Interview: Shadows COO Explains How Synthetic Assets Unlock Finance

Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Ted Shao is the COO and co-founder of Shadows Network. As one of the few decentralized platforms that aims to bring traditional assets—such as TSLA, gold, or USD—accessible to everyone, Shadows is gaining serious […]

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Fed Chair Powell: Bitcoin is “Essentially a Substitute for Gold”, Not USD

Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. On Monday, March 22, during the virtual panel at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Summit,  Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell noted that Bitcoin is more related to gold than to the dollar.  […]

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Former FSA Commissioner Joins Crypto Exchange as Special Advisor

Japan’s former top financial regulator is joining the cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret as a special advisor next month. Toshihide Endo was the Financial Services Agency (FSA) commissioner between 2018 to 2020, during which he oversaw Japan’s banking and financial regulation, including on digital currency trading. During his stint at FSA, Japan’s crypto exchange came under regulatory […]

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Gemini Crypto Exchange Lists New DeFi and NFT Market-Based Tokens on its Platform

The Winklevoss-owned exchange focuses on integrating the booming decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFT), and infrastructure token markets on its ecosystem. In a release on Monday, Gemini announced the listing of NFT-based The Sandbox (SAND) and Enjin Coin (ENJ); infrastructure tokens The Graph (GRT) and Skale (SKL) and DeFi tokens including Bancor (BNT), Loopring (LRC), […]

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Investing In Terra (LUNA) – Everything You Need to Know

Terra (LUNA) is a decentralized financial infrastructure and blockchain protocol that introduces some unique concepts and theories into the market. The network leverages a native token, stablecoin protocol, oracle system, and smart contracts to bring users programmable money for the internet.  The project offers multiple stablecoin options that provide instant settlement. To accomplish this task, […]

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