The OCC’s head economist said in a paper that chartering stablecoin providers would offer benefits to consumers, as well as to the firms themselves. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/occ-head-economist-charter-desirable

The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/israel-crypto-collider-ventures-defi

It was a jarring reminder of the hidden costs of the easy-to-use, centralized systems that permeate the web, and just how taxing or debilitating they can be. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/google-down-the-perils-of-centralization

MassMutual’s $100M BTC investment has the potential to open a massive new investment category, according to analysts. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/jpmorgan-massmutual-600b-bitcoin-demand

The Seattle-based firm plans to invest in 10-15 ventures in the blockchain space over the next two to three years. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bloccelerate-vc-12m-fund-enterprise-blockchain-adoption

Yearn continues to rapidly expand through acquisitions, leading some to call it the Amazon of DeFi. While a U.S. Treasury hack serves as a reminder of the amount of …

The Kentucky-based CC Metals & Alloys steel plant owned by Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky is mining bitcoin as other activities have stopped, according to a report. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ukrainian-oligarchs-steel-plant-in-us-quietly-mining-bitcoin

An Evercore analyst named PayPal as the top payments stock and said its recently launched cryptocurrency offering could boost margins. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/evercore-says-paypals-crypto-offering-could-bring-big-business-boost

Band Protocol will help create a common standard enabling blockchain applications to easily leverage APIs and data. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/band-protocol-becomes-first-blockchain-project-to-join-openapi-initiative

In 2020, bitcoin went from fringe investment to the talk of Wall Street, as the coronavirus-induced recession spurred recovery plans built around stimulus. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/first-mover-horrible-2020-economy-bitcoin