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Finance

Aave, Fireblocks and Galaxy Explore Next Steps Toward Permissioned DeFi

The whitelisting and blacklisting of DeFi participants will make life easier for institutions, but potentially at a cost.

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, speaks at Consensus 2019.

Videos

Wirex Eyes Mainstream DeFi With Fireblocks Integration

Digital payments platform Wirex has integrated some decentralized finance (DeFi) components like Uniswap and Aave to make using DeFi more mainstream. “The Hash” hosts weigh in.

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Finance

Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank Gets Into DeFi

Custody and trading services for DeFi tokens is the first step, to be followed by a suite of yield-generating products.

Zurich, Switzerland, at night

Markets

DeFi Projects Continue Flocking to Layer 2 Solution Polygon

Polygon’s cheaper transaction costs and faster block time have driven increased adoption by a number of major projects.

The Polygon team

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $37K as Investors Tangle With Bulls and Bears

Positive news from El Salvador couldn't completely overcome negative news out of China.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bullish Basel News Causes BTC Jump to Week-High $38K Level; ETH Slips

Bitcoin busted out a quick 5% gain early Thursday on positive news from that continent before losing some steam.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin in Tight $35K-$36K Range; Ether Volumes Still Beating BTC

Ether’s dominance is at 19.78%, the highest it has been since May 16.

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Markets

High-Yield Crypto Ecosystem Offers Alternative to Low Interest Rates

People are turning to crypto not just as a hedge against inflation but also for the high returns it can offer.

Federal Reserve building, Washington D.C.

Markets

Market Wrap: China Breaks Crypto as Bitcoin Falls to $36K, ETH Drops $300 in Two Hours

Within two hours of the State Council statement, BTC fell 11%, based on CoinDesk 20 data.

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