[https://cryptonews.net/1779123/?utm_source=CryptoNews&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=shared](https://cryptonews.net/1779123/?utm_source=CryptoNews&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=shared) "Stanford researcher-led Pledge raises $3M for decentralized lending protocol"

DeFi lending markets have exploded in popularity this year, attracting an influx of new users on the promise of higher yields and increased access to new markets.

The executive director of Stanford’s Future of Digital Currency Initiative, Lawrence Rufrano, is facing federal wire fraud charges following a disability benefits fraud investigation by his former employer, the Federal Reserve. Prosecutors _...Read More_