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DeFi activity on the decline, but investment rolls in: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.A new analysis by investment management fund VanEck revealed that economic activity in the DeFi sector dropped 15.5% in August. Blockchain Capital, on

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Linear Finance faces security breach, takes swift action to rectify

Hong Kong-based defi protocol Linear Finance reported a security breach that drained its Linear USD token’s liquidity on PancakeSwap and Ascendex platforms. Hong Kong‘s burgeoning defi ecosystem faced a significant setback this week as Linear Finance, one of its leading protocols, came under an unexpected attack. In an incident that jolted the

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German crypto regulator calls for global rules to also govern niche finance centers

While the European Union has made significant progress toward regulating crypto by approving its comprehensive framework, Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA), the need for global regulation still remains, according to one of the top executives of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). In a blog post on Sept 18, Rupert

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Coinbase CEO stands up for DeFi, Polygon says $1B ZK-rollup paying off: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.The past week in DeFi saw Coinbase CEO stand up for the nascent ecosystem amid growing calls for enforcement action, while Polygon CEO

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BIS thinks DeFi has no use cases, but CZ is bullish: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.The past week in the DeFi ecosystem was filled with ups and downs, from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) investigation

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DeFi Should Be Regulated Like Traditional Finance Players, Global Securities Body Says

“There is a common misconception that DeFi is truly decentralized and governed by autonomous code or smart contracts,” Tuang Lee Lim, Chair of IOSCO’s Board-Level Fintech Task Force, said in a statement. “In reality, regardless of the operating model of the DeFi arrangement, 'responsible persons' can be identified.” Original Source

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SOMA Finance to Issue the First Retail Compliant Digital Security

“We have been working quietly but diligently to develop the necessary technology to launch a revolutionary decentralized marketplace for digital assets, compliant digital securities, and NFTs while liaising with regulators to provide a highly regulated decentralized financial platform,” said William B. Heyn, co-founder and co-CEO, SOMA.finance and CEO of Tritaurian

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