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While centralized exchanges are thought to be safer and more efficient, proponents of decentralized platforms like Tim Shan insist that user experience on decentralized exchanges has improved. In addition, inherent benefits associated with decentralized exchanges such as the self-custody of assets make look more appealing than centralized exchanges. Decentralized Exchanges Closing the Gap Despite seemingly
European banks and brokers are exploring halving the two-day window to finalise share trades to avoid falling behind the US in a race to upgrade the plumbing of global capital markets. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe, which represents banks and brokers, will set up a new industry group to assess the practicality of
Eurozone inflation fell less than many economists forecast in February, fuelling expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates significantly higher this year. Consumer price growth for the region dipped slightly to 8.5 per cent in the year to February, from 8.6 per cent in January, the EU statistics agency said on Thursday.
Since devastating earthquakes hit parts of Turkey and Syria in February, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis estimates that around $5.9 million of crypto donations have been made to support relief efforts in the region. The Turkish Ministry of Interior’s Earthquake Humanitarian Aid campaign, the Turkish Red Crescent, Save the Children and Project Hope have all received cryptocurrency-based donations.
Global stocks declined and government bonds sold off on Thursday as investors braced themselves for a longer period of higher interest rates. Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.6 per cent and London’s FTSE 100 lost 0.3 per cent ahead of the release of the eurozone’s February inflation figures, which are expected to show annual price growth
The world’s largest building materials company CRH is planning to move its listing from London to New York in a fresh blow to the UK’s capital market. The company, which has a market capitalisation of almost £30bn, is the latest UK-listed company to embark on a move to New York. Last year, Ferguson, the plumbing
Crypto donations collected by the government in Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion have amounted to almost $70 million, according to Chainalysis. Ether has been the most donated crypto followed by bitcoin and the stablecoin tether, the blockchain intelligence firm said in a report. Ukraine Receives Millions of Dollars in Various Coins From
The price of Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), shows a growing conflict among traders about the market direction for March. This uncertainty has resulted in ETH price consolidating inside a narrow sideways range between $1,600 and $1,700 since Feb. 15. 25% ETH price correction on the table in March The uncertainty stems from Ethereum’s long-awaited
Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, is preparing to use the upcoming rubber-stamp parliamentary session to launch a “forceful” overhaul of the government by appointing his most trusted acolytes to oversee the financial, technology and other sectors. The annual National People’s Congress, which kicks off on Sunday, will replace Premier Li Keqiang,
press release PRESS RELEASE. VICTORIA, Seychelles — Bitget, a leading crypto derivatives exchange and copy trading platform, has announced direct integration with TradingView, a charting and trading platform used by millions of traders worldwide. The given addition will further expand the usability of Bitget’s service, offering users the chance to trade crypto without leaving the
A gambit to raise cash for Carlyle Group’s latest buyout fund has come up short, in a sign of continuing fundraising difficulties at the global private equity group. Carlyle has for months been pushing a complex deal that would raise money for its newest flagship vehicle while also giving investors in an older fund a
Trading platform Robinhood has launched its Web3 wallet on Apple’s App Store, becoming available to iOS users in over 130 countries. Robinhood shared the news in a March 1 post, stating that users would no longer need to sit on a waitlist to access the new multichain self-custody wallet. Robinhood added that the wallet will
The number of residential mortgages originated in the fourth quarter tumbled to a nine-year low as inflation drove home-loan rates above 7%, according to a report on Thursday from ATTOM. Americans signed 1.5 million mortgages in the closing three months of 2022, including purchase loans and refinancings, down 55% from a year earlier, as interest
The writer is senior macro investment strategist at BlackRock Much has been made of the speculative fervour that underpinned the gains in equity markets at the start of the year. After a challenging 2022, there was sharp rebound in riskier assets with investors seemingly taking a more bullish view of the world, particularly on the
If Elon Musk is right about Twitter being crucial to the future of civilisation, then things are looking bleak for us all. Outages are on the rise, advertising revenues have plunged, and a company that had a 7,500-strong workforce just four months ago now employs just 2,000, after yet another round of job cuts. When
André de Ruyter knew something was not right when he started to feel dizzy and nauseous after drinking a coffee. At the time he was chief executive of Eskom, South Africa’s collapsing electricity utility, and to his surprise, he found himself forgetting simple words, even the term “power station”. Only later, after he had been
China is holding up Arm’s plan to offload its troubled joint venture in the country, months after the UK chip designer agreed to transfer the unit to its owner SoftBank as a prelude to a blockbuster stock market listing. Three people close to the matter say Chinese officials have declined to process the paperwork confirming
Polygon, a layer-2 scaling protocol for Ethereum, has launched a zero-knowledge decentralized identity solutionto the public nearly a year after announcing its development. The Polygon ID service uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs) that use cryptographic techniques to allow users to verify their identity online without having their sensitive information passed or potentially stored with a
Hundreds of anti-Netanyahu protesters gathered on Wednesday outside a hair salon after the prime minister’s wife, Sara, was spotted at a hair salon nearby. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images New concerns about Israel’s economy are leading global investors to question the money they have in the country. Massive protests have intensified in
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s president has warned of disastrous economic consequences similar to those seen during the financial crisis of the 1970s if the Fed loosens its policy prematurely. Noting that “inflation remains too high,” he stressed: “We don’t want a repeat, so we must defeat inflation now.” Fed Officials on Rate Hikes and