The German state of Saxony is quickly running out of bitcoin (BTC) to sell after moving another batch of its confiscated assets to crypto exchanges and brokers on Thursday.
As the crypto industry continues its calls for regulatory clarity, a glaring question has been whether stablecoins, typically digital assets pegged to and backed by the U.S. dollar, should be treated as securities. Now, a decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission to quietly end a probe into the New York stablecoin issuer Paxos suggests that, in most cases at least, the answer is no.
NATO’s European members have long thought they would prefer an ailing Joe Biden to an unpredictable Donald Trump. But now they’re coming to terms with the fact that — whoever wins the election — US priorities are increasingly going to shift elsewhere.
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AI
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Crypto
VC funds pump $481 million into crypto startups in June
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In the vast landscape of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Pendle Finance has stood out as a golden protocol, glittering with innovation and rapid growth. From its humble beginnings in 2020, Pendle has transformed into a powerhouse, capturing the DeFi community’s attention with its unique approach to yield tokenization and strategic integrations. In this blog, we will uncover the secrets behind Pendle Finance’s meteoric rise and explore the intricacies of its technical and market mechanisms.