Decentralized finance token prices have begun to trend higher and the rise in the total value locked across protocols and increasing dApp revenue hint at a potential DeFi revival. The month of March has been a tale of two halves for the cryptocurrency market and the weakness seen since the start of the year has...Continue Reading

Due to regulatory policies, its ETPs are only currently trading on European exchanges. On Wednesday, DeFi Technologies announced that its subsidiary Valour reached $274.2 million in assets under management. The company offers various cryptocurrency-denominated exchange-traded products, or ETPs, listed on European exchanges. Cointelegraph previously reported that Valour launched two such ETPs involving Uniswap (UNI) and...Continue Reading

The Visa Creator Program is the latest in a string of initiatives that Visa has carried out as it targets the digital creator economy. Visa announced the official launch of the Visa Creator Program, a one-year product strategy and mentorship program for entrepreneurs working in art, music, fashion and film who seek to accelerate their small...Continue Reading

The protocol, which is still in development, intends to connect dApps across chains using on-chain nodes. On Wednesday, LayerZero Labs, a firm that develops protocol to enable omnichain decentralized applications, or dApps, to span multiple blockchains, announced that it raised $135 million in its latest funding round. The deal values LayerZero Labs at $1 billion...Continue Reading

Findings from the ECB’s focus groups said the public was more likely to accept a digital euro that is accepted in physical and online stores and allows easy person-to-person payments. Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, said focus groups exploring the potential rollout of a digital euro hinted the ability...Continue Reading

AAVE price broke from its long-term downtrend after the launch of Aave v3 added support for six different blockchain networks in the DeFi space. The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been undergoing a period of maturation over the past year and many of last year’s fast risers have faded into obscurity but this does not...Continue Reading

The zero-knowledge-based platform is expected to be fully operational in Q3 of 2022. Layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution, Polygon (MATIC) has announced the establishment of Polygon ID, an identity platform designed to complement the decentralized finance and decentralized application (DApp) economies by providing users greater privacy and sovereignty within Web3. Professed to be the first identity...Continue Reading

BTC and altcoins could enter a short consolidation phase before retesting their breakout levels, a sign that the current price action could be a buying opportunity. Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally is taking a breather near the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) and that has resulted in what is either a minor pullback or consolidation in BTC...Continue Reading

It feels like a case of “too much too soon” for many, but only a shallow retracement is expected. Bitcoin (BTC) sentiment is seeing its first significant test of the rally to year-to-date highs as bullish gains dry up. The start of Wall Street trading on March 30 failed to induce a fresh advance on...Continue Reading

As of March 25, there are 12 firms permitted to “carry out crypto asset activities” under FCA temporary registration status, including CEX.IO, Revolut and Copper. The Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulator, has extended the temporary registration status of some firms offering crypto services beyond its Friday deadline. In a Tuesday statement, the...Continue Reading