Bitcoin DeFi Investment, New Local Stablecoin + More News
15.4.2020
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Investment news
Atomic Loans, a provider of non-custodial bitcoin (BTC)-backed loans, has raised a USD 2.45 million seed round,...
Think You Know the Crypto Basics? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
15.4.2020
Do you know your stablecoin from your satoshi, and your exit scam from your Ethereum? Take this crypto quiz to find out
Morgan Creek Invests in Startup Bringing Bitcoin to DeFI
15.4.2020
Anthony Pompliano's investment firm has joined a seed round for Atomic Loans, a startup looking to create bitcoin-backed lending instruments
International Regulatory Milestones for Crypto Exchanges in 2020
15.4.2020
2020 has already become the year of new regulations worldwide: What’s new for cryptocurrency exchanges?
Antisemitic Holocaust-themed ERC-20 Token Uncovered
15.4.2020
The Holocaust Memorial, Berlin, Germany. Reporters have discovered a website build using the SquareSpace platform courted controversy by offering its users Holocaust-themed token in a World War II genocide-themed coin offering.
The project appeared to make light of the Holocaust, which saw Nazi...
‘Black Thursday’ Liquidations Sparks $28M Lawsuit Against Maker Foundation
15.4.2020
The Maker Foundation is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for $28 million over the March 12 event that caused over $2 million in liquidations. The lawsuit alleges that the team behind the Makerdao project did not explain the extreme risk of loss to investors. Also read: ETH Price Strains Defi...
Etherscan Launches Fraud Monitoring and Address Blacklisting
15.4.2020
Etherscan has launched a feature allowing users to identify tokens and wallets that have previously been tied to illegal activities
Bailouts Don’t Save the Economy. They Prop Up Companies That Should Be Allowed to Fail
15.4.2020
If we keep bailing out corporations during every crisis, we'll end up with implicitly state-owned enterprises, and a lack of economic dynamism
CCID Crypto Rankings See Bitcoin Drop Three Positions, EOS Assumes Top Spot
15.4.2020
EOS, Ethereum, and TRON remained at the top of the latest crypto rankings by China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID). The index, in its 17th edition, ranked the most popular public blockchains per three categories — creativity, applicability, and basic technology, while...
Mark Cuban Might Finally Like Bitcoin If It Becomes 'Grandma-Friendly'
15.4.2020
Mark Cuban. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, The Filmy
Outspoken American billionaire Mark Cuban has stated that he could change his stance on bitcoin (BTC) if it could become more user-friendly – and if the cryptocurrency could somehow shrug off what he called a reliance on fiat...
IDG-Backed Crypto Exchange KuCoin Launches OTC Desk for Enterprises
15.4.2020
KuCoin has teamed up with DigitalBits to provide companies simpler access to larger quantities of digital assets
TradeStation Builds out Crypto Trading Arm With ErisX Tie-Up
15.4.2020
TradeStation only ventured into crypto trading back in May 2019