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DeFi protocol run by ex-Coinbase dev just did $3.6 billion in daily trading volume

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2021 5:00 AM - Modified On: September 28, 2021 - Published By:
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dYdX (DYDX), a decentralized derivatives exchange that runs on Ethereum (ETH), has surpassed Coinbase’s volume for the first time, executing over $3.6 billion in trades in a 24-hour period.The protocol’s success came in the midst of Beijing stepping up its clampdown on crypto, which spurred the recent interest in decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and other decentralized finance (DeFi) products among Chinese users.Ethereum Layer-2 DEX doing more volume than Coinbase“5 years ago I left Coinbase and eventually founded dYdX. Today, for the first time, dYdX protocol is doing more trade volume than

Binance halts spot trading, fiat deposit services among others, in Singapore

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 8:00 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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dditionally, no user will be able to purchase cryptocurrencies through fiat channels and liquid swaps. The development comes after Binance made further changes to comply with the Monetary Authority of Singapore [MAS], by ceasing all related trades. Now, Binance has asked its Singapore users to withdraw fiat assets and redeem tokens by Wednesday, 26 October, 04:00 AM UTC to avoid potential trading disputes. Earlier this month, the country’s central bank had ordered Binance to stop soliciting trades for Singapore’s resident customers. Following this, the exchange had stopped offering SGD trading pairs

Indonesia Confirms It’s Not Imposing Blanket Crypto Ban

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The Indonesian government has given its residents the green light for cryptocurrency trading, refusing to impose an outright ban on all crypto-related transactions. Sponsored Sponsored The government instead will seek to focus its regulatory effort on the prevention of crimes in which cryptocurrency is involved. Cryptocurrencies are treated as tradable assets and commodities, which are unfit for payments, according to the Central Bank. The government maintains that crypto assets are a volatile asset class, with little backing. Crypto asset trading was legalized in 2018 in the Ministry of Trade Regulation

Ripple’s Use Case Stand Out While Others Remain Speculative

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 4:48 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Regulation News Ripple and SEC legal talks continue. XRP provides great cross border payments. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple (XRP) legal talks in the US continue to heat up. As a result, these issues have become one of the most talked-about topics in the crypto world. Recently, the CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, insisted that the SEC has provided no clarity in crypto regulation and has lost sight of its mission to protect investors. Despite this ongoing heated debate between SEC and Ripple, XRP continues to provide

Bitcoin (BTC) Whales Care A Little About China’s Crypto Ban, Accumulation Increases

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 12:19 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Last Friday, September 24, China intensified its crackdown on crypto making all crypto-related transactions illegal in the country. The investors’ reaction was obvious as the crypto market plunged immediately following the news. advertisement But it seems like Bitcoin whales care a little about the recent China ban. As of press time, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading 4.5% up at a price of $44.030 and a market cap of $827 billion. It means strong whale purchases have recovered almost 80% of the last market dip. Citing data from Santiment, crypto analyst Lark

Former IMF exec: ‘I am not going to say Bitcoin is going to implode tomorrow’

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 1:30 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The Indian central bank has always been particularly wary of the cryptocurrency industry. According to former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, however, cryptos definitely have a “potential future.” Speaking at the Reuters Global Markets Forum, the economist opined that while cryptocurrencies have highly fluctuating values, they might be useful as means of payment in the coming time. As expected, the former bank exec lent more support to the idea of well-regulated stablecoins, with Rajan adding that these assets should have quick, appropriate regulations. It’s worth noting, however, that

Chinese province to cut off Bitcoin miners from hydropower stations

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Time Stamp: August 23, 2021 7:44 AM - Modified On: August 23, 2021 - Published By:
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Regulators from Yingjiang County in Yunnan, China have issued strict warnings to hydroelectric plants against supplying power to enterprises involved in Bitcoin (BTC) mining. A recent report claimed that the Office of the People’s Government of Yingjiang County issued notice to hydropower plants to strengthen oversight on Bitcoin mining operations. According to the announcement, the power plants have been given until Tuesday, Aug. 24, to delist mining companies from their grid’s “illegal” supply. After the given deadline, the county reportedly plans to “forcibly dismantle” the power supply to Bitcoin mining establishments

Blockchain-Backed Social Media Brings More Choice for Users

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Time Stamp: August 16, 2020 10:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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As people continue to rethink topics like technology development, economic measures and freedom of speech because of the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain has now emerged as a solution for many issues. Iva Wisher, co-founder of Ignite, a decentralized microblogging platform, said blockchain may also be a solution against state-sponsored censorship in today’s pandemic-related new normal. During an interview with Cointelegraph, Wisher clarified that in general, freedom of speech means a “possibility to express any opinion, even an unpopular one, unless this opinion is not a call to violence.”The blockchain technology then could

$600M Crypto Ad Ban Class Action Filed in Australian Courts

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Time Stamp: August 13, 2020 10:54 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Law firm JPB Liberty filed a class-action lawsuit in the Federal Court of New South Wales earlier today, targeting Facebook and Google for anti-competitive behavior for banning cryptocurrency advertising in 2018.JPB argues the ban, which was loosened in 2019, killed the initial coin offering (ICO) market and caused severe financial damage to the wider cryptocurrency industry.JPB Liberty CEO Andrew Hamilton said the tech giants had acted as a cartel in launching the crypto ad ban, in order to crush competition from the blockchain sector.The suit has garnered more than $600

TikTok Ban: The Beginning of a New Age in Social Networks?

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 8:28 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that forbids American companies to transact with Tencent and Bytedance. The ban comes after a long debate involving alleged data mining from apps like WeChat and TikTok. Following the ban, Tencent shares fell 5%. American companies will effectively have 45 days to stop transacting with these companies. The ban is sparking worldwide debate regarding the boundaries of national security. Is this an opportunity for decentralized social media platforms to step up? Tencent and the Yuan Plummet The announcement was immediately felt on