    31 May 2023
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    The two central banks are aiming to align their financial service sectors and said both share “many complementary strengths.” Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) central banks are looking to collaborate on cryptocurrency regulations and financial technology development. On May 30, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said it met with its counterparts at the…

    LSD for DeFi: Tenet, LayerZero partner to drive cross-chain liquid staking adoption
    31 May 2023
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    Cross-chain interoperability protocol LayerZero’s infrastructure aims to drive liquid staking adoption across the DeFi ecosystem. Layer-1 blockchain Tenet is set to see its liquid staking derivatives platfrom plug into a cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem through a partnership with omnichain messaging protocol LayerZero. Tenet has plugged into LayerZero’s cross-chain protocol to access the wider DeFi…

    The future of DeFi is ReFi
    31 May 2023
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    The key to unlocking this transformation and propelling the industry forward lies in embracing the regenerative economy. The TradFi mindset is holding crypto back  The constantly evolving ecosystem of decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a groundbreaking and experimental alternative to traditional finance (TradFi), demonstrating immense potential while simultaneously facing a myriad of challenges. Paradoxically,…

    China to gain most from restrictive US crypto regulations: Coinbase CEO
    31 May 2023
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    The Coinbase CEO has been hugely critical of the U.S. failure to provide the crypto industry with regulatory clarity and has long argued it will push firms offshore. “Adversary nations” like China could ultimately benefit from restrictive crypto policies in the United States, warns Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. In a May 30 op-ed for MarketWatch,…