Open lending grew from a fringe use-case to a burgeoning engine powering the next phase of the digital economy. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/here-comes-the-open-lending-era

The firm’s bitcoin AUM rose by more than $3 billion in a week. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/grayscale-has-16-4b-in-crypto-assets-under-management-up-from-13b-a-week-ago

Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn’t specified a date. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/sec-chairman-clayton-says-wednesday-is-his-last-day-in-office

Stablecoins should meet the same regulatory standards as other financial instruments, Trump’s Working Group on Financial Markets said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/presidential-advisory-group-weighs-in-on-regulatory-approach-to-stablecoins

Bequant is on its way to becoming a fully licensed prime broker for digital assets, with the option for more securities licenses in Malta. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bequant-malta-in-principle-approval-crypto-prime-broker-license

FinCEN’s proposed rule regulating “unhosted” wallet transfers has a number of potential issues, including unintended consequences for decentralized finance. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/fincen-wallet-rule-defi

No one would have expected an economic crisis to bring a new generation of investors to the table, but that’s exactly what it did. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/2020-new-generation-investors-jill-carlson

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has finalized a platform that tracks CO2 emissions during mining processes using blockchain. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/wef-mining-giants-develop-blockchain-platform-for-tracking-carbon-emissions

Mt. Gox’s trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi has at last filed a draft plan for the rehabilitation of creditors including former users. See also: Mt. Gox Deadline Extended Again After Creditors …

The hybrid blockchain maker said it is collaborating with fintech firm Celo to on-board its stablecoin, cUSD, to Kadena’s platform using a trustless bridge. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/kadena-celo-stablecoin-dex