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  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    FTX/ Defi: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck . . . 

    Sam Bankman-Fried explains “yield-farming” to Bloomberg.

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
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    Web3 is yet to take off despite the hype

    So far, it’s hard to discern mainstream uses for this technology

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    DeFi projects rife with hidden risks, global regulatory body warns

    Iosco report highlights conflicts and other red flags in fast-growing corner of crypto markets

  • Monday, 31 January, 2022
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    World’s first DeFi ETF to launch in Brazil next month

    Fund will invest in tokens generated by decentralised apps rather than crypto or listed companies

  • Monday, 6 December, 2021
    Fund regulation
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    BIS challenges ‘decentralisation illusion’ and suggests changes to bond fund redemptions

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Special Report#TechFT: How safe are digital assets?
    How secure are digital assets?

    Exploring possible security risks and the options for safekeeping

  • Monday, 15 November, 2021
    Coinbase co-founder launches biggest VC fund in crypto

    Fred Ehrsam is behind $2.5bn fund Paradigm One, to which investors jockeyed to commit money

  • Thursday, 28 October, 2021
    Regulators target blockchain-based ‘decentralised finance’

    Task force says services should comply with anti-money laundering rules

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
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    DeFi is a reminder of the risks of unfettered financial engineering

    While they rely on libertarian ideals of self-governance, nascent blockchain systems are vulnerable

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
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    The FT crypto glossary

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  • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
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    Chinese investors flock to the ‘wild west in crypto’

    Beijing’s prohibition on digital currencies pushes traders to DeFi

  • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    Chinese cryptocurrency traders look for ways around ban

    Beijing’s prohibition on digital currencies pushes traders to DeFi

  • Friday, 17 September, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    US states clamp down on crypto yield products from Celsius Network

    New Jersey and Texas claim that interest-bearing accounts amount to unregistered securities

  • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    South Korea crypto crackdown to wipe $2.6bn from ‘kimchi coins’

    Warnings of ‘situation similar to a bank run’ as regulatory deadline draws near

  • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
    InterviewCryptocurrencies
    Crypto platforms need regulation to survive, says SEC boss

    Gary Gensler warns $2tn industry is too big to exist outside of ‘public policy framework’

  • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
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    Seasoned investors pile into the industry behind new currencies

    Wealthy individuals see rich potential in the industry underpinning blockchain

  • Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
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    Poly Network tries to persuade hacker to return stolen assets

    Alleged thief dubbed ‘Mr White Hat’ has yet to make good on vow to return millions in crypto tokens

  • Thursday, 22 July, 2021
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    Decentralised finance appears to offer the utility that cryptos promised and have so far mostly failed to provide

  • Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
    DeFi paradoxes

    Why using crypto smart-contracts to remove financial intermediaries comes with its own trade-offs.

  • Sunday, 27 June, 2021
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    Financial watchdog bans crypto exchange Binance from UK

    FCA also issues consumer alert against sprawling cryptocurrency group

  • Saturday, 26 June, 2021
    Regulators begin to grapple with DeFi

    Blockchain projects that aim to cut out the middleman are growing so fast that regulators risk being overwhelmed

  • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
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    Global banking regulator urges toughest capital rules for crypto

    Basel committee report comes as authorities step up plans to regulate fast-emerging sector

  • Monday, 7 June, 2021
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    The battle over digital identity schemes Premium content

    Plus, a bluffers’ guide to crypto, supervising Open Banking rules, Ant Group secures new licence

  • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
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    Wave of ‘DeFi’ projects aim to reinvent exchanges, insurance, lending and more

  • Friday, 28 May, 2021
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    What are cryptocurrencies and stablecoins and how do they work?

    The digital tokens have grown into a popular and often highly volatile asset class

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