📰Published📰 Read Timo Lehes' latest byline on how a decentralized approach to financial markets will make services and products more customer-centric. Thanks to Jonny Fry, CEO of Team Blockchain, for including it their weekly newsletter: https://jonnyfry175.medium.com/how-defi-will-enable-participants-to-reimagine-financial-markets-3711bc077f15?s=09

📰 In the News 📰 “There’s much to gain from operating within regulatory frameworks established to protect investors and maintain access to markets.” — Co-founder Timo Lehes 👇👇 https://coingeek.com/decentralization-in-defi-is-an-illusion-bis-quarterly-review-concludes/

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 18 average reward: 5,080 SMT. 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_018/smt_rd018_totals.json?s=09

📝Quoted📝 Timo Lehes: "Each protocol will face the decision of whether to transition to a compliant business model. There’s much to gain from operating within regulatory frameworks established to protect investors and maintain access to markets.” - CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/07/decentralization-illusion-bis-urges-regulation-of-defi.html?s=09

📣 DeFi Llama is now tracking Swarm Markets! 📣 https://twitter.com/DefiLlama/status/1466509373656678404?s=20

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 17 average reward: 5,014 SMT. 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_017/smt_rd017_totals.json

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 16 average reward: 4,866 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_016/smt_rd016_totals.json

"We have a really full and exciting roadmap over the next few months, starting with adding support for new wallet infrastructure, providing business accounts, reducing transaction fees by branching out to new chains like Polygon, working on a new product aimed at institutions, and making our technology available to be embedded in third party platforms." -Sam Stone, Head of Product https://medium.com/@SwarmMarkets/full-transcript-swarm-markets-tech-ama-415a7b395032

https://medium.com/@SwarmMarkets/defis-next-breakthrough-is-investor-protection-9a244e330d18 Accountability is more than just KYC “I expect that projects that solve for pseudonymity are more likely to succeed, because investors can then be comfortable that asset prices reflect actual interest from real investors, not prices pumped by hidden manipulators.” — Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw

📰 In the News 📰 “The combination of crypto assets & spot ETFs brings together 2 of the biggest innovations in finance in the past 30 years. It's clear the regulator thinks the market isn't ready.” Co-founder Timo Lehes for CoinJournal 👇👇 https://coinjournal.net/news/sec-bitcoin-etf-rejection-shows-market-not-ready-timo-lehes/

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 15 average reward: 4,890 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_015/smt_rd015_totals.json

Swarm Markets Tech AMA Friday Nov 19th, 13:00-13:30 CET Swarm Markets (SMT) Telegram - https://t.me/SMTtokensale 🚀 🚀 🚀 Questions chosen for use in the AMA will receive a 50 SMT reward!🚀 🚀 🚀 Please use the link below to submit your questions 👇👇👇 https://form.jotform.com/213143261321339

"In the last 18 months, core concepts have been battle proven, leading to recognition by financial markets of the benefits of #DeFi." Co-founder Philipp Pieper with Haydn Jones for Crypto Curry Club series on regulated DeFi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WjAb7PA54

📰 In the news 📰 Thanks to JP Koning for the shoutout. Sensible solutions to regulatory compliance are always welcome. Read about it 👇👇👇 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-crypto-should-modify-the-section-6050i-tax-change-not-fight-it

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 14 average reward: 4,831 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/rd_014/smt_rd014_totals.json

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 13 average reward: $1000 worth of SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_013/smt_rd013_totals.json

📺 Watch and Learn 📺 Co-founder Philipp Pieper will be featured on the Defi Live panel "Regulating Decentralized Exchanges" 📅 Tune in on November 10th at 12pm BST Tickets🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defi-live-2021-tickets-168710440469

📕 Read up 📕 "How NFTs can expand the DeFi ecosystem" in the September Blockchain Industry Review magazine from Crypto Curry Club. "DeFi platforms offer a self-determined way for NFTs to be traded based on self custody and networked liquidity." 👀 https://www.cryptocurryclub.com/magazine

"Swarm Markets calls itself the “first regulated decentralized platform”. They are open to the public and provide a platform for both retail and institutional investors to trade securities and cryptocurrencies. Their reaction shows that they may be ahead of regulatory operators and may offer a clear insight on how regulation can coexist with DeFi as more guidelines are expected in the future." https://tokenist.com/fatf-defi-and-nft-guidelines-met-with-lukewarm-reception-by-experts/

