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Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Rises for the Second Time in a Row — It’s Now 0.63% Harder to Find a BTC Block
18.8.2022
On August 18, 2022, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased again after the 1.74% rise two weeks ago on August 4. At block height 749,952 at 7:07 a.m. (EST) the network’s mining difficulty rose by 0.63% from 28.17 trillion to 28.35 trillion Thursday morning. Bitcoin Network Records...
Celer Network shuts down bridge over potential DNS hijacking
18.8.2022
The platform asked users to revoke token approvals for smart contracts in several blockchains, including Ethereum and BSC
EOS, Telos, Wax, and UX Network Partnering to Launch Antelope
18.8.2022
Antelope, the advanced coalition of blockchain networks with a shared codebase, was recently announced. Names like Telos, UX Network, Wax, and the EOS Network Foundation have collaborated to combine their resources for the ambitious project. The networks have dedicated several coalition engineers...
Meta Launches Horizon Worlds Metaverse App in Spain and France
18.8.2022
Meta, the social network company, has expanded the services of its flagship metaverse app, Horizon Worlds, to Spain and France. This move is part of the expansion plan of Meta to offer these services to more countries in Europe this year. While the app was available as an invite-only service...
Ethereum Foundation Makes It Clear The Merge Will Not Improve Fees and Throughput
17.8.2022
On Wednesday the Ethereum Foundation clarified that The Merge will not reduce onchain fees as the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) is now 29 days away. Amid The Merge update from the Ethereum Foundation, during the last month, Ethereum network costs...
EOS Network Foundation Members Switch Support to Crypto Protocol Antelope After Hard Fork
17.8.2022
The protocol will be led by a coalition connected to the EOS Network Foundation, following the foundation’s separation from Block.one
Celsius Approved to Sell Mined Bitcoin, Customer That Lost 50,000 USDC Insists Her Regulated Stablecoins Should Be Treated Differently
17.8.2022
On August 16, the crypto lender Celsius Network has been approved by a bankruptcy court judge to sell bitcoin the company previously mined to continue funding specific operations. The following day, the company’s attorney detailed that Celsius has been offered cash injections, but the lawyer...
Multichain Announces a Partnership With Step Network
17.8.2022
Multichain recently announced an integration with Step Network to help the newly introduced blockchain gain exposure. The development allows the network to interact with BNB Chain, Ethereum, and ten more leading chains. Supported by personalities like Usain Bolt and other global corporations, Step...
Another depeg — Acala trace report reveals 3B aUSD erroneously minted
17.8.2022
As the dust settles on another decentralized finance exploit, Acala continues to trace tokens that were erroneously minted after a misconfiguration in a newly launched liquidity pool
Report: Celsius CEO Accused of Controlling Crypto Company’s Trading Scheme and Placing Bad Bets
17.8.2022
According to a recent report published on Tuesday, the Israeli-American founder and CEO of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, was in charge of the company’s trading strategy. The report, citing multiple people familiar with the matter, said Mashinsky sold millions of dollars’ worth...
DEFI MOOC Course Uses Privacy-Preserving NFTs On Oasis Network
16.8.2022
DEFI MOOC has awarded its students NFTs and badges as credentials for pursuing a course. The great thing about NFTs handed over to the students is that they are privacy-preserving and powered by Oasis Network. They leverage Parcel to verify the credentials while keeping the user information...
Celsius Saga Continues: New Filings Reveal ‘Delusional’ Plan for ‘Standalone Reorganization’, Says a Lawyer
16.8.2022
The drama surrounding the troubled crypto lender Celsius (CEL) continues, with a new omnibus reply and a PowerPoint presentation that outlines plans for a “standalone reorganization” described by one lawyer as “delusional.”...
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Court filings reveal Celsius will run out of money by October
16.8.2022
Celsius Network has been heading down a slippery slope since it filed for bankruptcy in July
Celsius Network coin report shows a balance gap of $2.85 billion
15.8.2022
The latest findings could brew more trouble for the crypto lender for allegedly misleading and offering wrong details in the court documents
Celsius Coin Report Reveals USD 2.8BN Crypto Shortfall
15.8.2022
A newly released report from the troubled crypto lender Celsius (CEL) shows that the company is short on its crypto obligations to customers by around USD 2.8bn.
According to the report, Celsius has a net coin position of negative USD 2.845bn, split between coins such as bitcoin (BTC), ethereum...
Network and token freeze after Acala exploit raises questions
15.8.2022
The Acala hack saw over a billion aUSD stablecoins minted from thin air, but now community members are scratching their heads wondering how a decentralized protocol would handle the clean up
PoW Miners Rake in Profits Mining ETH Until the End, Ethash Networks Expect a Boost, JPMorgan Strategists Say ETC Could Benefit
15.8.2022
In just over a month’s time, The Merge is likely to be implemented on the Ethereum blockchain and the network’s proof-of-work (PoW) miners will be forced to mine another coin. So far, it seems ethereum miners are sticking with the PoW Ethereum chain until the very end as profits have...
Another Stablecoin Depegs From USD Parity, Polkadot-Based AUSD Loses 98% in Value
14.8.2022
2022 has been the year of broken stablecoins as a myriad of dollar-pegged crypto assets depegged from their dollar value this year. On August 14, the Polkadot-based stablecoin alpaca usd (AUSD) dropped below a U.S. penny in value, only to bounce back to the $0.95 region hours later. Reports...
Proposed Ethereum PoW Fork Token Loses Half Its Market Value in Less Than 6 Days
14.8.2022
In 32 days, Ethereum is expected to upgrade from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithm to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system after the network used PoW for seven years. While the testnets have implemented the new rules, most people envision a relatively smooth mainnet transition. However, another...
Why Celsius and Voyager Were More Like Uninsured, Quasi-Banks
14.8.2022
William D. O'Connell, PhD Candidate, Political Science, the University of Toronto.______
There is a well-known saying shared by both crypto experts and skeptics: “Not your keys, not your coins.” The phrase, popularized by Bitcoin entrepreneur Andreas Antonopoulos, refers to how the contents of...