MakerDAO is currently the 4th largest DeFi protocol as per TVL rankings with $14.24 billion in locked value. MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization serving the popular DeFi lending protocol Maker, has announced an upcoming deployment schedule on the decentralized zero-knowledge (ZK) Ethereum rollup, StarkNet. Expected to become fully operational in the third quarter of this...Continue Reading

Amendments to the tax code have passed the first round of parliamentary consideration in February. In the last few months, the standoff between the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) and the country’s Ministry of Finance over crypto regulation has become the key regulatory plot for the Russian crypto community to follow. Simultaneously, however, another important...Continue Reading

Owners of the popular Bored Ape and Mutant APE nonfungible tokens (NFT) could receive virtual lands on the Yuga Labs’ upcoming “Otherside” metaverse. ApeCoin (APE) price has exploded higher on anticipations that it would become a de-facto payment token in an upcoming metaverse land sale. APE price swelled nearly 28% in one day to reach...Continue Reading

Analysts from Insider Intelligence believe that crypto’s transactional value will increase by 70 percent in 2022. The number of adults in the United States who will use crypto to make purchases in 2022 will increase to 3.6 million, according to a research firm. A report published by Insider Intelligence shows that crypto’s value as a...Continue Reading

Nothing stands in the way of Bitcoin’s latest renaissance, even as gold tumbles and the U.S. dollar checks its progress. Bitcoin (BTC) closed above a crucial level into April 20 as the daily chart offered a long-awaited “buy” signal. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: Bitcoin is a buy at $41,500 Data from...Continue Reading

The new license from Puorto Rico further strengthens Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s vision to be licensed everywhere. Puerto Rico becomes the fourth jurisdiction in America to grant a money transmitter license to Binance.US, the American arm of the crypto exchange Binance. Other states that issued operational licenses to Binance.US include Wyoming, Connecticut and West Virginia. ...Continue Reading

Beanstalk Farms offered a whitehat bounty to exploiters and outlined its plans moving forward should it be unsuccessful in its plea. Beanstalk Farms, a credit-based stablecoin protocol exploited for around $76 million in crypto on April 18, has offered a bounty of 10% if the attackers return the funds.  The offer was posted on the...Continue Reading

Several Indian cryptocurrency projects are planning to move their bases to more crypto-friendly jurisdictions. India’s 30% crypto tax came into law on March 31 and was effective April 1, despite warnings from several stakeholders about its possible ill impact on the budding crypto industry.  As predicted, within just a couple of weeks of the new...Continue Reading

The Aura FAT SPAC listed on Nasdaq and ended its IPO with $115 million in funds after finishing an over-allotment round. Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp. (AFARU), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has closed its IPO on Nasdaq and raised $115 million, with a focus on crypto industry assets. The Cayman Islands-incorporated SPAC raised...Continue Reading

Australian investors will be able to trade its first Bitcoin spot ETF starting next week when the Cosmos Asset Management Bitcoin ETF launches on ASX Clear. Financial regulators have greenlit Australia’s first Bitcoin ETF to begin trading on April 27 and the Australian Financial Review reports it could see up to $1 billion in inflows....Continue Reading