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Lawmaker Introduces Defi Bill — Calls Decentralized Finance ‘Essential to Future of Markets’

Lawmaker Introduces Defi Bill — Calls Decentralized Finance ‘Essential to Future of Markets’Congressman Warren Davidson has introduced the Evaluating Defi Opportunities Act to foster data-driven regulations for decentralized finance (defi). He stressed the importance of safeguarding innovation and user privacy while addressing concerns over potential overregulation. This proposed study by key financial regulators seeks to balance defi’s growth with oversight, ensuring the sector’s competitive edge and resilience […]

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Curve Finance Proposal Eyes Reducing TUSD Exposure After SEC Settlement

Curve Finance Proposal Eyes Reducing TUSD Exposure After SEC SettlementCurve Finance is evaluating a proposal to reduce its reliance on the stablecoin TUSD following the resolution of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges against Trusttoken Inc. and Truecoin LLC, the companies behind the dollar-pegged token. TUSD Faces Removal From Curve Finance Pegkeeper The proposal, authored by Wormhole Oracle, suggests slashing the debt ceiling […]

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Tokenized asset market to hit $10T by 2030: Chainlink report

Despite current crypto market volatility, Chainlink projects rapid growth in tokenized assets, driven by institutional demand and regulatory advancements.

Chainlink, a decentralized oracle provider, has released a report forecasting that the global tokenized asset market could surge to $10 trillion by 2030.

Chainlink outlines how institutional adoption and regulatory progression drive the rise of tokenized assets globally despite the recent volatility in cryptocurrency markets.

The report draws on insights from a report by 21.co, a blockchain-focused fintech company, and a joint study by BCG, a management consulting firm, and ADDX, a digital securities exchange.

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Sky rethinking plan to offboard WBTC after discussion with BitGo CEO

BA Labs, adviser to DeFi lender Sky, says concerns about Justin Sun’s role in Wrapped Bitcoin custody are resolved. A new vote is set for Oct. 3.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) pioneer Sky, formerly Maker, is reconsidering its plan to offboard Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) as collateral for its lending protocol after receiving a new recommendation from one of its key advisers, BA Labs. 

On Sept. 24, BA Labs recommended pausing the WBTC offboarding plan following a lengthy conversation with BitGo co-founder Mike Belshe on Sky’s governance forum. 

The move follows BitGo’s clarifications about changes in management or custody of WBTC, control of the signing keys, and commitment to give advance notice of changes. 

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Coinbase New Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC) Coming to Solana, Says Crypto Exchange’s Executive

Coinbase New Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC) Coming to Solana, Says Crypto Exchange’s Executive

Top US-based crypto exchange Coinbase says its wrapped version of Bitcoin (BTC) is coming to the smart contract platform Solana (SOL). In a session during the Solana Breakpoint 2024 event, Coinbase executive Hasan Ahmed says the crypto exchange is introducing Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC) to the Ethereum (ETH) competitor’s blockchain. “We recently launched cbBTC on […]

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Graph Network Data Demand Soars 84% in Q2

Graph Network Data Demand Soars 84% in Q2Data demand for The Graph Network surged 84% in Q2, driven by increased subgraphs and a free query plan. The Graph Network Mainnet and Arbitrum accounted for most queries. Edge & Node’s CEO Tegan Kline praised the successful upgrade of The Graph’s hosted service to the decentralized network. She noted that the increase in queries […]

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SEC settles with Rari Capital over DeFi pools, unregistered broker activity

The regulator charged the former DeFi protocol and its co-founders for allegedly misleading investors and unregistered broker activity involving its pools.  

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Rari Capital and its co-founders for allegedly misleading investors and unregistered broker activity. 

According to a Sept. 18 announcement, the SEC claimed that Rari Capital’s Earn and Fuse pools “functioned like crypto asset investment funds,” allowing investors to deposit crypto assets in lending pools and earn returns from their investments. The complaint alleges that Rari Capital conducted unregistered offers and sales of securities by selling interests in these pools and their tied governance tokens.

In addition, the SEC contends that Rari Capital and its co-founders — Jai Bhavnani, Jack Lipstone, and David Lucid, allegedly misled investors into believing the Earn pools would automatically and autonomously rebalance crypto assets for the best yield. According to the agency:

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