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After the collapse of Terra, the digital assets sector needed a way to identify critical nodes in the global DeFi community. Kanis Saengchote, a researcher at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, recently developed a framework for identify ing and measuring systemic risk in decentralized finance (DeFi) institutions.  The new protocol is called the Global Systematically Important Protocol (G-SIP), and it’s based on a similar endeavor instituted in the traditional banking industry. After the global banking crisis of 2008, the traditional finance sector collaborated to come up with a protocol for identifying critical banking structures in order to implement strategies for the prevention of future collapses. Related: UBS Group agrees to $3.25B ‘emergency rescue’ of Credit Suisse What they came up with is a system to identify and measure “global systemically important banks ” (G-SIBs). This allowed the Bank for International Settlements to identify weaknesses and establish standard...

Bitcoin’s narrow range trading may end soon and if an upside breakout happens. Meanwhile, LTC, XMR, AAVE and MKR are showing strength. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a narrow range for the past few days but that doesn’t take away the sheen from its stunning 84% rally in 2023. The strong recovery in Bitcoin’s price has boosted buying in several altcoins, which have risen sharply from their yearly lows. As the second half of the year begins, the major question on every investor’s mind is, will the rally continue? CoinGlass data shows that July has seen only three negative monthly closes since 2013 and the biggest decline was 9.69% in 2014. This suggests that bulls have a slight edge. Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360 A large part of the latest leg of the rally in Bitcoin and altcoins was fuelled by hopes that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission will approve one or more applications for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Any adverse news on this front ...

2022 was tough on crypto prices, but ETH, LDO, MATIC, DAI and ATOM all made a positive impact on the industry. Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and the crypto market had a rough 2022 from a price perspective, but traders are hopeful that 2023 will include bullish developments that push crypto prices higher.  Despite the market-wide downturn, a handful of altcoin s continued to make a positive contribution to the crypto space and thanks to Ethereum, the term altcoin is no longer a derogatory term. Let’s explore the top altcoin s that made a difference in 2022. Ethereum fundamentals shone in 2022 Ether’s price hit a yearly high at $3,835 on Jan. 2 and has struggled to regain footing amidst the bear market and other macro factors. The Ethereum network is the top project in 2022 not because of Ether’s price action, but for its fundamentals and for completing the long-awaited mainnet upgrade. The Ethereum merge was completed on Sept. 15, 2022 and while many feared the merge to proof-of-stake (...

$500 million of the funds currently collateralizing the Dai (DAI) stablecoin will be reallocated to U.S. Treasuries and corporate bonds in an effort to provide the protocol low risk additional yield. Source: https://thebittimes.com/makerdao-goes-ahead-with-500m-investment-in-treasuries-and-bonds-tbt25724.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Ethereum News Post by: TheBitTimes.com