DeFi Updates

🪙 Uniswap Founder: Biden’s Election at Risk Due to Crypto Regulation Threat! Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has made a bold statement regarding the cryptocurrency market, emphasizing the widespread adoption of digital currencies among adults. This assertion underscores the increasing relevance and impact of cryptocurrencies in today’s financial landscape. As more individuals embrace digital assets as a viable investment option, the traditional financial sector faces mounting pressure to adapt to this shifting paradigm. Source @DeFi_Updates

💰 Institutions Likely To Show Interest in Bitcoin DeFi Applications Bitcoin (BTC) is rapidly evolving. While the Bitcoin network has primarily been used for payment transactions, current activity appears to be resembling that of Ethereum during the height of decentralized application (Dapp) projects. The introduction of Bitcoin Runes and BRC-20 tokens – which emerged during the time of the fourth Bitcoin halving event – has likely sparked the evolution of Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi). Source @DeFi_Updates

📊 AI-powered DeFi platform introduces token mints by placing orders Brightpool Finance focuses on reducing entry barriers and enhancing price stability in the DeFi space through AI-calculated trading rewards and price-freezing features. Bitcoin has enjoyed some chill time, it is still not at the level desired by investors who seek to avoid unpredictable prices. Moreover, low liquidity in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, which has a market capitalization under $100 billion compared to Bitcoin’s $1.2 trillion, further increases price volatility. Source @DeFi_Updates

🪙 Uniswap frontend is feeling the pressure since fee hike Uniswap Labs increased the fee to swap on its interface from 0.15% to 0.25%. The fee applies to most, but not all, swaps that are executed using the Uniswap web interface and wallet. Traders can use aggregators, alternate UIs, or go directly through the smart contract to make swaps. When the fee was first introduced in October 2023, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said it would allow his team to “continue to research, develop, build, ship, improve, and expand crypto and DeFi.”. Source @DeFi_Updates

🇬🇧 UK’s FCA Seeks Balanced Crypto Regulation By Merging TradFi And DeFi Approaches The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to strike a balance in regulating cryptocurrencies by merging the best elements of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). Matthew Long, the FCA’s director of payments and digital assets, emphasizes the necessity of this strategy for effective regulation during his speech at the FT Crypto and Digital Assets Summit on May 8. Source @DeFi_Updates

📣 Crypto lending platform Nexo allocates $12M for ecosystem incentives Crypto lending protocol Nexo is allocating 10 million NEXO tokens, worth $12.5 million at the time of publication, to its users. "Stack points, multiply your gains, and unlock more surprises," wrote Nexo developers on May 8 regarding the protocol's sixth anniversary. "The Nexonomics-inspired hunt is designed to reward new and existing users for exploring the Nexo ecosystem.". Source @DeFi_Updates

🇬🇧 FCA crypto regulators will take the best from TradFi and DeFi, says exec The United Kingdom’s FCA has been combining different approaches to regulating the crypto market to see which one would work best. When it comes to regulating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin , financial authorities in the United Kingdom aim to take the best of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), according to an executive at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Source @DeFi_Updates

💰 2 Bitcoin L2 Projects Secure Investments to Enhance Bitcoin’s Defi Capabilities On Tuesday, two Bitcoin-centric layer two (L2) initiatives successfully secured funding from strategic investors. Botanix Labs, a startup focused on developing a decentralized Turing-complete L2 EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), garnered $11.5 million. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin L2 ZKM attracted $5 million during a pre-seed investment phase. Source @DeFi_Updates

💰 Botanix Labs raises $8.5 million to build a Bitcoin-native DeFi ecosystem Bitcoin development startup Botanix Labs has raised $8.5 million in a seed series funding round from Polychain Capital, Placeholder Capital, Valor Equity Partners and ABCDE to build a Bitcoin-native DeFi ecosystem. Angel investors, including Andrew Kang, Fiskantes, Dan Held, The Crypto Dog, Charlie Spears, Altcoin Sherpa, Dovey Wan, Jebus, Icebergy, Crypto ISO, Davis (a.k.a., “KarbonBased”), Walt Smith and Domo (creator of the BRC-20 token standard) also participated in the round, according to a statement shared with The Block. Source @DeFi_Updates

💰 Bitcoin-Backed Synthetic Dollar Promises High Yields for DeFi Users Jakob Schillinger, founder and CEO of Hermetica, believes USDh will be a game-changer for Bitcoin DeFi. It will allow users to earn interest on their dollar holdings without leaving the Bitcoin network or relying on traditional financial institutions. This functionality caters specifically to Bitcoin enthusiasts who may be hesitant to venture outside the Bitcoin ecosystem. Hermetica is a DeFi protocol built on the Stacks blockchain, a layer-one solution designed to bring smart contract functionality to Bitcoin. Source @DeFi_Updates