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BCH Defi Project Detoken to Close Its Doors Over Regulatory Climate Toward Crypto Derivatives
30.8.2021
On August 28, the Bitcoin Cash-based decentralized finance (defi) platform Detoken announced the project is closing its doors on September 4, 2021. The project’s founder, Semyon Germanovich, explained that the main reason for shutting the defi project down is because of the “changing...
Dogecoin Scam Investigated in Turkey After Founder Allegedly Stole 350 Million DOGE From Investors
29.8.2021
Turkish police have launched an investigation into a dogecoin investment scheme that has allegedly duped 350 million dogecoins from about 1,500 investors. Dogecoin Scheme Dupes Investors in Turkey The chief public prosecutor’s office of Küçükçekmece, a suburb of Istanbul...
Kraken Crypto Exchange Seeks EU License, Eyes Expansion in Europe
25.8.2021
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is preparing to expand operations in the European market, according to the German press. The coin trading platform is in talks with regulators and plans to acquire a license in an EU member state, its founder Jesse Powell revealed. Kraken to Enter European...
Dogecoin Foundation Is Back With Elon Musk’s Adviser and Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin
19.8.2021
The Dogecoin Foundation has been reestablished with “a renewed focus” to accelerate the development of Dogecoin. Among the foundation’s advisers are Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Jared Birchall, the manager of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s family office. Dogecoin...
Ethereum Founder Doubtful About The Plans of Top Industrialists
19.8.2021
Recognized as a proud crypto mogul and the inventor of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin has created a buzz in the decentralized sphere by sharing his skeptical take on Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg’s highly-anticipated plans for crypto development. Jack Dorsey is the CEO of leading digital payments firm...
Dex Aggregator 1inch to Utilize Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism
19.8.2021
On August 17, the decentralized exchange (dex) aggregator 1inch announced the platform will leverage the Layer 2 solution called optimistic rollups provided by the project Optimism. The collaboration with Optimism aims to “substantially increase transaction speeds and lower gas fees for 1inch...
Founder of the Bitcoin Mixer Helix Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges
18.8.2021
Larry Dean Harmon, founder and operator of the bitcoin mixing service Helix has pleaded guilty on Wednesday to money laundering charges. Harmon’s guilty plea follows the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen) fining Harmon $60 million last year. Helix Operator...
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Still Concerned Government Could Outlaw Cryptocurrency
9.8.2021
The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, is still concerned that governments could outlaw cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, he sees bitcoin as digital gold and owns some for diversification. Ray Dalio Worried About Government Outlawing Cryptocurrencies Bridgewater...
Uncollateralized Lending Platform Truefi Raises $12.5 Million From A16z, Alameda and Blocktower
7.8.2021
Truefi, an uncollateralized loan platform, has raised $12.5 million from three important investors. The token sale was led by Blocktower, a New York-based cryptocurrency investment firm. Other important investors were Alameda Research — owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX —...
MyEtherWallet founder notes two key aspects of Ethereum London hard fork
6.8.2021
Ethereum's London hard fork made a number of changes to the Ethereum blockchain
Ethereum is becoming ultrasound money, ConsenSys founder says
5.8.2021
“With $13 billion worth of Ether locked up in Ethereum 2.0 and $70 billion locked up in decentralized finance, we have enormous demand for the Ether token,” said ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin
Gone Home Studio Co-Founder Steps Down After Allegations Of 'Toxic' Workplace
5.8.2021
Steve Gaynor, the co-founder of Gone Home developers Fullbright, has left his position as creative lead and manager on their latest game Open Roads following allegations he fostered a “toxic” work environment.Read more
Bitcoinsv Chain Suffers 51% Attack: Analyst Claims BSV Network Experienced a 100-Block Reorg
4.8.2021
Reports show that the Bitcoinsv blockchain suffered from a 51% attack on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, as the founder of Blockchair, Nikita Zhavoronkov explained the network endured a 100 block reorg “wiping out 570k transactions.” Onchain Observers Witness a Deep Bitcoinsv Reorg...
Crypto is a fundamental technological breakthrough, a16z co-founder says
4.8.2021
Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, says crypto represents the latest, most significant transformation of the tech industry
Ethereum Outpaced by BSC & WAX, Zcash Founder Starts a PoS Campaign + More News
3.8.2021
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In July, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), fueled by play-to-earn games, was the most used...
NFTs are next for enterprise Ethereum, says ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin
2.8.2021
NFTs are getting enterprises excited about the future of finance, but regulations are still needed to reach mainstream adoption
Analysts Discuss Bitcoin Over-the-Counter Desks Bubbling With BTC Demand
1.8.2021
Digital currency markets have been gathering gains again moving past the lows seen a few weeks ago. This week crypto traders have been discussing over-the-counter (OTC) desks bubbling with demand for bitcoin as the co-founder of 21st Paradigm explained, “high net worth individuals [and]...
Relief Fund Has a Difficult Time Cashing Out the $1B Worth of SHIB Vitalik Buterin Donated
28.7.2021
In mid-May, the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu (SHIB) tokens to India’s Crypto Covid Relief Fund (CCRF). Close to three months later, the CCRF organizers say they have been having issues cashing out the SHIB tokens and so far, only $20 million...
People 'Should Have Exposure' to Bitcoin - Horizon Kinetics Co-Founder
28.7.2021
Horizon Kinetics, a major independently owned and operated investment adviser, is betting on cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin (BTC) as a protection against rising inflation for their investors.
Morningstar describes Horizon Kinetics as one of this year’s best performing US fund managers and a...
Stacks AMM Revealed, Native Bitcoin Swaps Executed With Proof-of-Transfer Protocol
27.7.2021
According to a recent report, the first trust-less swap between the Bitcoin blockchain and Stacks protocol has been executed. The co-founder of the Stacks protocol, Muneeb Ali tweeted about the native bitcoin swap and said the progress is a big deal. Trust-less Native Bitcoin Swap Executed With...