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1:29am, 13th August, 2023

Bitcoin centralized by corporate giants should not be feared – Michael Saylor

During a recent podcast interview, Michael Saylor explained that Bitcoin being bought and centralized by corporations should not be feared. He outlined three main reasons driving the need for custodians.

Centralized exchanges will become gateways for DeFi: Finance Redefined

3:22pm, 21st July, 2023

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Centralized exchanges will become gateways for DeFi: Finance Redefined

The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week, with most of the tokens continuing to trade in a similar range as the previous week.

The shift from centralized exchanges to DEXs

8:15am, 9th June, 2023

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The shift from centralized exchanges to DEXs

The growth of DeFi has happened in spite of the CEXs' stranglehold, with users relying on non-custodial wallets to access even the most basic of DeFi products.

How to buy or sell Bitcoin without using a centralized crypto exchange?

3:26am, 12th April, 2023

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How to buy or sell Bitcoin without using a centralized crypto exchange?

With the fall of P2P exchanges like Paxful and LocalBitcoins, the question of how to buy or sell crypto without using CEXs is a pertinent one.

Do algorithmic stablecoins have a future as centralized coins are under scrutiny?

8:09am, 1st April, 2023

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Do algorithmic stablecoins have a future as centralized coins are under scrutiny?

Fiat stablecoins are too deeply rooted in exchanges for algorithmic stablecoins to rise, according to some experts.

89% still trust centralized custodians despite 2022's collapses: Survey

1:15am, 8th March, 2023

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89% still trust centralized custodians despite 2022's collapses: Survey

A January survey from Paxos found that 89% of respondents still trusted “intermediaries” to hold their crypto, despite the collapses and bankruptcies in 2022.

Coinbase CEO: Regulate centralized actors but leave DeFi alone

2:32am, 20th December, 2022

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Coinbase CEO: Regulate centralized actors but leave DeFi alone

Armstrong said that because centralized exchanges and custodians have the most risk of causing consumer harm, regulators must focus there first and foremost.

Meta fined €265M for allowing scrapers to steal Facebook's centralized user data

5:18pm, 28th November, 2022

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Meta fined €265M for allowing scrapers to steal Facebook's centralized user data

Blockchain and Web3 companies are attempting to prevent leaks like these in the future by creating alternative login processes and distributing necessary data collection in a highly decentralized way.