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VTB sealed the first deal with digital financial assets in Russia

VTB sealed the first deal with digital financial assets in Russia

VTB Factoring, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned bank, reported the first major deal with digital finance assets. As part of the deal, the bank subsidiary acquired a tokenized debt pool of the engineering company Metrowagonmash, issued via the fintech platform Lighthouse. On Wednesday, June 29, VTB reported the deal on…

Crisis in crypto lending shines light on industry vulnerabilities

Crisis in crypto lending shines light on industry vulnerabilities

The crypto market has entered a bearish phase as prices of major cryptocurrencies have fallen to a four-year low. The current downturn in the crypto market has driven several crypto firms to go out of business, while many have made severe job cuts to remain afloat. The crypto market crisis…