Author: American Coins & Gold

Liquid Restaking Tokens or 'LRTs' Revived Ethereum DeFi. Can the Hype Last?
New liquid restaking platforms like Puffer and Ether.Fi have attracted billions of dollars in deposits, but they’ve birthed a speculative “points” frenzy that carries some risks.

DeFi Platform Earning Yield by Shorting Ether Attracts 0M
Ethena offers a 27% annualized reward to holders of its USDe stablecoins, a yield mostly generated by shorting ether futures.

Bitcoin Order Books Are Most Liquid Since October as Market Depth Nears 0M
Order book liquidity indicates how easy it is to buy and sell large quantity at stable prices.

Swiss Crypto Hedge Fund Tyr Capital Clashes With Client Over FTX Exposure: FT
Tyr investor TGT has brought claims against the hedge fund that it ignored several warnings over its ties with FTX.

UK Minister Expects Stablecoin and Staking Legislation Within Six Months: Bloomberg
UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami has said the UK government was “pushing very hard” to bring legislation for stablecoins and staking services for crypto assets within six months, according to a Bloomberg report.

Protocol Village: Solana to Use Filecoin to Make Block History More Accessible
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 15-21.

Where Coinbase Canada Goes, so Does the World
Canada, quicker to adopt ETFs than the U.S., may offer a signal to where the U.S. goes next.

Protocol Village: Trust Wallet Launches 'SWIFT' Smart-Contract Wallet With Biconomy
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 15-21.

Craig Wright Witness Defends Saying Headed for ‘Train Wreck’ With COPA Trial
Stefan Matthews said the damning message referred to poor trial prep and not Wright’s claims to being Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.

'The Goal Is Number Go Up': Inside a DAO’s Radical Governance Experiment
In Meta-DAO’s conception of governance, every decision is based on what the market believes is the best outcome for its token, META.