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After Bashing Yield Farming, Buterin Offers a 'Billion Dollar' DeFi Idea
1.9.2020
Vitalik Buterin. After criticizing yield farming once again and looking for a “least favorite DeFi project”, Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed his own vision for a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project.
This time, it’s about forking Maker (MKR).
“All I want for [DeFi] is...
Augur (REP) Reflects Pullback After Marking YTD High Above $36
1.9.2020
Augur—a decentralized network holds no limits on payouts, trades, deposits, and withdrawals as compared to some of the other networks. REP holds a fee as minimal as 1%, which for other networks, is as high as 5-10% in the global markets without having any greed for profit. Augur is one of the most...
0x (ZRX) After a Slight Decline Trades Bullishly Above $0.60
1.9.2020
ZRX—a decentralized powering exchange is an open protocol that sanctions peer-to-peer exchange of assets on the Ethereum blockchain, built on 0x API holding $75 million of total volume with 713k transactions. 0x has been active with enticing lucrative projects, and with this, it has 22-month...
ADA Rallies After Founder Says He Is 'Very Obsessed with DeFi'
1.9.2020
Charles Hoskinson. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Charles Hoskinson
Despite smart contract rival Ethereum (ETH) already dominating the space, Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson hinted strongly that decentralized finance (DeFi) is an area of intense focus for Cardano, saying in a live...
Kyber Network (KNC) Plummets After Breaching a 2-year High
1.9.2020
Kyber Network is a blockchain-based platform that provides liquidity, and the infrastructure is such that it supports Decentralized Finance. The network collects liquidity from various springs such as Market Makers, Token Projects, Liquidity Pools, Token Holders into a single pool, accessing...
Class action lawsuit targeting Tezos ends in $25M settlement after 3 years
1.9.2020
After three long years, the class-action lawsuit alleging that Tezos violated securities laws through its 2017 ICO has concluded
Tesla Foils Ransomware Attack After Employee Rejects Bitcoin Bribe Worth $1 Million
1.9.2020
Tesla’s Elon Musk has said the company recently foiled attempts to infect its computer network with malicious software, after an employee cooperated with the FBI in an investigation. The malicious software would create an opportunity for criminals to extort money from Tesla. Musk’s...
Mysterious Bitcoin mining pattern potentially solved after seven years
31.8.2020
We may not know who Satoshi Nakamoto was, but at least this is one mystery we think we can solve
Craig Wright files another libel suit against Roger Ver after 2019 fail
31.8.2020
Craig Wright and Roger Ver are finally in the same jurisdiction
Ethereum Classic Up by 3% Today After Third 51% Attack In a Month
31.8.2020
The crypto market sent the price of ethereum classic (ETC) higher in the early hours of Monday (UTC time), despite the news that one of the top 35 crypto networks by market capitalization suffered its third 51% attack in a month.
At pixel time (04:46 UTC), ETC trades at USD 6.68 and is up by 3%...
Ledger CTO discusses wallet’s safety after multiple security setbacks
30.8.2020
What’s behind Ledger’s tough stint recently? Charles Guillemet, the company’s CTO, responds to all the questions and criticism
After Empire’s Exit Scam, Darknet Market Patrons Scramble to Find Alternatives
29.8.2020
Ever since the darknet market (DNM) Empire went under, DNM patrons have been scrambling to find reliable marketplaces on the deep web. On forums, individuals are discussing which markets are safe, the logistics of how to use different DNMs, and how much they lost from Empire Market’s exit...
Chinese Bank Disables Digital Yuan Wallet After Soft Launch Draws Wide Attention
29.8.2020
China Construction Bank had quietly opened up the wallet service of China's digital yuan to public users – but has now disabled it shortly after the feature gained wide attention
Bitcoin, Gold Recover After Jerome Powell Speech Shakes Markets
28.8.2020
Bitcoin and gold are reversing losses seen on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's announcement of a more relaxed approach to tackling inflation
Top Weekly Performer ATOM Takes a Breather After Massive Rally
28.8.2020
Cosmos (ATOM), the blockchain network focused on interoperability and one of the top 10 ICOs of 2017, is finally taking a breather in the market today after what has been a near-exponential rally over the past month.
As of 10:47 UTC, the 15th coin by market capitalization, ATOM, was up about 0.6%...
Bitcoin trader sees 6 bullish signs for BTC after Fed ‘non-event’
28.8.2020
Bulls are still king as market signs point up, not down, says filbfilb — but Friday’s futures expiry could spell trouble
Grayscale pulls ads from Fox News after US shooting controversy
28.8.2020
The world’s largest digital asset management firm has pulled advertising from a Fox News prime-time show following controversial comments about a recent U.S. shooting
Whistleblower Kidnapped in Ukraine After Accusing Crypto Firm of Exit Scam
28.8.2020
Ex-employer of now-defunct investment firm Bitsonar went missing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday night
US authorities go after 280 crypto accounts allegedly tied to North Korea
27.8.2020
Two Chinese crypto exchanges allegedly lost millions of dollars to North Korean hackers
Bitcoin Pops and Drops After Powell Introduces Average Inflation Targeting
27.8.2020
Bitcoin whipsawed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s chairman signaled tolerance for high inflation, as expected