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YfDFI Finance and Ferrum Network to Revolutionize Staking in New Partnership
9.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. YfDFI Finance, the innovative community-centered DeFi financial center, joined forces with the established project Ferrum Network to revolutionize the way staking is currently seen. The partnership’s initial phase will focus on staking, but the ambitions reach further...
South Korean Authorities Formally File Fraud Charges Against Coinbit’s Executives
8.12.2020
In South Korea, authorities have formally pressed fraud charges against the chairman of a major crypto exchange in the country, Coinbit, plus two unnamed executives of the firm. They are suspected of price manipulation. Coinbit’s Executives Formally Charged by South Korean Authorities...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Show Initial Signs of Fresh Increase
7.12.2020
In the past few sessions, bitcoin price traded in a range below the USD 19,500 resistance. BTC also remained stable above USD 18,500 and USD 19,000. The price is currently (13:00 UTC) showing a few positive signs and it seems like there could be another push towards USD 19,500 and...
Nexo Launches Buyback Program, Commits Initial $12M
3.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Nexo, the leading regulated digital financial institution with over $2 billion in assets under management, today announced the details of its buyback program. The company’s Board of Directors approved an initial repurchase of $12 million of its NEXO Token on an open-market...
Report: 33% of US Based ICO Investors Say Founders Intentionally Deceived Them or Withheld Key Information
2.12.2020
A survey conducted by Xangle Research finds that a third (33%) of respondents say founders of an initial coin offering (ICO) in which they invested either intentionally deceived them or withheld key information. A further 17% of the responding ICO investors say they did not know if they had been...
Ideaology’s IEO Ushers the Launch of Blockchain Platform for Innovators
26.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. DUBAI, UAE – Ideaology is proud to announce its IDEA token pre-sale on December 1, 2020. The pre-sale event is an initial exchange offering (IEO) on P2PB2B exchange. Users will have a chance to purchase IDEA tokens with a 22% discount before the IDEA token public sale....
USDT Towers Over 30 Stablecoins- Tether’s Market Cap Grew by 2 Million Percent in Just Four Years
22.11.2020
During the last two years since the initial bear market after the 2017 bull run, stablecoins have been extremely popular. Today, statistics show that the market capitalization of all the notable stablecoins today is hovering above the $23.9 billion mark. Out of more than 30 stablecoins in 2020...
Airbnb IPO Prospectus Says Future Success Means Adapting to Cryptocurrencies
20.11.2020
The giant online rental marketplace based in San Francisco, Airbnb is considering supporting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The news stems from the company’s initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Airbnb’s filing...
Galaxy Digital Gets Initial Approval for New Bitcoin Fund in Canada
17.11.2020
The CI Galaxy Bitcoin Fund has had a preliminary prospectus approved by Canadian securities regulators for an initial public offering
FTX Increases Trump Futures Margins Before the Election, Biden Futures Lead by 64%
31.10.2020
At the beginning of the year, the trading platform FTX Exchange launched a futures market so people can bet on the U.S. election and created a futures contract token called TRUMP. On Friday, FTX revealed that the exchange is lifting the initial margin requirements to $0.50 for its TRUMP token...
Polkadot reveals ‘initial parachain offerings’ to counter traditional IPOs
6.10.2020
Polkadot reveals details of a new crowdfunding mechanism: the initial parachain offering
Don’t Have a Fast Bot? Beware of Initial DEX Offerings, Researchers Warn
29.9.2020
Despite a focus on “fairer distribution” of newly issued tokens, so-called Initial DEX Offerings (IDOs) tend to benefit only the most advanced traders, much in the same way as the now-infamous Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) of 2017, a crypto research firm Messari warned.
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Messari Says Initial Dex Offerings Are ICO 2.0, Urges Investors to Resist Initial Hype
29.9.2020
Crypto research firm, Messari says new Defi token offerings or initial dex offerings (IDO) are a reincarnation of initial coin offerings (ICO) and warns average investors to steer clear these. The firm notes that several early participants of IDOs are the ones that typically make off with outsized...
Token Projects to Recover $130M from the Kucoin Hack, Devs Condemned for Centralization
29.9.2020
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the Kucoin hack as a great number of ERC20 projects have frozen, paused, or reversed their smart contracts after the hack. Estimates say that at least $129 million ERC20 tokens affected are considered “safe” from the hacker’s...
Kelta Cafes: Building a Robust Workplace for Blockchain Enthusiasts
24.9.2020
Blockchain technology has experienced a lot of growth in the last few years. The immutable peer-to-peer distributed ledger system created by Satoshi Nakamoto was given a little chance to survive at the initial stage. Still, many people are now betting on several blockchain projects. The popularity...
CoinEx Lists ONES Token First and Launches Initial Trade Offering with OneSwap’s Official Launch
19.9.2020
OneSwap is a groundbreaking new DeFi project offering a decentralized exchange protocol on a smart contract, with permission-free token listing and automated market making. It offers multiple advantages over other swaps including the ability to preform limit orders and a user friendly interface...
Presidential Candidate Brock Pierce Served With Lawsuit for Alleged ICO Fraud
16.9.2020
Former Disney child actor and U.S. Presidential candidate, Brock Pierce, was served with a lawsuit during a political campaign event held on Monday. The class-action lawsuit was filed in May and it claims the defendants, including Pierce, sold unregistered securities during the EOS initial coin...
Despite Warnings from Regulators, the Ethereum Fueled Pyramid Scheme Forsage Thrives
11.9.2020
While Ethereum has seen a number of benefits from the decentralized finance (defi) movement and initial coin offerings (ICOs), more recently individuals have been leveraging ether for pyramid schemes and matrix cycler programs. One particular scheme crypto enthusiasts are discussing these days...
Defi Trader Pockets $250k From Bug Exploit, Hints at Possible Exit Scam by $SYFI Devs
10.9.2020
An anonymous Defi trader says he gained almost $250 000 after inadvertently exploiting a rebase bug embedded in the $SYFI Defi token. The trader, who insists he had no prior knowledge about the bug, got this reward after staking an initial investment of 0.5 ETH or about $175 at current prices. In...
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...