“Global AML agency the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updated guidance for firms handling cryptocurrency signals that regulation is coming for crypto firms, both centralized and decentralized.” Good thing we’ve got a nearly 2-year head start. 🏃‍♀️ https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/28/fatf-crypto-guidance-looks-to-bring-industry-in-line-with-banks/

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 12: average reward: 4,799 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_012/smt_rd012_totals.json

📰 In the news 📰 “Fractionalization enables more people to have a piece of the investment pie. However, companies offering fractional NFTs to any investor may not have realized the regulatory implications.” via Julia Sakovich at Coinspeaker https://www.coinspeaker.com/nft-investment-strategy-metaverse/

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"By digitalising products like securities, we are increasingly moving the crypto industry into the purview of regulators as certain services and products cannot be operated without it. The conversation is moving on from how to regulate bitcoin to what happens if we tokenise Tesla?" - Timo Lehes https://www.cryptocurryclub.com/post/how-the-industry-is-responding-to-client-demand-for-regulation

🎺 Great praise from Thomas Otto at Volksbank Mittweide. @VB_Mittweida sends a strong message to the industry demonstrating that banks & customers benefit together when innovation is prioritized. We look forward to our cooperation & stronger ties between #TradFi & #Crypto. https://twitter.com/SwarmMarkets/status/1451086497449398273?s=20

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 11: average reward: 4,900 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_011/smt_rd011_totals.json

👩🏻‍🏫 Watch and Learn 👩🏻‍🏫 Demand pull from investors left out of crypto is as much a driver for building a regulated DeFi platform as is the push from regulators. Watch: co-founder Timo Lehes interviewed by Crypto Curry Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK-188vxy0o

📅 Less than one day left! 📅 $SMT lists on BitGlobal starting tomorrow Oct 19 at 11:00am CET. 🚀🚀🚀 Deposits are open now! Promotions and prizes all week long! Learn about 💎 SMT 💎 https://docs.swarm.markets/token/smt Read the press release: https://support.bithumb.pro/hc/en-us/articles/4407635565337-Swarm-Markets-SMT-Listing-Oct-11-2021

ICYMI: The Defiant published an op-ed by co-founder Philipp Pieper. Swarm Markets takes a head-on approach to regulation — including in the NFT space. Read more: https://thedefiant.io/nfts-regulations-fractionalization/

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Launch Liquidity Program rewards are distributed. Our 1st liquidity providers earned a total of 564,774 SMT—in addition to weekly DeFi rewards! 💵 Average Reward: 9,908 $SMT 💵 Top 5 average: 80,772 SMT Report on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/launchlp/smt_launchlp_totals.json

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 10: average reward >$1000 worth of SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution

📺 Watch and Learn 📺 Is DeFi "for the people" if the average Tx size was ~$10MM in Q2 2021? ITSA panel "DeFi for Institutionals & Asset Managers" with co-founder Philipp Pieper, DLA Piper, & Blocksize Capital GmbH 📅 Mon, Oct 25, 2021 @ 11:00am CEST https://www.eventbrite.de/e/panel-discussion-defi-for-institutionals-and-asset-managers-tickets-189743476847

https://thedefiant.io/nfts-regulations-fractionalization/ Insightful Article from Philipp Pieper "There is no reason why digital assets represented on the blockchain should fall outside of existing securities laws. The digital form, or token, representing an asset must have clarity, which is comparable to holding an ownership certificate."

🤝 Meet the Team🤝 Co-founder Timo Lehes will be in London 🇬🇧 for Juliet Media's Digital Assets Week. Catch him at the "The Roles of Centralised and Decentralised Market Structures" panel discussion and say hello. Tickets and Info 👇👇👇 https://www.daweek.org/agenda/

🚨 CEX Listing Alert 🚨 💎 SMT 💎 DeFi token listing on BitGlobal! 🪙 $SMT / $USDT 🪙 trading pair Swarm Markets is world's 1st licensed DeFi protocol! 📋Register: https://www.bithumb.pro/ 👇Read Press Release👇 https://support.bithumb.pro/hc/en-us/articles/4407635565337-Swarm-Markets-SMT-Listing-Oct-11-2021