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Mastercard to Acquire BVNK in $1.8B Stablecoin Payments Push
Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, further expanding into blockchain-based…
DAOs May Need To Ditch Decentralization To Court Institutions
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) were built on an ideological premise that is now running up against the realities of running a business, where…
Stablecoins to Replace Old FX Rails, but Off-Ramps Remain a Chokepoint
Stablecoins are gaining traction in high-cost cross-border payment corridors in emerging markets as they reduce some of the inefficiencies of legacy foreign…
Crypto.com Enables Tourist Crypto Payments in Korea With KG Inicis Deal
Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis, one of the largest South Korean payment gateways and value-added network providers, to introduce crypto payment options…
Crypto Needs To Put On A Business Suit
Opinion by: Neil Staunton, CEO and co-founder of SupersetCrypto is one of the most innovative corners of finance. New protocols launch every week. New market…
Aave to Roll Out Aave Shield After $50M User Loss Incident
Decentralized finance protocol Aave said it is introducing a new feature to block swaps with a price impact above 25% after a user lost $50 million in a trade…
Venus Protocol Hit by Code Exploit, Causing Over $3.7 Million In Losses
Venus Protocol, a decentralized lending and borrowing platform, said on Sunday it had detected suspicious trading activity in the liquidity pool for the Thena…
Buterin Says Its Time To Revisit Idea Simplifying Ethereum Node Setup
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a proposal, or a pull request, on Saturday that would merge the backend programs used by nodes to interact with…
Balaji Urges Crypto Industry to Build Tools for Refugees
Tech investor and former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan has called on the crypto industry to develop more financial tools for refugees and…
Crypto Can Fight Money Laundering Without Stifling Financial Freedom
Opinion by: Ana Carolina Oliveira, chief compliance officer at VengaCrypto doesn’t have a money laundering problem on its own. At least, not when compared to…