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Privacy Startup Nym Will Pay You in Bitcoin to Run Its Mixnet
10.9.2020
The start-up is maturing and enabling plugins that allow users to plug in wallets and applications to run their traffic through its mixnet
DeFi Mania Proves We Learned Nothing From the ICO Run-Up
10.9.2020
DeFi is making money out of nothing but other people's misery. Five thousand years of history tell us how this tale will end
How Monetary Policy Undermined American Resilience
10.9.2020
A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices
Binance’s New Platform Will Connect CeFi and DeFi with $100m Fund
10.9.2020
Binance continues to chase after decentralized finance, known as DeFi, by giving its new Binance Smart Chain access to its centralized exchange
US Treasury Sanctions Russians Using Crypto for Election Interference
10.9.2020
The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control has added three Russian nationals and a host of cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions list
US Congressman Darren Soto to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations for 2020 Election
10.9.2020
Supporters can now send the congressman crypto donations via BitPay for his 2020 reelection campaign
Kraken Taps Casa Co-Founder, Former CEO Jeremy Welch as VP of Product
10.9.2020
Crypto exchange Kraken announced Thursday that former Casa CEO Jeremy Welch has joined its team as VP of product
Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Case, SushiSwap’s Migration, Ether’s Bears
10.9.2020
A DBS Bank economist thinks the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate digital asset adoption while Mastercard announced a CBDC testing ground
Square Forms Group to Stop Patent Hoarding From Stifling Crypto Innovation
10.9.2020
Square said the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) will allow companies to access and share tech innovations with one another
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 10, 2020
10.9.2020
With bitcoin lawsuits in the news and SushiSwap's migration completed, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
The Revolution You’ve Been Awaiting: Fintech + DeFi
10.9.2020
Fintech and DeFi are showing new ways forward for finance. When they combine, outdated intermediaries will really be in trouble
Uniswap’s September Volume Passes August’s $6.7B Record in Just 10 Days
10.9.2020
September is the fifth consecutive monthly all-time high for Uniswap volume
Blockchain Proposals Move to US House in Consumer Tech Bill
10.9.2020
The Consumer Safety Technology Act will now be debated in the House of Representatives
First Mover: DeFI ‘Vampire’ SushiSwap Sucks $800M from Uniswap; BitMEX Basis Lags
10.9.2020
SushiSwap, the "vampire mining" protocol, sucked more than $800 million from rival Uniswap in the latest DeFi mind-bender. PLUS: BitMEX futures distortions
Overstock’s tZERO Wins FINRA Approval to Launch Retail Broker-Dealer Subsidiary
10.9.2020
The firm announced Thursday that FINRA approved its application to launch tZERO Markets, a retail broker-dealer subsidiary
Why Crypto Investments Are Less Vulnerable to US-China Tensions
10.9.2020
U.S.-China tensions are taking a toll on venture funds that invest in non-crypto startups. Investment in the blockchain industry may be less affected
Swisscom Blockchain Wins Grant From Web3 to Help Toughen Polkadot’s Proof-of-Stake Network
10.9.2020
Swisscom Blockchain was awarded the grant to build a cloud-based protection layer for stakers on the Ethereum-based Polkadot network
Ether Traders May Be Hedging Against DeFi Slowdown: Analyst
10.9.2020
Some are calling the white-hot Defi space a bubble that is unsustainable
YouTube Ignored Warnings About XRP ‘Giveaway’ Scams, Ripple Says
10.9.2020
Ripple has disputed Youtube's claims it knew nothing about XRP scams on its site, saying it alerted the video platform hundreds of times
Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Returns
10.9.2020
BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades