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First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve ‘Capture’
14.9.2020
Though no fresh stimulus is expected this week from the Fed, bitcoiners betting on money printing could just wait for the next sell-off in U.S stocks
Can Binance Coin hit $40? BNB faces last hurdle before all-time highs
14.9.2020
Binance Coin has been one of the few altcoins in September that has surged in price, but breaking $35 will be a major challenge for BNB
DeFi Defied: Five Key Benefits The COV Token Will Bring To Covesting
14.9.2020
In the ever-evolving crypto market that never sleeps, new trends and coins are popping up every passing day. The recent decentralized finance explosion has only hastened the pace at which fly-by-night coins are being created. At the same time, however, the booming bandwagon has also shed light...
Apple forces Coinbase to change its crypto products, says CEO
14.9.2020
Brian Armstrong has taken Apple to task over its allegedly exclusionary policies towards crypto app developers
DeFi Lender bZx Loses $8M in Third Attack This Year
14.9.2020
An attacker found a way to mint unbacked iTokens that they could then redeem against other cryptos held in lending pools for DeFi lender bZx
3rd Incident Hits bZx - Debt Up by USD 8m, Team Still Praises the Protocol
14.9.2020
DeFi lending protocol bZx (BZRX) confirmed that "due to a token duplication incident" its insurance fund "has transiently" accrued debt of around USD 8m.
At pixel time (08:05 UTC), BZRX, ranked 138th by market capitalization, trades at USD 0.439 and is down by 32% in a day...
Sushiswap’s 2 Million Token Airdrop: Founders Face Accusations of ‘Making Defi a Joke Again’
14.9.2020
Sushiswap’s new leader and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted on September 12 that the promised 2 million token airdrop would go on as scheduled. The process was expected to last up to two hours or less depending on network congestion. The airdrop caps an eventful week for Sushiswap that...
NFT Economy Grows Exponential: $1M in Non-Fungible Token Sales Last Week
14.9.2020
While a number of people are focused on decentralized finance (defi), the non-fungible token (NFT) industry has also exploded in demand in 2020. Last week, NFT sales soared nearing a million dollars in volume, as the blockchain-based Sorare fantasy soccer card game saw over $221,000 in sales during...
Elastic Finance makes its case in the DeFi discussion
14.9.2020
Is this new DeFi trend here to stay?
DeFi carnage, Chef Nomi’s admission, $625K prize for cracking Monero: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 7–13
13.9.2020
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
Uniswap Takes Lead Over SushiSwap Less Than 24 Hours After SUSHI Rewards Drop
13.9.2020
Shortly after SushiSwap's block rewards fell from 1,000 SUSHI tokens to 100, total value locked has fallen behind rival Uniswap
Binance CEO wants more Ethereum-based DeFi projects to join his platform
13.9.2020
A bold invitation from CZ
Investing in DeFi? Bet on diversification, not short-term gains
13.9.2020
Several cases show us that while there are amazing opportunities for gains in the DeFi space, there are also many risks that must be considered
Apple Censors Some Cryptocurrency and Defi Features of Coinbase App
13.9.2020
Apple Inc. has censored some cryptocurrency features of the Coinbase app. Specifically, Apple has blocked Coinbase from adding to its iOS app the ability to earn money using cryptocurrency and access to decentralized finance (Defi) apps. Apple vs. Coinbase Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been...
Why DeFi Isn’t Always As Decentralized As You Might Think
13.9.2020
With the word ‘decentralized’ in its name, you’d think that DeFi (decentralized finance) would be pretty decentralized. If a platform claims to be DeFi, this should mean that it isn’t under the control of any single party or entity, and that it operates as a function of a large and dispersed number...
Tether Recovers $1 Million USDT Sent to Wrong Defi Address by Chinese Traders
13.9.2020
Tether has recovered and returned $1 million worth of USDT to a group of Chinese traders who, in error, sent the funds to a wrong decentralized finance (defi) address. On September 8, the group, going under the moniker ‘Bill,’ “accidentally” transferred the money to a Swerve...
What to Watch for as SushiSwap Cuts Block Rewards From 1,000 to 100 SUSHI
13.9.2020
SushiSwap will distribute 90% less $SUSHI to its liquidity providers as it did before – and it's anyone's guess whether the piles of crypto locked in will stay
DeFi mainstreaming impossible until DEXs integrate layer 2, experts say
13.9.2020
DeFi is booming again but experts caution that mainstreaming won’t occur without decentralized exchanges integrating layer 2 options
Gemini to accept deposits in PAX Gold, Amp and Compound
13.9.2020
More listings ahead
Bitcoin’s obituary and a Starbucks blockchain: Bad crypto news of the week
12.9.2020
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