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Crypto Community Making It Hard for North Korean Hackers to Benefit
9.9.2022
The startling increase in money plundered from DeFi technologies, especially in specific cross-chain bridges, is one of the most alarming developments in cryptocurrency crime. Professional hacker groups like Lazarus Group and other North Korean-affiliated malicious people are responsible for...
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Won’t Freeze Tornado Cash Addresses, Says Premature Freezing Could Jeopardize Investigations
24.8.2022
While the crypto community is still talking about the U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing platform Tornado Cash, the stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings Limited revealed on Wednesday that the company would not “freeze Tornado Cash addresses.” Tether’s recently published...
Arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Draws Dutch Crypto Community Protest
21.8.2022
After the detention of Alexey Pertsev, campaigners worry holding developers accountable for malicious use of code could have a dangerous, chilling effect
Fei Protocol founder proposes ghosting Tribe DAO following hack repayment
20.8.2022
Refuting TIP-121, members of the community questioned the lack of timelines and hard numbers within the proposal
Top 10 PoW Dominance Evaporates 9 Years Later, Only Two Proof-of-Work Coins Will Remain After The Merge
20.8.2022
The crypto community is patiently waiting for the highly anticipated Ethereum network upgrade from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) as The Merge is expected to happen 27 days from now. After Ethereum transitions from PoW to PoS, only two crypto assets in the top ten market cap rankings...
Crypto Community Responds to Tornado Cash Sanctions, Privacy Advocates Say ‘There Are Many Legitimate Reasons to Seek Financial Anonymity’
13.8.2022
The U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash and the enforcement that has followed has the crypto community in an uproar about the event. A large number of crypto and privacy advocates have spoken out against the actions the government has taken so far, and the nonprofit...
Tornado Cash Ban Blows Winds of Both Division and Unity Through Crypto Community
9.8.2022
The move from the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to effectively ban the Ethereum (ETH)-powered crypto mixing service Tornado Cash has polarized the crypto community.
Some think it is a sign that more sweeping regulatory measures could be on their way – while...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Downplays Ethereum PoW Fork, Hopes It ‘Doesn’t Lead to People Losing Money’
8.8.2022
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently discussed what he thinks about the recent Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) fork topic that’s been finding its way into a number of conversations within the crypto community. Buterin remarked at the ETH-Seoul conference over the weekend, that...
EU crypto community has two weeks to join conversation on crypto data
3.8.2022
The ESMA is looking for “crypto off-chain data,” or data from spot and derivatives trades at centralized exchanges or OTC crypto trading platforms
Aave DAO approving overcollateralized stablecoin splits crypto community
1.8.2022
Aave’s stablecoin approval drew wild reactions from the crypto community, with many comparing its fate to TerraUSD (UST); however, Aave proponents were quick to point toward the overcollateralized factor
Survey That Asks if The Merge Could Cause an Ethereum Chain Split Sparks PoS Delay Discussions
31.7.2022
While there’s 50 days left until the week of September 19, the crypto community has been discussing whether or not Ethereum developers will delay the penciled-in date for The Merge. Moreover, on July 27, the crypto hedge fund Galois Capital published a survey on Twitter that indicates more...
Ethereum Classic Climbs 124% in 2 Weeks, Hashrate Spikes, KRW Captures 20% of ETC’s Trade Volume
28.7.2022
Roughly six years ago in July 2016, an Ethereum hard fork was used to address the infamous DAO hack. This specific fork saw the chain split into two factions, and a new crypto asset called ethereum classic was introduced to the crypto community. For years now both chains have co-existed using...
Hong Kong positioned as the most crypto-ready country in 2022
26.7.2022
Factors considered to calculate a country’s readiness were the number of crypto ATMs proportional to the population and geographical size and the number of blockchain startups per 100,00 people
Coinbase Criticizes US SEC, Crypto Community Criticizes Coinbase over Insider Trading, and CFTC Chimes In
22.7.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase criticized the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its lack of regulatory clarity and action, while itself being criticized over insider trading - for which two US regulators charged the exchange’s former employee....
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Crypto Community Unimpressed as ECB President Pushes for Digital Euro with Privacy ‘of the Highest Standard’
14.7.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde's new blog post again pushes for the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Europe. But although it argues that a digital euro would protect the privacy of its users, the crypto community is not impressed. ...
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Will Ethereum ever surpass Bitcoin? Crypto community answers
14.7.2022
From predicting that ETH will overtake BTC in 2030 to firmly rejecting the thought, crypto Twitter offered their takes on the topic of ETH becoming crypto’s top dog
Crypto community eyeing three macro events to tip crypto scales in July
5.7.2022
Despite the gloomy macro forecasts, some of crypto’s leading pundits view the recent macroeconomic-catalyzed crypto market crash as an overall positive sign for the industry
Report Claims Samsung Is Producing 3nm ASIC Chips — Speculators Assume First Customer Is a Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturer
30.6.2022
The electronics giant and largest corporation in South Korea, Samsung, is in the midst of creating 3-nanometer (3nm) semiconductors for a Chinese application-specific IC firm, sources have said. The new chip design has caused speculation among the crypto community that it’s possible Samsung...
Crypto community confused as Celsius continues with weekly rewards
28.6.2022
Some Twitter users have called it “insulting” that Celsius continues to pay weekly rewards despite still pausing withdrawals
Mining Ban Sparks Negative Reactions From Iran’s Crypto Community
27.6.2022
The recently reintroduced seasonal ban on cryptocurrency mining has provoked backlash from the local crypto community. This week, the country’s power distribution company ordered miners to suspend activities citing electricity shortages during the hot summer months. Restrictions on Crypto...