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Purging Today’s Freedom Activists: Why Big Tech’s Censorship Isn’t Directed Solely at Trump Supporters
23.1.2021
There’s been a lot of unrest in the U.S. and just before the presidential election’s electoral vote, Big Tech took action and censored a great number of individuals and even competing social media platforms. Moreover, even after President Biden’s first few days in office, social...
New Online System at Mt. Gox May Be Used to Facilitate Bitcoin Refunds to Creditors, Says Trustee
8.1.2021
Mt. Gox’s trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has asked creditors of the defunct crypto exchange to register on a new online system so that they might receive their refunds and be able to vote on the civil rehabilitation plan. ● In a statement released Jan. 7, Kobayashi said the registration...
DYP Launches Staking and Governance DAPP
22.12.2020
DeFi Yield Protocol (DYP) has launched its staking and governance DAPP that looks to improve earning opportunities for users. A unique feature of the launch is that liquidity providers will be rewarded in Ethereum and all the liquidity pools are deployed with anti manipulation features as well...
Ripple CTO Says Majority Vote Would Force the Burning of Billions in XRP
4.12.2020
The Ripple exec was responding to a question asking whether a majority vote could force the destruction of XRP held in escrow
Decentralized insurance protocol Cover holds vote to cover Pickle hack
22.11.2020
If the vote passes, the claim will move to a validity committee to approve a possible payout of $340,000
Argentinean Crypto Bill Headed for Parliamentary Vote
11.11.2020
Crypto is dominating the headlines across the board in Argentina, with an ambitious private member’s bill proposing the legalization of cryptoassets and the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) heading toward a parliamentary vote.
According to iProUp, the bill has been masterminded...
Bitcoin Drops as Trump Threatens to Stop Vote Counting
4.11.2020
Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged "fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting
Uniswap’s Retroactive Airdrop Vote Put Free Money on the Campaign Trail
3.11.2020
A detailed blow-by-blow of one of the most closely watched governance decisions in the history of DeFi
Blockchain Bites: Digital Yuan’s 4M Transactions, Bitcoin’s 33-Month High, Uniswap’s Second Governance Vote
2.11.2020
October saw the first time the total value locked in all DeFi protocols closed below the month’s starting value
Uncollaterized Power: A Makerdao Governance Vote Was Swayed by a Defi Flash Loan
2.11.2020
The Makerdao and the stablecoin DAI has been a popular project in the decentralized finance (defi) space and it’s also had its share of problems. This week the project called Bprotocol leveraged a defi flash loan in order to sway a Makerdao governance vote. The development team behind...
Uniswap Proposal to Airdrop More UNI Falls Short in Governance Vote
1.11.2020
The votes were staggeringly in favor, but a quorum was not reached, and Uniswap’s second-ever governance proposal has been defeated
Maker DAO Members Voting on a Safeguard Against BProtocol Flash Loan-Type Attack
30.10.2020
The Maker DAO community is voting on a proposal to harden the protocol's governance structure against flash loan voting
The SEC Votes to Modernize Regulatory Framework for Derivatives Use
30.10.2020
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will enhance the regulatory framework for derivatives use by registered investment companies after passing a vote to either change or amend existing rules. As part of the new framework–which covers mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs),...
Uniswap’s $40M Governance Vote Closes on Halloween and Some UNI Holders Fear for Price
29.10.2020
Should users who interacted with Uniswap through a third-party interface be entitled to the free UNI tokens other users received on Sept. 17?
Blockchain Bites: PayPal’s Play, Mode’s Bitcoin Buy, CoinDesk’s Most Influential Needs Your Vote
21.10.2020
PayPal has entered the cryptocurrency market, another publicly traded firm will buy bitcoin and Bahama unveiled its dollar-pegged CBDC
Who Was Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020? Vote Now
20.10.2020
CoinDesk's Most Influential list highlights those who helped advance the crypto and blockchain industries, in spite of this year's tragedies
Uniswap’s First Governance Vote Ends in Ironic Failure
20.10.2020
The vote had been intended to decide whether or not to reduce the thresholds required to make and pass proposals on the DeFi protocol
Uniswap’s first governance vote fails ... despite 98% support
20.10.2020
Uniswap’s first governance proposal has ended in defeat, with votes in favor falling a whisker short of the required threshold
48-Hour Stimulus Deadline: US Lawmakers Race to Approve Second Stimulus Checks Before Election
18.10.2020
Amid the intense stimulus relief aid discussion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set a deadline for the White House to come to an agreement on the next stimulus package which provides a second round of stimulus checks for Americans. Meanwhile, the Senate is set to vote on a smaller stimulus bill...
JPMorgan Calls Square’s Bitcoin Investment ‘Strong Vote of Confidence’ for the Cryptocurrency
14.10.2020
Other payment companies will also likely follow in Square's footsteps or risk getting shut out of a growing segment, JPMorgan wrote