![Canadian regulator explains stance on crypto staking, lending for investment funds Canadian regulator explains stance on crypto staking, lending for investment funds](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-07/83f01b40-ce19-419b-bd18-36ad93541273.jpg)
The chief financial authority of Canada, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), has confirmed its trust in the regulated futures market for crypto, which “promotes greater price discovery”. Apart from the United States, the…
![Clarity needed on crypto lending regulations — UK Law Commission Clarity needed on crypto lending regulations — UK Law Commission](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-07/e41afcab-d1f2-4d54-b2b9-9a7fcb55d28c.jpg)
A lawyer leading the United Kingdom’s Law Commission’s review on the application of British laws towards digital assets has stressed the need for further clarity around cryptocurrency lending. Laura Burgoyne unpacked the details…
![Maple Finance announces direct lending to fill the void left by BlockFi, Celsius Maple Finance announces direct lending to fill the void left by BlockFi, Celsius](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-06/b1f0aae9-ae5d-414a-85ff-80a3752bff00.jpg)
Web3 lending platform Maple Finance has announced the launch of a direct lending program, according to a June 28 fact sheet from the platform’s development team. The program is intended to replace services…
![ERD DeFi Lending Platform and USDE Stablecoin Unveiled at EDCON 2023 ERD DeFi Lending Platform and USDE Stablecoin Unveiled at EDCON 2023](https://s32659.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-09-14.17.40.jpg)
At EDCON 2023 in Montenegro, the Ethereum Reserve Dollar (“ERD”) team introduced their innovative decentralized lending platform and USDE stablecoin to the industry. ERD is a lending platform that allows users to borrow…
![Bankrupt Lending Platform Celsius Agrees To Purchase Bid By Fahrenheit Bankrupt Lending Platform Celsius Agrees To Purchase Bid By Fahrenheit](http://bitcoinmagazine.com/.image/c_limit,cs_srgb,h_1200,q_auto:good,w_1200/MTkxNDAxMTQ0NTc1MDc1ODcz/border-wallets-seed-phrase-recovery-top-photo.png)
Bankrupt lending platform Celsius Network LLC has announced that it has selected a proposal by Fahrenheit as the winning bid to lead the company out of bankruptcy, according to reporting by Reuters. Celsius,…
![MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol, a new DeFi lending solution for DAI users MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol, a new DeFi lending solution for DAI users](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-05/f6e6f929-0839-44b5-98ad-3312aad10c9a.jpg)
MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that operates on the Ethereum blockchain and issues stablecoin DAI, has announced that it has launched the Spark Protocol, a lending solution for DAI users. Announcing the Spark Protocol…
![UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending: Finance Redefined UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending: Finance Redefined](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-04/540e85ff-0299-42b1-8c3d-9310273ed257.jpg)
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The taxation arm of His…