Source: Adobe/Сергей Шиманович After a wild ride higher in recent months, tokens in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space are taking a breather today, while the growth in total USD value locked in DeFi protocols is also on pause after more than 10 days of uninterrupted growth. In terms of total value locked (TVL) – one […]
Source: Adobe/choostudio Decentralized storage network Filecoin launches its long-awaited mainnet today, creating a reason to look back at what it is and why it’s relevant. Filecoin is one of the top initial coin offerings (ICOs) of 2017. When its ICO ended in September, 1 FIL token was worth USD 5, after having raised a grand […]
Source: Adobe/nungning20 South Korean customs officials say they have intercepted and tracked down scores of illegal, undeclared “kimchi premium” traders and transactions that reaped profits worth around USD 4.38m. Back in April, customs officials vowed to carry out a “crackdown” on kimchi premium traders – and now appear to have come good on their promises. […]
Source: iStock/mura Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Digital fiat news A group of about 70 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in Japan are working on a proposal for the county to issue its own digital currency — […]
Source: meituan.com The rollout of China’s much-discussed central bank digital currency (CBDC) is getting one step closer, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – the country’s central bank – is said to have entered into discussions with a giant online food delivery platform for a trial of the digital yuan. Citing “people with direct […]