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Crypto Volumes Surge in August: Binance Largest Spot Exchange as Huobi Leads Derivatives
8.9.2020
The latest report by Cryptocompare shows August spot cryptocurrency traded volumes by the 15 largest top-tier exchanges increased by 58.3% to $529 billion versus July figures. Low tier exchanges volumes, on the other hand, increased by 30.2% to end the month of August with a total of $291 billion....
$700 Million Worth of Synthetic Bitcoin Is Circulating on the Ethereum Blockchain
8.9.2020
According to onchain data, there’s now 69,836 synthetic bitcoin tokens (over $700 million) circulating on the Ethereum blockchain. Out of the six synthetic bitcoin token projects, wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) commands the largest number of coins with over 63% and 44,622 WBTC. Synthetic bitcoin...
Whale Watch: 68 New Whales Join ETH Network, BTC Holds Lowest Concentration of Whales
7.9.2020
Onchain data shows that during the market carnage this past weekend the number of ethereum whales increased significantly, while ETH prices dropped by 30%. Analytics from the data firm Santiment shows 68 new whales joined the network during the last three days. During the last three days...
Bitcoin Dominance Slides Losing 10% in the Last 100 Days
6.9.2020
Bitcoin’s Dominance Index has slid 10% from a high of 67% on May 10, to a low of 57% today. Despite the defi market shakeout, ethereum still captures 10% of the aggregate market capitalization of $330 billion. There’s been a number of changes in the top ten line up of coins, as bitcoin...
Sushiswap Founder Reportedly Exit Scams as Sushi Token Price Tanks
5.9.2020
The anonymous founder of Sushiswap has reportedly exit scammed after converting all of his sushi tokens to ETH on September 5. Reports of the alleged scam came a few after the sushi token, which forked from the Uniswap protocol, went up in value to $10 in just 24 hours. A Twitter user Spensernoon...
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...
Unlimited QE and an Index Portfolio: How Fed Chair Jay Powell Can Pump His Bags
5.9.2020
In mid-August the U.S. stock market defied odds and mainstream media claimed after the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index touched new heights on August 18, it ‘officially’ ended the “shortest bear market in history.” Interestingly while roughly 30 to 40 million...
Criminals Target Privacy Coins: How To Avoid Downloading Fake Wallet Apps
4.9.2020
Reports in the past few weeks detail that bad actors are targeting two privacy coin projects, Monero and Zcash, adding to concerns about the growing rate of security incidents involving blockchain networks. Such incidents, as well the repeated 51% attacks on the Ethereum Classic network or...
[aktualita] Seznam už má v NIXu kapacitu 400 Gb/s, stále vede O2 s 1 Tb/s
4.9.2020
Společnost Seznam.cz nově v tuzemském internetovém uzlu NIX.CZ využívá kapacitu 400 Gb/s. Je rozdělena do čtyř linek o rychlostech 100 Gb/s. Dvě jsou v datovém centru Nagano, které se Seznam pronajímá od O2/CETINu, dvě pak ve vlastním datacentru Kokura. Seznam je teprve druhou společností, která...
Blockchain can combat Australia’s $1.7B food and wine fraud problem
4.9.2020
Food and wine fraud costs Australians $1.7 billion, but government and industry experts say blockchain could be the solution
Yearn.finance’s $140M yETH vault proves investors are ravenous for DeFi
4.9.2020
Yearn.finance’s yETH vault took in $140 million in ETH over 48 hours, signalling that automated investing may be the next DeFi frontier
Bitcoin price may spark ‘war of miners’ — 1-day pool outflows hit $18M
3.9.2020
Pools may be attempting to trade the dip, CryptoQuant suggests as its CEO warns about rivalries building
$1 Trillion in Housing Bonds: US Real Estate Crisis Held Back by Fed’s Mortgage Purchases
3.9.2020
The U.S. real estate market is facing a conundrum, as there’s now a tidal wave of renters who can’t pay rent and a massive number of mortgage defaults stacking up like never before. Amid the looming real estate chaos, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) enacted public...
DirectStorage zamíří do Windows 10. Provede menší revoluci, jak se čte z disku
2.9.2020
Dlouhé roky platilo, že aby se s daty pracovalo co nejrychleji a bez čekání, je třeba je v co největší míře nahrát do rychlé operační paměti RAM. Jenže časy se mění, SSD jsou stále svižnější a zejména nástup rozhraní NVMe s podporou lepšího paralelismu otevřel možnost k úplně opačnému
Sichuan’s Blockchain Park: Chengdu Government Officials Welcome Bitcoin Miners
2.9.2020
In mid-August officials from the Chinese province of Sichuan approved a number of enterprises that mine bitcoin for legal hydropower consumption in the region. Following the local government of Ya’an city deciding to foster mining, officials from Chengdu recently spoke about welcoming crypto...
Major Swiss Insurer Adds Bitcoin and Ether Payments
2.9.2020
Atupri, a Swiss health insurance provider, said Monday that its 200,000 customers will now be able to make payments using bitcoin and ethereum. The 110-year old firm claims it is the “first” insurer in Switzerland to accept cryptocurrencies. In a statement, Atupri said payments will...
Money Market Protocol Aave Settles $300 Million in Defi Flash Loans
2.9.2020
This weekend the decentralized money market protocol Aave broke records as the community witnessed a massive flash loan of $14 million worth of the stablecoin DAI. So far, the Aave protocol has seen over $300 million in flash loans to-date and this trend doesn’t seem to be abating any time...
Bitcoin price hits $12K again—3 reasons traders are mid-term bullish
1.9.2020
Bitcoin price hit $12,000 again and traders are turning bullish as BTC attempts to turn the key level to support
Revolut Adds Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin Support for US Customers
1.9.2020
Following the launch of Revolut’s new crypto exchange in the U.S. the company has added bitcoin cash and litecoin support. Alongside bitcoin and ethereum support, the trading platform’s added coins provide Revolut users with the ability to buy, store, and sell four different digital...
CoinShares opens up its $1B crypto coffers to public audit
1.9.2020
Ever wondered what $1 billion worth of crypto looked like?