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Blockchain Project Interlay Wants its New Platform to Become a ‘One-Stop-Shop for Bitcoin DeFi’
5.7.2023
“We've only seen the tip of the iceberg with bitcoin DeFi today,” said Interlay CEO and Co-founder Alexei Zamyatin in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk
Wrapped Bitcoin Token Goes Live on Cardano Testnet
24.4.2023
The anetaBTC project aims to attract bitcoin liquidity to the Cardano ecosystem
Rogue Validator Exploits MEV Bots on Ethereum, Resulting in $25.3M in Crypto Losses
4.4.2023
On April 3, 2023, at Ethereum block height 16,964,664, a group of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots were exploited for $25.3 million. An analysis of the exploit revealed that a renegade validator switched the MEV bots’ transactions and seized various crypto tokens, such as 7,460 wrapped...
Crypto Lender Kokomo's Developers Use Wrapped Bitcoin for $4M ‘Exit Scam’
27.3.2023
All social media presence was deleted and Kokomo tokens fell 95%
Wrapped Bitcoin supply drops to negative after 11,500 wBTC burn linked to Celsius
28.2.2023
Wrapped Bitcoin garnered DeFi traders' support in the 2021-22 bull season, but the demand started to fade post numerous crypto contagions led to redemptions
Wrapped Bitcoin Project Sees 18% Redemption of Circulating Supply in 54 Days
20.1.2023
Statistics show over the course of 54 days, the number of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) hosted on the Ethereum network has decreased by 40,156. This equates to a more than 18% redemption of the circulating supply of WBTC since Nov. 27, 2022. WBTC Remains Largest Operation in Terms of Bitcoin Custody...
Bitcoin inches closer to a 10-year record, as other stats turn bullish
18.1.2023
Right now, Bitcoin is a day away from matching a nearly 10-year-old record and Ethereum could hit a significant milestone by Q2
Alameda tried to redeem 3,000 wBTC days before bankruptcy: BitGo CEO
15.12.2022
The CEO of Bitgo stated that the Alameda representative failed the security verification process required to convert wrapped-BTC into BTC
Wrapped Bitcoin Trades at Discount Amid Market Contagion
28.11.2022
WBTC’s discount dropped as low as -1.5% as questions swirled over whether WBTC is fully backed. Custodian BitGo later clarified that it is
Crypto Twitter calls for calm after wETH insolvency joke goes viral
28.11.2022
Ethereum bull Anthony Sassano and Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann were among those explaining later that the Wrapped Ethereum (wETH) FUD was part of an inside joke
Supply of Tokenized Bitcoin Dropped Significantly Since the Start of the Year
26.11.2022
This year, the number of tokenized bitcoins hosted on alternative blockchains like Ethereum, has dropped a great deal. Last January the number of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) issued on the Ethereum blockchain was around 266,880 WBTC and since then, the number has dropped by more than 15% down to 225,962...
Solana’s Wrapped Bitcoin Price Craters After FTX Shuts Exit Ramp
11.11.2022
A Solana-based crypto asset tied to the price of bitcoin collapsed in value Friday after CoinDesk reported that FTX US – the only venue left to exchange it for real bitcoin – had frozen withdrawals
Alameda, In Eye of Crypto Storm, Takes $37M of Wrapped Bitcoin Off FTX.US Exchange
9.11.2022
The purpose of the token movements is unclear, and the amount likely a small portion of the overall firm's holdings, but the observation shows Alameda scrambling to arrange its finances – using the Ethereum blockchain
Polkadot Now Has a Decentralized Version of 'Wrapped' Bitcoin
11.8.2022
Interlay introduces a decentralized and trustless wrapped bitcoin bridge for DeFi users on Polkadot who are wary of third-party custodians and merchants
Celsius Pays Off Last DeFi Loan, Reclaims Nearly $200M of Wrapped Bitcoin From Compound
13.7.2022
The troubled crypto lender Celsius has closed its last remaining loan from a DeFi protocol after previously paying off loans on Aave and Maker loan
How to Stake (Wrapped) Bitcoin: A Beginner’s Guide
9.7.2022
The Bitcoin (BTC) network uses a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus protocol to secure the network, which means network participants can earn mining rewards (if they choose to mine the digital currency), but they can’t earn staking rewards natively.
Fortunately, for BTC holders who would like to earn...
Celsius moved $529M worth of wBTC to FTX exchange: Should we be worried?
8.7.2022
The crypto community is concerned that the transfer could lead to the dumping of more than $500 million Bitcoin into the market
Inverse Finance exploited again for $1.2M in flashloan oracle attack
17.6.2022
No user funds have been affected by the exploit, but Inverse Finance has incurred a debt and offered the attacker a bounty to return the stolen funds
NFTs most popular assets on Ethereum, but Wrapped Bitcoin growth stalls
24.2.2022
NFTs have increased their lead over stablecoins and ERC-20 tokens in transfers on the Ethereum network since last July, while WBTC minted on chain has leveled off this month
Tokenized Bitcoin in Circulation Nears a Half Million BTC, Bitcoin-Pegged Token Value Exceeds $21 Billion
28.12.2021
According to data recorded on December 28, there’s approximately 434,265.43 bitcoin-pegged or wrapped bitcoin tokens worth more than $21.3 billion across several blockchains. Ten different bitcoin-pegged projects exist today and the project Wrapped Bitcoin dominates 59.66% of all...