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Crypto Startup Hourglass, Backed by Electric Capital, Starts Unique Marketplace to Trade Locked Up DeFi Assets

Like any secondary market, the platform will allow for a discount on the TBTs based on the duration of the locked-up asset. For example, a trader could bid for 3% discount on ether (ETH), that has a 10-month lock up period and the discount could change based on the time

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US Justice Department on the hunt for DeFi hackers and thieves: Report

The United States Justice Department’s crypto enforcement team is cracking down on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) hackers and exploiters, amid a four-year rise in illicit crypto activity.In a Financial Times report published on May 15, Eun Young Choi, director of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) national cryptocurrency enforcement team (NCET),

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Over 440,000 Ethereum Added to Liquid Staking Derivatives in Two Weeks – Defi Bitcoin News

In less than two weeks, the total value locked (TVL) in liquid staking derivatives has increased by 441,110 ether, worth roughly $793 million. While Lido Finance dominates the market with 74.35% of the TVL, competing liquid staking protocols Rocket Pool and Frax Ether have recorded double-digit gains of 34% to

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We Need Regulatory Clarity to Keep Crypto Exchanges Onshore and DeFi Permissionless

Therefore, our framework calls for strictly voluntary, not mandatory, DEX registration to embrace the competitive benefits of rapid DEX development without prior restraint. DEXs that want to signal their compliance with the same standards as CEXs – for example, through automated controls – can do so with voluntary registration. But

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MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol, a new DeFi lending solution for DAI users

MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that operates on the Ethereum blockchain and issues stablecoin DAI, has announced that it has launched the Spark Protocol, a lending solution for DAI users. Announcing the Spark Protocol launch ⚡️Starting May 9, 2023, Spark Protocol will be available to all DeFi users.An end-user, DAI-centered DeFi product

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Defi Market Holds Steady at $49.31 Billion TVL, Lido Finance Leads the Pack With 24.82% Share – Defi Bitcoin News

Since April 18, 2023, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been fluctuating just below the $50 billion threshold. As of today, the TVL amounts to $49.31 billion, registering a 1% increase within the last 24 hours. TVL in Defi Shows Signs of Improvement, Yet to Surpass Previous

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DeFi exec breaks down what it takes to attract institutions to staking

In episode 18 of Cryptox’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw sits down with Matt Leisinger, chief product officer at Alluvial — a software development company supporting the implementation of the Liquid Collective protocol — to explore the world of crypto staking and its potential to attract institutional investors.

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Crypto Tax Advisors Welcome UK Gov’s Proposed Changes to DeFi Lending, Staking Treatment

David Lesperance, managing director and tax adviser at Lesperance Associates, called the HMRC’s proposal an “excellent result,” in a statement. Meanwhile, lawmaker Lisa Cameron, chair of a cross-party group for crypto in Parliament, said she was hopeful this would be the first step towards a comprehensive tax framework. Source

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