Despite their popularity, DEXs have a number of drawbacks that may be preventing growth. A new approach, however, has offered a way forward. In May 2022, at the tail of the crypto bull market, economist Eswar Prasad wrote an op-ed for the Financial Times arguing that DeFi’s promise as a means of democratizing finance was...Continue Reading

In Latin America, “crypto is functional, it has a real utility.” It can hedge inflation, provide access to dollars and internationalize wealth. With the crypto world still reeling from the FTX collapse, Brazil recently passed legislation that legalized cryptocurrency use for payments in the country. How to reconcile this with all those declarations in the...Continue Reading

The first episode of Hashing It Out features Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) and Michael Kimani, Fonbnk’s co-founder and head of growth in Africa. The African continent has been tipped as an important market for crypto adoption due to its young population, lousy economic management by governments and lack of efficient financial infrastructure to connect...Continue Reading

A new study by Uswitch revealed which countries are ready to embrace the metaverse by more technical standards, such as fixed broadband speeds and prices. The metaverse and digital reality experiences are barreling toward consumers, whether they are ready or not. However, there are certain places in the world that are more ready to embrace...Continue Reading

Bitfarms has an initial period of 180 calendar days to have its shares trading above $1 for at least 10 days before June 12, 2023. The Canadian Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Bitfarms is facing compliance challenges over its listing on Nasdaq due to the ongoing cryptocurrency winter. Bitfarms received a warning notification from Nasdaq on Dec....Continue Reading

CFTC court filing outlines a murky relationship between FTX and Alameda Research, highlighting the latter’s unfair trading advantage and misappropriation of user funds. Court filings continue to shed light on the dubious relationship between FTX and Alameda Research, in which the hedge fund was afforded an “unfair” trading advantage as well as unprecedented access to...Continue Reading

Want more crypto content? Cointelegraph’s new podcast section features four separate shows exploring a variety of impactful topics. Bored on a long drive? Want something to listen to while doing chores? Cointelegraph has something that your ears might enjoy: Cointelegraph Podcasts, a new section of the website featuring crypto podcasts. The section will start out...Continue Reading

Eight individuals promoted deceptive demand for stocks via Twitter, Discord and YouTube to sell their shares at a high point. The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a claim against eight individuals associated with Atlas Trading, a Discord-based forum. The forum’s co-founders, affiliated podcasters and Youtubers are being alleged of stock manipulation.  The claim was...Continue Reading

Bitcoin risk-return is now presenting a macro buying opportunity, says Philip Swift as data shows a move from capitulation to accumulation. Bitcoin (BTC) speculators have disappeared from the market and their mood “destroyed,” says popular analyst Philip Swift. In a tweet on Dec. 14, the co-founder of trading suite Decentrader flagged potential maximum risk-returns for...Continue Reading

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey highlighted that a solution to Twitter’s censorship issues is making a platform resilient from corporate or government control. With the internal investigation led by Elon Musk identifying censorship-related issues on Twitter, the social platform’s former CEO Jack Dorsey has promoted the idea of a “free and open protocol” for social...Continue Reading