Solana Founder Brushes Off FTX Woes, Remains Confident in Crowded Blockchain Landscape
Prominent projects are porting over to the Solana network and developer activity remains strong, Anatoly Yakovenko said in a CoinDesk TV interview.
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UK Crypto Tax Advisors Welcome Proposed Changes to DeFi Lending, Staking Treatment
The country’s tax authority is consulting the public on new rules it said are aimed at reducing the burden on crypto users.
DeFi Needs More Than ‘Synthetic High-Yield Products’: Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi
The venture capitalist discusses non-ZIRP monetary policy, rebooting crypto’s market structure and why Ponzi bubbles always burst.
UK Tax Authority Proposes Changes to Treatment of DeFi Lending, Staking
The proposed framework, now open for public consultation, will also apply to crypto lending and staking through intermediaries, the authority said.
Veteran Crypto Reporter Brady Dale Discusses New FTX Book
The former CoinDesker has written an account of Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall, and longevity of decentralized finance (DeFi).
Arbitrum Completes Distribution of $120M Airdrop
Not everyone is aiming for community growth and market capture with the ARB stimulus.
DeFi Protocol Thetanuts Finance Raises $17M for Expansion, New Partnerships
The startup offers multi-chain structured financial products with plans for a buy-side altcoin options market.
Wrapped Bitcoin Token Goes Live on Cardano Testnet
The anetaBTC project aims to attract bitcoin liquidity to the Cardano ecosystem.
DeFi-Focused Layer 1 Berachain Raises $42M Series A at $420.69M Valuation
The round was led by Polychain Capital and included participation from venture capital firms Hack VC, dao5, Tribe Capital, Shima Capital and Robot Ventures.
Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Offering AI Trading Tools for Decentralized Exchanges
Fetch.ai’s aim is to facilitate peer-to-peer trading between DeFi users using AI-powered software “agents.”