DeFi

As blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies become more popular, they can help overcome financial bias, strengthen financial markets and enhance law enforcement, Bas Lemmens, SVP & GM International, Chainalysis, explains in an interview with ZAWYA. In the popular mind, the blockchain and cryptocurrencies are often linked with ransomware and money laundering. But according to Bas Lemmens,…

The crypto industry can provide novel opportunities to generate value, but some of those avenues can’t all be found in traditional finance, writes Tongtong Gong on CoinDesk. Crypto is a $900 billion global market that institutional investors are sizing up. Despite the inherent risks involved in participating in any nascent sphere, institutional financial players are…

Crypto-staking platform Freeway, which touted up to 43% annual rewards, halted withdrawals and deposits on its platform on Oct. 23, citing market volatility. The platform also deleted its team details, which allegedly hints at a rug pull, according to FatManTerra. As a result, the platform’s native token FWT was down more than 70% over the…

Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Oct. 15–21, 2022): GITEX Global was held at the DWTC, UAE GITEX GLOBAL (Gulf Information Technology Exhibition) is one of the biggest and a highly influential technology conferences happening since 1981. GITEX 2022 was a five-day event (October 10th-14th) at the Dubai World…

Aptos Labs blockchain announced the long-anticipated launch of its mainnet on Oct. 17, becoming the first of the Facebook spin-off networks to premiere and test its multibillion-dollar valuation. However, until the Aptos token, wallets, trading venues, and DApps debut, there won’t be many use cases on Aptos. Aptos is the creation of several ex-Meta employees…

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch Network has partnered with the major European sports promotion firm Oktagon MMA. The partnership signifies another step into the MMA terrain in a move to bridge DeFi and exciting competitive sports. Like the 1inch Network is committed to driving mass adoption of DeFi, Oktagon is striving to make MMA available to…