Tag: blockchain technology

BIS vs. Crypto: Containment Strategy or Financial Suicide?

BIS vs. Crypto: Containment Strategy or Financial Suicide?

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), often called the central bank of central banks, has published two damning reports. Both these reports support a total fire wall between the traditional advising finance world and crypto world. This stance has sparked a heated debate, pitting the BIS's cautious approach against the...

BIS Report: A Wake-Up Call or a Missed Chance for Inclusive DeFi?

BIS Report: A Wake-Up Call or a Missed Chance for Inclusive DeFi?

As the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently put it. Their new report on crypto and DeFi released this week. As it relates to the industry, it’s making quite a splash, sending shock waves and possibly Shapiro throughout. Is this genuine, clear-eyed warning, or is NIMBYism just failing to see...

US Sanctions Drive Yemenis to Decentralized Finance

US Sanctions Drive Yemenis to Decentralized Finance

As TRM Labs explains, Yemeni citizens are turning to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols more than ever. They are using these tools to help them get by as US sanctions squeeze the Houthi authorities. The US government has recently designated the Houthi movement as a terrorist organization. Unfortunately, this designation led...

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