“The Journey to Obtain a License” panel discussion at the TFTA 2023 FinTech Conference moderated by Wayne Hunag, Co-founder and CEO of XREX. Representatives from Binance, Circle, Woo Network, and OwlTing Group are present. (Photo by XREX) The TFTA 2023 commenced on the 23rd in Taipei, bringing together experts from… Read More
This article was first published on November 22, 2022 on tw.xrex.io in Mandarin Once among the world’s top three exchanges, FTX suddenly went bankrupt, leaving a gap between liabilities and assets of more than US$9 billion. Retail investors in cryptocurrency, Web3 venture capitals, institutions, and banks around the world lost their money… Read More
This article was first published on November 22, 2022 on tw.xrex.io in Mandarin As we have discussed in a previous article titled “Proof of Solvency Rather Than Proof of Reserves Will Demonstrate User Assets Have Not Been Misappropriated,” a valid proof of custodial asset solvency is necessary for an exchange to prove… Read More
In the aftermath of a liquidity crisis, FTX agreed to a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) allowing Binance to acquire FTX. The deal was ultimately abandoned by Binance, citing the results of its due diligence. As one of the giants of centralized exchanges (CEX), the news of FTX’s downfall has caused widespread… Read More
Note: This article was first published in Mandarin for Taiwan’s CommonWealth Magazine in May 2022. The word “decentralization” comes from “centralization” and is the spirit of blockchain technology. However, as decentralization has evolved, many question how decentralized can blockchain be when many of its applications such as stablecoins and exchanges are fundamentally… Read More
Lawmakers and regulators around the world have been racing to craft rules and regulations for stablecoins, and the recent collapse of the Terra UST algorithmic stablecoin has served as a tailwind to push the agenda forward. At a supranational level, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) was compelled to release a statement and… Read More
With the advent of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, many are still wary of using cryptocurrency as a mode of payment. In a report published by Deloitte in July, out of 2,000 US retailers surveyed, nearly 75% of retailers plan to accept crypto or stablecoin payments within the next two years. However, the security… Read More
Originally published in May 2022, under CommonWealth Magazine’s Wayne Huang’s Mandarin column: “LUNA crashed 99%, how did the third-largest stablecoin UST shock Yellen with its death spiral?” When people look back on 2022, it will be impossible to not mention the shock stablecoin UST has created in the crypto market. As… Read More
In early August, the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the cryptocurrency mixer known as Tornado Cash. In its press release, OFAC pulled no punches, labeling Tornado Cash as a notorious money laundering tool used by the likes of North Korean hackers Lazarus Group. The crypto… Read More