Decentralized Finance

SEC probe on Uniswap: Regulator wants to find out more about DEX structure and marketing
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7 September, 2021

SEC probe on Uniswap: Regulator wants to find out more about DEX structure and marketing

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has signaled again that decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms aren't immune from legal scrutiny.
SEC’s Gary Gensler gives latest on digital currency regulation: CBDC, DeFi and regulatory frameworks
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25 August, 2021

SEC’s Gary Gensler gives latest on digital currency regulation: CBDC, DeFi and regulatory frameworks

Arguing that DeFi projects would fall within the scope of regulators like the SEC, Chairman Gary Gensler described the term...
DeFi Money Market charges latest example of why DeFi can’t escape law
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19 August, 2021

DeFi Money Market charges latest example of why DeFi can’t escape law

The U.S. securities regulator recently brought charges against Gregory Keough and Derek Acree, and their Cayman Islands company for raising...
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 56: $600M digital token heist, US Senate approves $1T Infrastructure Bill, Calvin Ayre funds Crime Bounty program
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13 August, 2021

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 56: $600M digital token heist, US Senate approves $1T Infrastructure Bill, Calvin Ayre funds Crime Bounty program

In what appears to be one of the largest digital currency heists in history, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network...
Poly Network attack: Here’s what happened to biggest DeFi hack in history
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11 August, 2021

Poly Network attack: Here’s what happened to biggest DeFi hack in history

The Poly Network allows users to swap tokens across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and others. Poly...
Square plans to buy Afterpay—will Dorsey’s DeFi dreams come true?
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6 August, 2021

Square plans to buy Afterpay—will Dorsey’s DeFi dreams come true?

Square will acquire all of the existing Afterpay shares, and the deal is expected to close by the end of...