Opinion
DeFi protocols depend on a handful of oracle networks for critical pricing data, creating centralization risks that undermine decentralization promises.
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Fintech News
Fintech is an industry composed of companies that compete with traditional financial institutions by implementing new, innovative technologies into their working process. The cryptocurrency Fintech sector has been exploring the use of blockchain and blockchain-based applications as a new technology to challenge traditional ways of doing business. Blockchain, smart contracts and cybersecurity are some of the most actively researched areas of Fintech. Crypto Fintech sees cryptocurrencies as a means of establishing a secure and traceable way of transferring assets and getting rid of intermediaries. However, blockchain is not only suitable for regular transactions, but may help in such fields as voting and dividends management by establishing a trusted and immutable network with unchangeable records about past events.
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Bitcoin tops $126,000 as Strategy’s BTC hoard swells, ICE backs Polymarket, Rezolve AI buys Smartpay and Plume gains SEC transfer-agent status.
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Peru’s largest bank, BCP, launched a pilot crypto platform authorized by the national regulator that allows select clients to buy and hold Bitcoin and USDC.
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As part of its cooperation with Bahrain Fintech Bay, Ripple aims to bring its custody solution and RLUSD stablecoin to Bahrain’s financial institutions.
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Transaction reversibility may help stablecoins become an intrinsic part of the legacy financial system, according to the president of Circle.
6506 - One-on-one
FSA founder Andrew Cronin breaks down the biggest hiring pitfalls for early-stage companies and explains how a new venture-aligned search model can fix them.
19430 - Opinion
Traditional compliance can’t keep up with 24/7 crypto markets — AI-native systems embedded at the core offer real-time risk detection and scalable solutions.
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Binance launches Medá in Mexico, a regional crypto hub and regulated fintech driving fintech innovation across Latin America.
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Bitcoin DeFi is seeing more venture capital interest as institutional investors flock to Bitcoin and its increasing yield-bearing capabilities.
4492 - Opinion
DeFi promised to rebuild the financial system from the ground up. Moving from early experiments to everyday utility demands an upgrade.
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Crypto and fintech groups are urging Trump to defend open banking rules, warning the case could affect access to wallets, DeFi apps, and stablecoins.
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Australia’s Federal Court ruled Finder’s Earn product is not a financial instrument, defeating ASIC’s appeal in a major win for the country’s fintech sector.
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Institutional investors will increasingly adopt blockchain-based compliance solutions and tokenized RWAs, Chainlink’s co-founder Sergey Nazarov told Coinpectra.
16661 - Thought Leaders
Regulated companies are entering the crypto space more actively than ever.
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Fintech firms are poised to adopt DeFi lending due to its permissionless nature, according to the co-founder of Morpho.
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