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Total Value Locked Across Multiple Defi Chains Nears $200 Billion — Ethereum’s TVL Dominance 69%
5.10.2021
While the crypto economy has seen a decent uptick in performance during the first week of October, a number of decentralized finance (defi) tokens have seen tremendous gains. Furthermore, the total value locked in defi has risen to $195 billion, jumping more than 14% over the last two weeks from...
New Final Fantasy Origin Trailer 100% Chaos-Free After Last One Got Memed
4.10.2021
Last week, Square Enix released yet another trailer for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, its upcoming Souls-like prequel to the original Final Fantasy. And while the project continues to look great, English-speaking fans apparently missed out on some more aggressive references to Chaos...
Check These Four Banks and Their Moves Into Bitcoin & Crypto Custody
4.10.2021
ding platforms “for the time being.” But it appears that banks are far more comfortable with the idea of helping exchanges store their customers’ fiat and crypto.Per Asia Kyungjae
Uzbekistan Warns Citizens to Avoid Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Exchanges
2.10.2021
A government agency in Uzbekistan has published a list of unauthorized crypto exchanges that residents of the country have been advised to avoid. The trading platforms collect personal data and bear no responsibility for the cryptocurrency transactions, officials have warned. Authorities...
French regulator warns against unauthorized crypto platforms
1.10.2021
AMF once again advised investors to only invest in crypto through authorized services listed on official websites
Dydx Trading Volumes Explode After Latest Chinese Crypto Ban
1.10.2021
Dydx, a decentralized exchange, has seen its trading volumes explode in the last few days, surpassing other recognized decentralized exchanges like Uniswap and Pancakeswap. Some analysts have suggested this might be the result of the latest Chinese cryptocurrency ban causing China-based users...
CFTC Charges 14 Trading Platforms Offering Crypto-Related Investments
30.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged 14 trading platforms that claim to offer crypto-related investments but have either failed to register with the CFTC or falsely claimed to be registered. These websites also exhibit other signs of being scams. 14 Entities Charged by CFTC...
FIFA Player Accused Of Rape Suspended And Removed From Roster
28.9.2021
Benjamin Mendy, a Manchester City defender in the real-life Premier League, was suspended after being charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of three women at his Cheshire home between October 2020 and August 2021.Read more
10 Crypto Exchanges File for Registration With Korean Regulators Ahead of Deadline
24.9.2021
Cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have until midnight on Friday to register with financial authorities in order to continue operating legally. Only 10 digital asset trading platforms have already submitted their documents to the Korean anti-money laundering body. Compliance Deadline for...
Bank of Russia Lists Crypto Companies Among Financial Pyramids
24.9.2021
The Central Bank of Russia has recently expanded its database of financial market players suspected of illicit activities. Several crypto companies have been added to the list along with entities bearing signs of Ponzi schemes, as well as illegal credit organizations and forex dealers. Central Bank...
Crypto Market Dives as China Continues Crackdown, Singles out Tether & Foreign Platforms
24.9.2021
ment.The crypto market dived following the news. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by 5% in an hour, hitting USD 43,234 (09:42 UTC), while ethereum (ETH) lost more than 7% of its value, moving below USD 2,900. Other major altcoins dropped by 6%-9%.In a
Nintendo Switch Gets N64 And Genesis Collection, Complete With Online Multiplayer
24.9.2021
During today’s Direct presentation Nintendo finally confirmed what a lot of observers already suspected: Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games are coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service later this October.Read more
Disco Elysium Hits Nintendo Switch On October 12
24.9.2021
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut finally has a release date on Switch. The funky futurist RPG where words matter more than hit points will be playable on Nintendo’s hybrid handheld starting October 12.Read more
Alchemy Pay Using Chainlink to Enable Trading on Decentralized Exchanges and Borrowing in DeFi Using ACH
22.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, September 22, 2021 – Alchemy Pay is now using Chainlink Price Feeds to enable users to buy crypto on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and obtain loans in leading DeFi lending platforms directly from wallets using Alchemy Pay’s ERC-20 utility token, ACH....
Billy Mitchell’s Old Website Now Debunks His Controversial Pac-Man High Scores
21.9.2021
If nothing else, you’ve gotta respect the bit. Billy Mitchell, the so-called “video game player of the century,” appears to have let ownership over his old website, perfectpacman.com, lapse some years ago. Now someone else has commandeered the domain, and is using it to publish a multipart...
Data shows parabolic-style growth in layer-2-based DeFi and DEX platforms
21.9.2021
Layer-2-based DeFi and DEX platforms have seen an incredible surge in user activity, revenue and total value locked since the launch of Arbitrum and Avalanche’s cross-chain bridge
Hope For Four More S Korean Crypto Exchanges as Others Give up the Ghost
20.9.2021
for permits set to double.In order to apply for operating permits, exchanges must secure real name-authenticated banking services with a domestic bank and information security management system (ISMS) certification. Some 30 platforms have secured the latter, but the former is proving a
Cross-Chain Bridges That Connect 5 Different Blockchains to Ethereum
20.9.2021
During the last few months, cross-chain bridge technology has grown a great deal and users can now swap assets between a myriad of networks. Today, between eight different bridges there’s $7.6 billion total-value locked across these platforms. Cross-Chain Bridges There’s a decent...
Bank of Russia to ‘Slow Down’ Payments to Crypto Exchanges, Curb Russians’ Impulsive Investments
19.9.2021
Central Bank of Russia is now working with commercial banks in order to delay payments made to digital asset exchanges. The move aims to limit “emotional” cryptocurrency purchases made by “unqualified” Russian investors, a CBR official revealed. The move is likely...
Defi TVL Climbs Higher, Optimism Use Rises, 270K BTC on ETH, Lending on ETH Taps $44 Billion
18.9.2021
In mid-September, the total-value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) continues to climb higher, as the value held on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche, Solana, and more blockchains has risen dramatically to $171 billion today. On the Ethereum network, there’s 270,783 bitcoin...