ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black Swan’ Event Strikes Makerdao
13.3.2020
The price of ethereum dropping double digits on March 12 sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (defi) community. Makerdao’s single collateral DAI has been struggling and the low price of ETH has left millions worth of DAI undercollateralized. The defi project’s...
US Woman Funding ISIS With Bitcoin Gets 13-Year Jail Sentence
13.3.2020
U.S. citizen gets 13-year sentence for funding ISIS using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Thursday’s Market Madness Strained Ethereum’s Killer App: DeFi
13.3.2020
So many people were trying to use the Ethereum blockchain during Thursday’s market meltdown that many applications simply stopped working as intended
Bill Gates Departs Microsoft Board After Pledging $1.4M to African Blockchain
13.3.2020
Bill Gates dials it back at Microsoft so that he can ramp up to save the world
Wilshire Phoenix CEO Explains $168B US Fed Injection and Crypto Correlation
13.3.2020
Wilshire Phoenix CEO Bill Herrmann sheds light on the recent $168 billion Fed injections and their relation to crypto
Bitcoin Mempool Briefly Drops to Zero on Blockchain.com
13.3.2020
Blockchain.com apparently experienced a system glitch as its Bitcoin mempool tracker was stuck at zero on this Friday 13th
OKEx Undergoes Maintenance, Becomes Top BTC Futures Exchange
13.3.2020
OKEx became the top exchange for Bitcoin futures after maintenance during exceptionally high trading volumes
Bitcoin Ekes Out Gains but Remains in Red Amid Broader Market Rebound
13.3.2020
Bitcoin has recovered slightly from Thursday’s brutal selloff as global financial markets creep back into the green
Two Italian High Schools to Issue Digital Diplomas With Blockchain
13.3.2020
Blockchain technology to be applied in high schools in Rome and Crotone
Major Japanese Crypto Conference off, Consensus Goes Virtual + More News
13.3.2020
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Due to the coronavirus outbreak, one of the largest crypto conferences, Consensus 2020, initially scheduled...
Despite Bitcoin Price Dips, Crypto Is a Safe Haven in the Middle East
13.3.2020
Bitcoin fell 40 percent this week from coronavirus shocks, but it's still seen as a safe haven in the Middle East
How to Trade the Current Bitcoin Carnage
13.3.2020
The expected economic impact of the coronavirus has resulted in crashing stock markets across the globe. Unfortunately, the same thing happened in the crypto markets in the past few days when it became apparent that COVID-19 has become a pandemic.
In this article, which is not a financial advice...