Nomura Begins Offering Bitcoin Derivatives In Asia
Nomura aims to avail its customers of the opportunity of trading Bitcoin futures in the volatile market. Nomura Holdings, a Japanese brokerage giant has begun offering Bitcoin derivatives to its institutional clients. The decision comes at a difficult time for Bitcoin (BTC), which is currently trading below $30,000. The company will offer non-deliverable Bitcoin forwards […]
SEC’s Peirce Says Stablecoins Regulations Must Embrace Trial And Error
Hester Peirce has stated that there must be room for trial-and-error and failure in the stablecoins regulatory movement. Commissioner Hester Peirce, also known as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) “crypto mom,” has endorsed a regulatory framework for stablecoins that allows for “failure.” On May 12, Peirce, who has long been an advocate for cryptocurrency, […]
Aurora Raises $90 Million Fund To Finance DeFi Apps On Near Protocol
Aurora, a Near protocol EVM scaling mechanism, has teamed up with Proximity Labs to raise $90 million in a token fund to attract new developers. Aurora, an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) designed to scale decentralized applications (DApps ) built on the Near protocol, has launched a $90 million token fund. The fund, which was launched […]