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Confessions of a Sharding Skeptic
4.10.2020
CoinDesk spoke with developers about the kinks in Ethereum 2.0's sharding-based scaling approach that still need to be worked out
ETH Volumes Top $119.5 Billion in Q3: High-Risk Dapps Dominate Tron Network
4.10.2020
A recent report says total Dapps transaction volumes reached $125 Billion in Q3 2020, a figure which is $113 billion higher than in Q2 2020. From these volumes, the Ethereum blockchain accounts for 96% or $119.5 billion of the total created value with the majority of this being attributed to...
ETH 2.0 represents a material risk to Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust, says SEC filing
3.10.2020
The uncertainties outlined in the document may offer significant insights for Grayscale's investors
Price analysis 10/2: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, CRO, BSV, LTC
2.10.2020
The bulls are buying the dips in Bitcoin and a few altcoins, suggesting that investor sentiment remains positive
Kucoin Hack: $17M Laundered Via Decentralized Exchanges, Blockchain Analysis Firm Claims This Can Still be Traced
2.10.2020
Elliptic says the Kucoin hacker has sold $17.1 million worth of tokens via decentralized exchanges (dex) platforms like Uniswap, Kyber Network, Tokenlon. The shift to dex applications comes after centralized projects came to the aid of the beleaguered exchange by blocking any cashing out of...
Venezuela To Start Using Cryptocurrency in Global Trade in Efforts To Fend off U.S. Sanctions
1.10.2020
Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro says the country is to start using cryptocurrency in both domestic and global trade, as part of efforts to neutralize crippling U.S. economic sanctions. Speaking in the country’s parliament on Sept. 29, Maduro revealed that the move will “give...
Prospective Node Operators Stake $125M in ETH to Participate in NuCypher Encryption Network
1.10.2020
Encryption startup NuCypher has finished distributing its network’s native token, NU, to over 2,000 prospective node operators
Price analysis 9/30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, BSV, CRO, ADA
30.9.2020
Bitcoin and a few altcoins continue to push against resistance at higher levels, suggesting that the uptrend may resume soon
Cumulative Ethereum Transaction Fees in 2020 Supersede Bitcoin’s by a Long Shot
30.9.2020
This week the research and analysis team Coin Metrics published a report on how decentralized finance (defi) is “fueling Ethereum’s growth.” Meanwhile, the researchers also highlighted that Ethereum’s cumulative transaction fees in 2020 are now over $350 million and more...
Uniswap Captures $2 Billion Locked, Dex Volume Outpaces Second-Largest Centralized Exchange
30.9.2020
The decentralized exchange (dex) built on Ethereum, Uniswap has accumulated a whopping $2 billion in total value locked (TVL) this week. Tuesday’s data shows out of all the decentralized finance (defi) application’s Uniswap dominates the $11 billion landscape by over 18%. Just recently...
New DeFi Project NEW KANGEN (NEWG) Presale Will Start on 2nd October 2020
29.9.2020
As the cryptocurrency world is experiencing rapid growth, decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms are also rising. In early 2019, there were only $275M of crypto collateral in the DeFi economy than the current $5 Billion+; this represents the massive adoption of this platform. New Kangen New kangen...
Ethereum 2.0 Developers Launch Spadina, a Three-Day Practice Testnet
29.9.2020
Ethereum testnet Spadina gives developers one more crack at practicing with Eth 2.0’s deposit contract before the real deal arrives
Price analysis 9/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, ADA, BSV, CRO
28.9.2020
Bitcoin and altcoins may hit a few roadblocks in the short-term as they near stiff overhead resistance levels, but the overall trajectory remains bullish
Kucoin Hacker Leverages Uniswap to Dump Vast Number of ERC20 Tokens
27.9.2020
Since the recent Kucoin hack, the crypto community has been waiting for the hacker to move funds. During the early morning hours (ET) on Sunday, a number of people noticed the Kucoin hacker started to move a large amount of ether and ERC20s to connect with the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap....
Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Drops Below 80% as Audit Controversy Lingers On
27.9.2020
The total volume of stablecoins in circulation is closing in on the $20 billion mark, while the market-leading coin, USDT’s share of the total circulating supply continues to shrink, data from Coinmetrics shows. According to the data, USDT now accounts for an estimated at 80% of total supply...
The One-Way ETH ‘Burn’ That Will Kick-Start Ethereum 2.0
26.9.2020
With final preparations for the launch of Ethereum 2.0 soon to be underway, CoinDesk's Christine Kim spoke with Developers Raul Jordan and Eduardo Antuña Díez about what's left to do and what comes next
A Mega DeFi Project Buy-Sell (BSE) ILO Presale Will Start Today
26.9.2020
The cryptocurrency space in recent times has seen and experienced a drastic and exponential growth, this is a result of decentralized finance (DeFi) which has taken an entirely new dimension and has attracted lots of positive attention around it. As at the time of writing, the total DeFi market...
Price analysis 9/25: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, DOT, LINK, BNB, CRO, LTC, BSV
25.9.2020
Bitcoin and altcoins rebounded off their critical support levels, possibly creating a path to a new bullish uptrend
Bitcoin OTC Crackdown, Wrapped ETH on Tron, XRP Ledger Foundation + More News
24.9.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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China is clamping down on over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading over money-laundering suspicions, per ChainDD. The media outlet...
A Deep Dive Into Polkadot and How DOT Became a Top Ten Crypto Contender
24.9.2020
Just recently a new project called Polkadot joined the top ten crypto coin list almost immediately after the project officially launched. Today, the Polkadot network is the sixth-largest blockchain in terms of market capitalization. The blockchain is considered an Ethereum competitor by a...