Fed Dramatically Speeds Up U.S. Payments With ‘FedNow’ Service, but Downplays Any Tie to CBDCs
Some argue it would weaken crypto’s payments use case or form a bridge to a digital dollar.
Binance Labs Invests $10M in DeFi Lender Radiant, RDNT Jumps 10%
The protocol was built on the architecture of LayerZero, which raised $120 million at a $3 billion valuation earlier this year.
Macro State of Crypto – Where It Has Been and What’s Next
Analytics can offer insight into how recent and past crypto and regulatory events have affected prices and movement. Plus: A quick Q&A on retirement funds.
Solana Foundation, Polygon Lead $30M Fundraise for Web3 Firm Cosmic Wire
The startup offers metaverse-creation tools and a list of general blockchain infrastructure solutions.
UK FCA Chief Warns Against Judging Crypto Firms by Size for Approval Decisions
The FCA has turned down some of the largest crypto firms in the world in the last 18 months, its CEO Nikhil Rathi told lawmakers at a hearing.
Stablecoin Issuer Lybra Finance Launches Arbitrum Testnet Amid Quest to Be More DeFi-Friendly
Users can now interact with Lybra’s new companion stablecoin peUSD, which is said to be more compatible with decentralized finance protocols than the protocol’s main stablecoin eUSD.
‘Get a Horse!’: What Crypto Can Learn From Early Automakers’ Struggle for Acceptance
Automotive pioneers were surrounded by fraudsters, hated by banks and attacked by trolls. Sound familiar?
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Expands Operations in Paraguay After Securing 2 Hydropower Contracts
The company will be able to add up to 150 megawatts of energy capacity through the two agreements.
StarkWare’s ‘Starknet Stacks’ Could Add to Growing Field of Blockchain-in-a-Box Offerings
The announcement is part of a growing trend in Ethereum’s layer-2 ecosystem, where developers can create application-specific chains using the blockchain’s native stack.