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Hacker Siphons $80 Million From Qubit Cross-Chain Bridge, Largest Defi Exploit of 2022 to Date
28.1.2022
Findings stemming from a recent report published by the security-focused blockchain firm Certik indicate that the Binance smart chain ↔ Ethereum bridge called Qubit has been hacked for $80 million. Data shows on January 27, 2022, an attacker siphoned a number of tokens from an exploit...
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28.1.2022
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Mettalex and S&P Global Platts Launch Industrial-Grade Commodity Price Data Feeds Within the DeFi Ecosystem
28.1.2022
Mettalex, a decentralized commodities derivatives exchange on Fetch.ai, has partnered with S&P Global Platts, a press release on January 24 reveals. S&P Global Platts and Mettalex Join Hands for better Efficiency and Flexibility S&P Global Platts has a global presence as a provider...
Derivatives data suggests that Bitcoin’s $39K bounce was a mere blip
27.1.2022
BTC price briefly flashed bullish, but derivatives data show bear are in control of January’s $2.3 billion monthly options expiry
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26.1.2022
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How to Cycle Through Classes on an HTML Element
26.1.2022
Say you have three HTML classes, and a DOM element should only have one of them at a time:
<div class="state-1"</div<div class="state-2"</div<div class="state-3"</div
Now your job is to rotate them. That is, cycle through classes …
How to Cycle Through Classes on...
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Crypto Mining Farms Till February
26.1.2022
Data centers minting cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan were cut off from the nation’s power grid this week and will remain unplugged for the rest of January. The measure comes as the country faces electricity shortages blamed on crypto mining and blackouts in the cold winter months. Crypto...
Is the bottom in? Data shows Bitcoin derivatives entering the ‘capitulation’ zone
25.1.2022
A key risk indicator for BTC options hit its highest level in 6 months, possibly signaling that $32,930 was the bottom
Leadingblock to Use Chainlink for Decentralized Pricing Data
25.1.2022
Chainlink is on a roll as the venture is scoring consecutive collaborations. The oracle network recently gained another client in the form of Leadingblock, a crypto borrowing, and lending platform. Lendingblock released an official post about the integration, which will help them gain decentralized...
Report: Google Launches Blockchain Division
25.1.2022
The software behemoth Google has reportedly started a new blockchain-based division inside its Labs group. The division will also deal with other distributed computing and data storage technologies. While the company has been wary of associating with any form of cryptocurrency, Bill Ready...
US Still Dominates Bitcoin Mining Sector, 30-Day Stats Show Foundry USA Takes Top Pool Position
25.1.2022
Since the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) project updated its mining map in mid-July, the United States has continued to dominate in terms of the amount of hashpower worldwide. Moreover, data shows that Foundry USA has managed to command the top pool position with...
Low Volumes Across Crypto Spot Markets and Derivatives Indicate Bearish Conditions
23.1.2022
Digital currency markets have slipped significantly in value during the last two weeks and the lower prices have not sparked higher trade volumes. Data shows cryptocurrency spot market volume has slipped from $1.4 trillion in November 2021, to this month’s $593 billion in volume. Bitcoin...
Decommissioned Power Plant in Armenia to Host Crypto Mining Farms
23.1.2022
Armenia is going to invite cryptocurrency miners to install their coin minting hardware in an old thermal power plant. The TPP will be decommissioned and the government intends to rent it out to industrial companies including mining enterprises. Miners Welcome to Set Up Data Centers at Old TPP...
While BTC’s Price Slid Lower, a Miner Spent an 11-Year-Old Block Reward from 2010 Worth $1.8M
22.1.2022
Following the large string of block rewards from 2010 spent in November 2021, no block rewards from that year were discovered in December and throughout the next month up until January 21. On Friday, an 11-year-old block reward originally mined on November 22, 2010, was transferred for the first...
Bank of Russia to Monitor Banks’ Dealings With Crypto Exchangers
21.1.2022
The Central Bank of Russia has started to examine the operations of Russian banks with cryptocurrency exchangers, according to local media. Transactions between individuals through these platforms are of particular interest as the regulator believes these carry risks of financial losses and fraud....
Hoo AMM Pool Launched, New Access to Increase User Yields
21.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. According to Hoo users who participated in AMM (Automated Market Maker) test, each liquidity pool of Hoo has listed quantitative data, such as total liquidity, 24H transaction fee, 1 day and 7 days annualized return for users’ reference. Compared to on-chain DEX providing liquidity...
Etherisc Launches Decentralized Flight Insurance via Chainlink Data Feeds
21.1.2022
Chainlink landed yet another esteemed partnership as it helped Etherisc launch its new blockchain-based flight insurance product. The decentralized insurance ecosystem launched FlightDelay on the Gnosis Chain Mainnet using Chainlink Data Feeds. The integration allows FlightDelay to issue policies...
Aleph.im raises $10M to develop censorship-resistant data storage
20.1.2022
Decentralized storage and computing network Aleph.im raised fresh funds to face Amazon Lambda as a decentralized alternative
Crypto Scam Websites Attracted Millions of Indians Last Year, Chainalysis Says
20.1.2022
Indians visited crypto scam websites nearly 10 million times last year, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. The top crypto scam sites alone were visited 4.6 million times by Indian users. Millions of Indians Visit Crypto Scam Sites Indians visited scam crypto websites in droves...
Ethereum Fees Drop 35% Since Last Week, Average ETH Gas Fee Still Above $30 per Transfer
19.1.2022
According to statistics, Ethereum network transaction fees have dropped 35% from the transfer fees recorded seven days ago. At the time of writing, the average fee to transact with ethereum is 0.0099 ether or $30.85 to $33.04 per transfer. The cheapest Layer two (L2) method to transfer ether...