Activist DAO Investor Pivots to Building a Company
Diogenes Casares’ new Stream Protocol is a trading platform he plans to eventually turn into a decentralized perpetual swaps exchange.
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DeFi Shouldn’t Have to Worry About the SEC’s Expanded Broker Rule
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U.S. SEC Clears ‘Dealer’ Rule Expansion That Could Rope in DeFi
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) widened its definition of a dealer today to pull many more financial operations into its jurisdiction – including, as it warned in a footnote of its original proposal – those dealing in crypto securities.
Hashnote’s U.S. Treasuries Token Now Available Through Crypto Custodian Copper
Not all the so-called “on-chain treasuries” in the market are created equal, warns Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara.
dYdX Tops Uniswap as Largest DEX by Volume
The decentralized exchange, which last year moved over to the Cosmos blockchain, just saw $757 million of volume over a 24-hour period.
MetaMask’s Secret Project Could Shake Up How Ethereum Works
MetaMask is quietly testing new tech that uses third parties to route user transactions. It will eventually be made available outside of MetaMask and will be closely scrutinized for how it manages to avoid centralization concerns.
DeFi Fumbled Its Post-FTX Advantage in 2023, but There’s Still Hope for 2024
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Manta Pacific Replaces Base as Fourth Largest Scaling Solution: L2Beat
Manta Pacific is the native layer 2 of the Manta Network.
Aave Community Votes To Integrate PayPal’s Stablecoin
Majority of token holders favor onboard PYUSD in AAVE’s Ethereum pool, the ongoing vote shows.
DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants U.S. policymakers to evaluate options for regulating the issue of identity information in decentralized finance, a report published Monday said.