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Ran Neuner Believes Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF Could Double Price Next Year, Dismisses ‘Malicious Intent’ Speculations
27.6.2023
Following Blackrock, the largest asset manager globally, filing for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ran Neuner, host of Crypto Banter, stated during an interview with Michelle Makori, lead anchor for Kitco News, that he believes...
Ethereum Core Devs Weigh Pros and Cons of Raising Validator Threshold From 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH
19.6.2023
Ethereum’s core developers are engaged in discussions about raising the validator threshold from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH. This proposal, put forward by Michael Neuder, a researcher from the Ethereum Foundation, aims to address concerns related to decentralization, inflation, and the size of...
Blockchain security firm freezes $160K stolen in Merlin DEX 'rugpull'
5.5.2023
CertiK has contacted law enforcement in the U.S. and U.K. to find the pseudonymous operators
Ethereum Price to Peak at $2,758 This Year, Then Fall to $2,342 by 2023’s End, Finder Experts Say
27.4.2023
A recent survey made public by the online comparison platform Finder.com has revealed the predictions of 32 professionals in the fields of fintech and cryptocurrency. The specialists have expressed their conviction that ethereum, the second largest digital asset by market capitalization, will...
'Worst code I've ever seen': Euro stablecoin faces centralization criticism
21.4.2023
Some pundits shared harsh sentiment towards a new euro-pegged stablecoin, but it's not publically accessible for the time being
True Consumer Protection in Crypto Lies Between Centralization and Decentralization
15.4.2023
Bank Consolidation Threatens Freedom, Makes Case for Bitcoin
24.3.2023
The biggest threat from the banking crisis triggered by this month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank might not lie in the potential for depositors to lose their savings but in the censorship power that massive banks are now accumulating as customers move their money
Ethereum Network DRPC Aims to Quell Centralization Risks Ahead of Shanghai Upgrade
23.3.2023
DRPC developers say Ethereum remains dependent on a few major centralized RPC players, which undermines ecosystem sustainability and security
Uniswap's NFT Platform Shows DeFi's Reluctant Acceptance of Centralization
15.3.2023
Bitcoin hashrate recovers after big freeze shuts down miners
26.12.2022
The Bitcoin network hashrate has returned to 241.29 EH/s after a temporary 38% fall to 170.60 EH/s from a weekly peak of 276.40 EH/s
Paxful to Drop Ethereum Trading Due to Increased Centralization and Consensus Mechanism Pivot
22.12.2022
Paxful, a New York-based, peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange, will drop Ethereum trading from its platform on Dec. 22. Ray Youssef, CEO of the company, cited different reasons for this decision, with increased centralization and the recent consensus mechanism pivot amongst them. Youssef...
MetaMask IP-Sharing Debacle Highlights the Scourge of Crypto Centralization
30.11.2022
Centralized intermediaries have seeped deep into the crypto user experience, but they continue to be its main path to adoption
Vitalik on Suspect Centralization, FTX’s ‘Absolute Fraud,’ Coinbase Confirms Bitcoin Holdings — Week in Review
27.11.2022
As the smoke starts to clear around the massive crater left by the FTX disaster, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared his thoughts on the ether community’s view of centralization. In related news, CME Group CEO Terry Duffy recalls in March when he called former FTX boss...
Vitalik Buterin offers lessons for crypto in wake of the FTX collapse
21.11.2022
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the collapse of FTX has illustrated once again that the problem lies in people, not technology
The End of the 'Centralization Era' in Crypto
16.11.2022
The thorns of centralization may be well-due for a snip
Celsius Network’s bungling showed why centralization can’t protect privacy
29.10.2022
Celsius’ bankruptcy proceedings resulted in 14,000 pages of customer data leaking to the public. The incident displayed the pitfalls of centralized finance
Ethereum at the center of centralization debate as SEC lays claim
24.10.2022
Ethereum’s transition to PoS was celebrated as a key upgrade. However, a month after the move, centralization concerns are mounting high
Celestia Raises $55 Million to Solve Blockchain Modularity Challenge
21.10.2022
Celestia, a project that aims to solve the perceived centralization problem in current monolithic blockchains, has announced it has raised $55 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Polychain Capital, also saw the participation of Delphi Digital...
'Decentralization Under Centralization': How Chinese Universities Teach Blockchain
27.9.2022
President Xi wants China to be the world’s leader in blockchain technology but has banned its most popular uses. Students and faculty wonder whether universities can successfully teach blockchain with Chinese characteristics, and if graduates can find jobs
Pro-centralization Russian president grants citizenship to Edward Snowden: Report
26.9.2022
The views of the NSA whistleblower, who has been in Russia since 2013, seemingly clash with those of President Vladimir Putin, who has often worked against promoting decentralization