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‘DeFi or DoxFi’ Asks Community After Compound Founder’s Statement
1.10.2021
oreferrer" href="https://cryptonews.com/news/taking-coins-from-bugged-compound-contract-illegal-unethical-or-perfectly-fine.htm">reported, Compound Finance passed and executed a proposal on Wednesday, but soon reported “unusual activity.” Due to a bug in a smart contract, users were able to clai
Dogecoin Co-Founder Suggests an Ethereum Bridge to Doge and Compatible NFT Markets
1.10.2021
Billy Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, explained on Wednesday that an Ethereum bridge to the Doge network would bolster the dogecoin ecosystem. Markus also said that non-fungible token (NFT) markets “would help Dogecoin” as well. Dogecoin Co-Creator Thinks 2 Ideas Could Help...
DOGE co-founder sets sights on Ethereum bridge and NFTs for mass adoption
1.10.2021
Billy Markus has talked up a proposed Dogecoin-to-Ethereum bridge so that DOGE can be used on top NFT marketplaces such as OpenSea
Ethereum will replace Bitcoin as the leading crypto network, claims Polygon co-founder
29.9.2021
According to Polygon’s co-founder, Sandeep Nailwal, it is only a matter of time before Ethereum overtakes Bitcoin as the dominant layer-1 protocol
OP Crypto Capital founder cites gaming, Web 3 as drivers of crypto economy
28.9.2021
The venture fund led by David Gan is backed by Digital Currency Group, Galaxy Digital, Huobi Ventures, Bybit's venture arm and others
Law Enforcement in Russia’s Samara Region Investigates 8 Cases of Fraud Related to Finiko
28.9.2021
The investigation into the Russia-based crypto pyramid Finiko is growing with law enforcement officials in Samara region announcing they have launched eight criminal cases against Finiko associates. Authorities are also working to identify more victims of the Ponzi scheme, Russia’s largest...
DYDX Soars as Protocol Sees Trading Volume Double That of Coinbase
27.9.2021
t price of USD 20.82, the newly issued token has already risen more than 80% since coming into circulation on September 8 this year.Price of DYDX. Source: CoinGeckoThe rise today follows yesterday's tweet from dYdX founder Antonio Juliano in which he said that dYdX Protocol now, for the first
Suex Founder Loses Top Job Over US Sanctions, Major Exchange, Payment Provider Implicated
26.9.2021
The scandal around sanctioned crypto broker Suex is growing in Russia where one of the co-founders of the OTC platform has been dismissed from his executive post at a bank. Meanwhile, an anti-drug organization has referred the case to the interior ministry and the central bank, asking authorities...
Court Extends Detention of Finiko Pyramid Founder Doronin and His Right-Hand Man
25.9.2021
A court in Tatarstan has extended the detention of Kirill Doronin, founder of Russia’s largest Ponzi scheme in recent times, Finiko. Doronin will spend at least two more months in custody as authorities fear he could hide from law enforcement. Ilgiz Shakirov, vice-president of the crypto...
China’s Crypto Crackdown: Fundamentals Still Show Bull Market Continuation, Bobby Lee Says ‘Don’t Panic’
24.9.2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, published a Q&A to its website which said that Chinese citizens participating in virtual currency exchange offshore is “considered illegal financial activity.” The PBOC also reiterated comments it...
Blacklisted Suex Addresses Received Over $900 Million in Crypto, Report Reveals
23.9.2021
Cryptocurrency addresses allegedly used by Russian exchange Suex, recently placed under U.S. sanctions, have received more than $934 million in crypto assets, blockchain analysis suggests. According to the Treasury Department, over 40% of the platform’s transactions involved criminal actors....
Wallstreetbets Founder Jaime Rogozinski and Wsbdapp Project Launch 15,000 Generative NFTs
22.9.2021
On September 22, the team behind the Wallstreetbets defi application called Wsbdapp announced the launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) collection featuring 15,000 generative NFTs. According to the team, the NFTs provide utility like VIP access to special metaverse events and yield farming boosts....
Messari Founder Ryan Selkis Announces Senate Run for 2024 — ‘Enough Talk’
22.9.2021
Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a cryptocurrency research company, has announced he will be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. The entrepreneur made the announcement on Twitter after finding out one of the speakers at Messari’s Mainnet conference, whose identity could not...
'Dark Phase' Ahead on DeFi Regulatory Front, yearn.finance Creator Warns
22.9.2021
p>The comments from the outspoken DeFi founder came during a virtual panel discussion titled ‘The Future of DeFi’, hosted by crypto researcher Messari for its Mainnet 2021 event in New York City on Tuesday.In the discussion, moderated by investor and partner at the DeFi Alliance Qiao Wang
US Regulators ‘Subpoena Speaker on Escalator’ at NY Crypto Event
21.9.2021
Rubin, the Founder and Managing Partner of Humbition, claimed he had “witnessed a guy get served by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the top of the escalator” directl
Investors Bet On NFTs by Valuing Sorare At USD 4.3B
21.9.2021
>per the announcement."We saw the immense potential that blockchain and NFTs brought to unlock a new way for football clubs, footballers, and their fans to experience a deeper connection with each other," Nicolas Julia, CEO and co-founder of Sorare, was quoted as saying.Sorare oper
What players wish Nintendo would fix for Switch discovery
20.9.2021
[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] It’s a brand new week in the neighborhood, game discovery fam....
US Court Sentences Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Founder to 7.5 Years in Prison
19.9.2021
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds in New York, Stefan Qin, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and three years of supervised release. He is also ordered to forfeit about $55 million. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that he “engaged in a scheme to steal assets”...
Vitalik Buterin Among Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021
17.9.2021
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has made Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. The programmer was listed as an innovator, and Time valued his ability to empower other creators with his continued support...
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Warns Regulators Will Kill Bitcoin If the Crypto Becomes ‘Really Successful’
16.9.2021
Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, believes that if bitcoin is “really successful,” the regulators will “kill it,” reiterating his previous concerns of governments banning cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, he sees...