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⁠The chance for DeFi to fulfill the technology's promise Decentralized finance clearly has the potential to change the world, but most of what carries that moniker today is not at all truly DeFi.

​​Crypto-powered freelancing site charges no fees and pays instantly A crypto-focused freelancing site says its talented users don’t need to pay any fees after completing a job... and it allows them to access their earni…

⁠Russian 'ex-oligarch' reportedly backing a new DeFi project The former owner of a Russian bank seems to be pivoting to the decentralized space.

⁠PwC’s global crypto tax report reveals the need for further regulatory guidance The majority of global jurisdictions have crypto asset taxation guidelines, yet additional frameworks are required to keep up.

⁠Prediction market doubts Trump will complete first term after COVID-19 diagnosis A pump in daily volume creates an 8% swing on whether Trump will complete his first term.

⁠Romania set to auction Bitcoin and Ether confiscated in criminal case The winning bidder will need to provide the auction house with a crypto address hosted on a registered, compliant trading platform.

⁠Yield farming platform APY Finance locks $67 million in first hour APY.Finance is the latest DeFi protocol to explode in popularity, locking more than $67 million of stablecoins in the first hour of launching its mining…

⁠Venezuela trials ‘decentralized stock exchange’ that's open to the world Venezuela has announced a 90-day trial for a decentralized stock exchange supporting “alternative digital assets” and fiat currencies.

⁠More than half of all crypto exchanges have weak or no ID verification The highest number of exchanges defying regulatory norms are in Europe

⁠$1B in Wrapped Bitcoin now being audited using Chainlink’s ‘Proof of Reserve’ Wrapped Bitcoin is now even safer with Chainlink oracles checking custody wallets every ten minutes.

⁠NBA TopShot opens to public after closed beta drives $2M in NFT sales NBA Top Shot, the officially licensed crypto collectibles from the team behind CryptoKitties, has opened its beta version to the public.

⁠Why the BitMEX charges could be bad news for DeFi Charges against BitMEX for weak AML and KYC policies could be bad news for the world of decentralized finance

⁠Are 'social tokens' the next big thing? Creators and influencers have a new way to monetize their efforts and reward their loyal followers.

⁠Exec who bamboozled clients with crypto jargon pleads guilty to $3.25M fraud A crypto escrow executive has pled guilty to defrauding his client out of $3.25 million.

⁠Fiat inflation has cost Bitcoin hodlers 20% over the past decade Since 2010, inflation has turned $1 into 84 cents while $1 invested in Bitcoin would be worth $274,000.

​​BREAKING NEWS: Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, Samuel Reed, and Gregory Dwyer of BitMEX have been indicted by US government for evading US anti-money laundering requirements. Tune in now for live coverage of the story!

⁠BitMex denies CFTC and DoJ allegations, says trading will continue Despite criminal charges from the DOJ and at least one arrest of its leadership, Bitmex promises to continue operating as usual.

⁠It looks like the SEC isn't done with trading app Abra just yet The SEC's investigation into the crypto trading firm, which paid fines of $300,000 in July, apparently continues.

⁠Shenzhen’s stock exchange is preparing to launch Blockchain-powered trades Chinese exchanges are becoming increasingly blockchain-friendly

⁠Cointelegraph Consulting: Whales accumulate Ethereum as sell pressure falls Is Ethereum’s recent accumulation an omen of prosperity? Miners and whales signal increased confidence in the coin’s long-term potential.

⁠Penn State set to host its own node for an enterprise blockchain Penn State snagged one of GoChain's node operator spots.

⁠Bittrex Global gets cleared to run crypto exchange from Bermuda Bermuda continues to welcome fresh wave of crypto exchanges on the island.

⁠The avaricious misanthropy of Brian Armstrong If the mission is to create economic freedom for Coinbase's CEO, he's taking all the right steps.

⁠US Treasury warns crypto firms not to reimburse unknown ransomware victims Malware payouts from insurance companies pose a threat to U.S. national security.

⁠CFTC charges BitMex with illegally operating derivatives exchange Not being incorporated in the U.S. did not help the popular platform.

⁠SushiSwap’s liquidity grab actually made Uniswap stronger — Data shows New data shows that one month after SushiSwap’s vampire mining attack Uniswap is the real beneficiary.

⁠IBM executive says blockchain becoming a useful ‘real business tool’ IBM Blockchain’s general manager explains the changing role of blockchain and how it will be applied to IBM’s hybrid cloud solution.

⁠Video game legend Atari seeks public token sale in November The token sale could take as little as 1 second, according to the Atari CEO.

​​Crypto payments firm with 4M users adds top blockchain experts to team A crypto payments network says thousands of people are downloading its software every week — meaning that its intuitive app now has 2.7 million act…

⁠Trading platform eToro launches Staking-as-a-service feature Users automatically receive rewards on some of their crypto positions.