DeFi industry draws in commercial banks? Siam bets with $110M fund
Thailand’s oldest bank sees blockchain and DeFi as the future of global finance and is seeking to invest in the emerging digital landscape.
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Just HODL! Bitcoin and Ethereum outperform ‘lower risk’ crypto index funds
Data from Delphi Digital shows holding BTC and ETH was more profitable than investing in weighted average market cap crypto and DeFi index funds.
Altcoin roundup: Crypto credit cards could be the missing link to mass adoption
Hodling is nice, but eventually, everyone wants to buy something. This is why crypto debit and credit cards are key to mass adoption.
Rangers Protocol launches Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible testnet
The project is branding its testnet as useful to “new developers without blockchain background knowledge.”
Coin98 gains 1,200% after Binance listing, Ampleforth soars on Aave integration
C98 rallied 1,200% from its ICO price shortly after listing on Binance and AMPL shot higher after the project integrated with AAVE.
Reddit deploys layer-2 solution aimed at scaling Ethereum-based community points
“You’ll notice transactions happen much faster, and once you’ve created a Vault, you won’t have to keep claiming Moons every month,” said Reddit if the solution is migrated to the Ethereum mainnet.
FXT token taps into Binance Smart Chain following ERC-20 success
The BEP-20-based FXT token hopes to “replicate the success of its variant — ERC-20 Token.”
Bitcoin is key to the future of Twitter, Jack Dorsey says
Twitter CEO sees opportunities to integrate Bitcoin into services like commerce, subscriptions and new features like Twitter Tip Jar and Super Follows.
Binance US ‘looking at IPO route,’ CZ says
Binance is set to face heavy regulations in the future with the mindset of shifting from a tech startup to a financial service, Changpeng Zhao said.
Bank of Russia asks stock exchanges not to list crypto-related firms
The Bank of Russia’s new stock exchange recommendations do not apply to central bank digital currencies and authorized digital assets issued in Russia.
