Source: Coingecko, Twitter Major crypto market data provider CoinGecko is looking to get into the non-fungible token (NFT) space, having launched an NFT forum only days ago, Bobby Ong, co-founder of the company, told Cryptonews.com, adding, “We believe there is strong growth potential in NFT, and that the NFT space in 2019 is like the […]
Source: Adobe/cendeced Decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity providing platform Balancer was hacked today, reportedly with USD 500,000 worth of crypto stolen. Following several reports online, Balancer confirmed that on June 29 an incident occurred, affecting two pools containing transfer fees, known as deflationary tokens. Their report provided steps for how this was done, entailing taking a […]
Source: Adobe/BillionPhotos.com Guided by a belief that decentralized finance (DeFi) is still missing “a simple and convenient savings product,” South Korea-based stablecoin issuer Terra (LUNA) has revealed Anchor, a new DeFi project. The new platform will be governed by a newly formed organization the Interchain Asset Association, consisting of individuals associated with Terra, as well […]
Source: Adobe/Claudio Divizia The crypto-supporting customers of London-headquartered multinational bank Barclays are "leaving" and searching for workarounds, after the bank — previously fined for being used for money laundering — stopped payments to major crypto exchange Binance to "protect" customers’ funds. As one of the alternatives, some are looking into using the major UK-based mobile […]
Source: Adobe/Maridav London-based hedge fund Marshall Wace, which manages USD 55bn in assets, is planning to start investing in areas such as digital currencies, stablecoins, blockchain, and payments, while crypto trading might come next, the Financial Times reported, citing undisclosed people familiar with these plans. The fund is launching a portfolio that will scoop up […]