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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Passes $10.7K; Ethereum Gas Usage Hits Record September Highs
14.9.2020
Bitcoin's price hit its highest level in over 10 days while gas on Ethereum is in record use
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Passes $10.7K; Ethereum Gas Usage Hits Record September Highs
14.9.2020
Bitcoin's price hit its highest level in over 10 days while gas on Ethereum is in record use
RGB Continues Its Work to Bring Better Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
14.9.2020
The RGB protocol, now in beta, is working to outfit Bitcoin with the capabilities that have made Ethereum the go-to blockchain for issuing tokenized assets
New Index From DeFi Pulse and Set Protocol Offers Easy Access to 10 DeFi Tokens in 1
14.9.2020
Data company DeFi Pulse and investment-minded Set Protocol have created a permissionless index of the very best DeFi tokens, called the DeFiPulse Index
The Business of Geopolitical Competition
14.9.2020
As Oracle wins a bid for TikTok US, a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics
MicroStrategy Tells SEC It ‘May Increase’ $250M Bitcoin Reserves
14.9.2020
MicroStrategy told the SEC it "may increase" its bitcoin (BTC) holdings beyond the $250 million haul purchased in August
CFTC Alleges 4 Individuals Defrauded Customers in $1M Bitcoin Trading Scheme
14.9.2020
The CFTC alleged four individuals stole close to $1 million from customers by promising returns from a bitcoin trading scheme
SKALE Completes $5M Token Sale on ConsenSys’ Anti-Speculation Platform
14.9.2020
ConsenSys’ anti-speculation platform, Activate, has completed its first token sale with roughly 4,000 investors from 90 countries
Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx Attacked
14.9.2020
Derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $36,000 by year's end while bZx fell victim to yet another hack
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020
14.9.2020
As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Most Attacks on Cybersecurity Firm’s Decoy Servers Aimed at Mining Crypto: Report
14.9.2020
An analysis of 16,371 cyberattacks on Aqua Security "honeypot" cloud servers found the majority of hackers involved mining crypto
DeFi Lender bZx Reclaims $8M Stolen in Sunday’s Attack
14.9.2020
Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending project bZx has been able to recover about $8 million in cryptocurrency from an attacker who stole the funds after exploiting a code bug over the weekend. See also: Hacker Drains $500K From DeFi Liquidity Provider Balancer
Bitcoin’s Jump to $10.7K Ends 10-Day Sideways Trend
14.9.2020
Bitcoin advanced on Monday, ending a 10-day-long price consolidation, as the U.S. dollar weakened against gold and fiat currencies
The Crypto Firms Collaborating on a Swiss Franc Stablecoin
14.9.2020
“Coopetition” is an ungainly term at the best of times. But it appears that’s what’s happening among Swiss stablecoin issuers
Enterprises Need Third Parties for Oracles to Work
14.9.2020
Decentralized, oracle-based systems, like Chainlink's, are unworkable for financial services without third-party verification
Chainlink to Start Supplying Data for Crypto.com’s DeFi Wallet
14.9.2020
The new integration will provide users of Crypto.com's DeFi wallet with access to accurate and untampered price data, ChainLink said
First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve ‘Capture’
14.9.2020
Though no fresh stimulus is expected this week from the Fed, bitcoiners betting on money printing could just wait for the next sell-off in U.S stocks
User Profiling Can Help Regulators Identify Illegal Crypto Activity, Says FATF
14.9.2020
The international watchdog has recommended comparing users' age and wealth with their crypto transactions to identify possible criminal activity
Against the Odds, Some Bitcoin Traders Are Betting on a $36K Price by Year’s End
14.9.2020
The Deribit exchange has seen a spike in investors buying the $36,000 December call option despite the market placing low odds on a new record high this year
DeFi Lender bZx Loses $8M in Third Attack This Year
14.9.2020
An attacker found a way to mint unbacked iTokens that they could then redeem against other cryptos held in lending pools for DeFi lender bZx