Daily Archives: 27/07/2021

Robinhood will launch staking and cryptocurrency lending services

Ahead of the IPO, Robinhood announced investments in cryptocurrency lending and staking services in addition to developing a cryptocurrency wallet. In a pre-IPO presentation this week, Robinhood CFO Jason Warnick said the company “is actively investing in the development of cryptocurrency services: wallet, lending and staking services.” “We think we have great prospects and we look forward to making more products available to customers,” he added. The Robinhood trading app allows customers to buy and…

SCB President: “The DeFi Industry Cannot Be Fully Regulated”

Siam Commercial Bank President Arak Sutivong believes DeFi needs a structure to integrate with the rest of the financial ecosystem. Arak Sutivong, CEO of SCB 10X and President of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), spoke about how one of the largest venture capital funds in Southeast Asia looks to the future of DeFi. The derivatives market in the traditional market is valued at about $ 640 trillion (the value of outstanding derivatives contracts). Derivatives, which have…