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WINk (WIN) soars as retail DeFi investors flee high Etheruem gas costs
27.3.2021
WINk’s low-cost yield farming offerings are attracting retail DeFi investors who have been priced out of Uniswap due to high Ethereum gas costs
First Mover: Bitcoin Below $19K and Customers Flee OKEx
4.12.2020
OKEx appears to suffer customer outflows after lifting of five-week withdrawal suspension, highlighting the existential threat of operational risk
Coinbase Processed $500,000 in Bitcoin Payments That Helped Ex-Nissan Chairman Flee Japan
24.7.2020
Coinbase processed $500,000 in bitcoin payments that aided the dramatic escape of former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn from Japan, according to Bloomberg. In December, two Americans used a box to smuggle Ghosn out of the Asian country, where he was facing criminal charges for embezzlement...
Coinbase Exec Says Capital Will Flee US Due to Crypto Tax Laws
8.7.2020
Coinbase’s chief tax officer Lawrence Zlatkin says global customers are the future as non-U.S. jurisdictions are more open-minded
China’s Government Fuels Stablecoin Economy: Hong Kong Protesters, Singapore and Mainland Residents Flee Capital Controls
13.6.2020
A recent study published by Amun researcher, Eliézer Ndinga, shows that USD-pegged stablecoins are being leveraged in Hong Kong as “vehicles for capital control flight.” The report shows how individuals from mainland China, Singapore, and Hong Kong are moving their capital out...
US Cash Crisis: Withdrawal Limits Spark Bank Run Fear
18.3.2020
The entire world has been focused on the economy as the coronavirus outbreak has devastated global markets. While stocks, commodities, and barrels of oil plunge in value, there’s been considerable demand for cold hard cash in certain countries. According to reports, Wall Street’s elite...
Steem Community Plans Hostile Hard Fork to Flee Justin Sun’s Steemit
18.3.2020
The blockchain for bloggers, Steem, is moving to Hive.io, CoinDesk has learned. The hostile hard fork is scheduled for Friday
Satoshi’s Final Messages Leave Tantalizing Clues to His Disappearance
30.10.2019
As Jameson Lopp once quipped, the smartest thing Satoshi did after creating Bitcoin was to disappear. The question isn’t ‘why did Satoshi disappear?’ but rather ‘why then?’ Was Satoshi’s departure in early 2011 scheduled long in advance, or did unforeseen events...
McAfee to Launch Decentralized Token Exchange With No Restrictions
6.10.2019
On the heels of launching his crypto platform, McAfee Magic, the former antivirus software tycoon John McAfee plans to launch a distributed exchange on Monday, October 7. ‘McAfeedex’ will run on the Ethereum blockchain and McAfee insists the exchange will have no restrictions. Also...
Norweigan Bitcoin Millionaire Jumps From Balcony to Flee Armed Burglar
9.9.2019
Norweigan courts will hear the case of an attempted burglary that ended in a cryptocurrency multimillionaire jumping from his second-floor balcony