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Binance Wash Trading Behind Huge Bitcoin Volume Surge, Incentives Being Removed, CZ Says
11.7.2022
The removal of some trading fees on the major crypto exchange Binance is believed to be the reason behind a surge in trading volume on Friday that ended up barely moving the price at all. Now, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has announced steps to combat so-called wash trading on his exchange....
L2 Scaling Startup Optimism Reveals Governance Collective, Native Token, and ‘Many Airdrops’
27.4.2022
The layer two (L2) Ethereum scaling project Optimism has announced the launch of Optimism Collective, “a large-scale experiment in digital democratic governance” managed by the newly created Optimism Foundation. In addition to the governance collective, the plan is to launch a token...
KyberSwap Launches on BitTorrent Chain With $1.5M in Liquidity Mining and Incentive Rewards
23.4.2022
Kyber Network and BitTorrent have announced the integration of KyberSwap with BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) as their 11th chain integration, with more than $1.5M in liquidity mining and trading incentives available to users immediately. The partnership will accelerate DeFi’s adoption with...
Fantom Ecosystem Partners with Gitcoin Grants $335 Million Incentives Program
1.4.2022
Fantom Incentive Program received more than 100 applications and $ 35 million FTM was disbursed to the apex-level TVL projects on Fantom. This step aims to contribute to the massive growth of the Fantom ecosystem and, at the same time, to build invincible applications on a blockchain that...
MyStandard Introduces Employment App with Token Incentives for Avalanche
31.3.2022
MyStandard, a revolutionary employment app, seeks to empower its user base by giving them the ability to make profits from their data. MyStandard has led the market in creating a marketplace that is two-sided employment and has given organizations the ability to buy data and scour for new talent...
Senate Finance Committee Chair probes “lack of safeguards” in crypto tax incentives
29.3.2022
A new push for clarity on compliance from Senator Wyden aims to ensure economically distressed communities receive promised benefits from crypto mining companies
Avalanche Foundation Launches $290 Million ‘Multiverse’ Incentives Program for Subnets
10.3.2022
The Avalanche Foundation has announced a new incentives program to support the use of subnets. The organization announced that the program, dubbed “Multiverse,” will connect developers with a fund of up to $290 million, approximately 4 million AVAX, to incentivize the growth...
HOO Smart Chain Grant Plan “Cosmic Origin Project” Officially Opened for Registration
9.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Hoo Smart Chain will open registration globally for the Cosmic Origin Project a grant and rewards program for decentralized application developers. The Cosmic Origin Project will provide incentives in forms such as, TVL Basic Rewards, Cross-chain Capital Hub Rewards, Game-fi/NFT...
Panther Protocol CTO Anish Mohammed Explains How to Infuse DeFi With Privacy
15.2.2022
Panther is an end-to-end privacy protocol for DeFi. Panther provides DeFi users with fully collateralized privacy-enhancing digital assets, leveraging crypto-economic incentives and zkSNARK technology. Anish Mohammed is a Co-founder and CTO at Panther Protocol. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com...
Rio De Janeiro to Invest 1% of Its Treasury in Cryptocurrency
16.1.2022
Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest cities in Brazil, will invest part of its Treasury in cryptocurrencies. The announcement was made by the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, during Rio Innovation Week. The plan is to turn the city into a cryptocurrency-friendly hub, and there are other tax incentives...
Boba Network Introduces ‘Wagmi’ Options for Developers and Builders
7.1.2022
Boba Network, an L2 (layer 2) expansion layer for Ethereum, has announced the launch of what it calls “Wagmi” options as a way of incentivizing builders and supporters to be invested in the project. The incentive programs will be distributed amongst different projects on the chain...
Turkey Reveals Scheme That Encourages the Conversion of Gold Deposits Into Lira Time Deposits
2.1.2022
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey recently revealed it made the decision to provide incentives to gold deposit and participation fund holders that request to convert these into lira time deposits, a statement from the central bank has said. Incentives Intended to Boost Financial Stability...
THORSwap hammers home the point: Aligned incentives are a crypto superpower
5.11.2021
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice — shame on me. Fool me three times... or four? How a community-focused project regained its footing, where others stumbled and fell
Avalanche Foundation Launches $200 Million Blizzard Fund to Entice Innovation on Its Chain
4.11.2021
Avalanche Foundation, the organization behind the Avalanche chain, has announced the launch of Blizzard, a fund that will entice development and innovation on the Avalanche ecosystem. The Fund, which has $200 million available for its task, is composed of contributions coming from Avalanche...
Top U.S. banks offer big incentives to lure crypto talent
2.11.2021
LinkedIn reports that site-wide job listings relating to crypto are up more than 600% since August last year
Avalanche Pulls Down $230 Million Investment Led by Polychain and Three Arrows Capital
17.9.2021
Avalanche, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency, has received a $230 million investment from a group of VC companies. The funding round, which is being described as a private sale, was led by Polychain and Three Arrows Capital, with the participation of other companies. This investment will give...
Avalanche Rush to give out more than 180M in DeFi incentives
18.8.2021
The multi-stage program will start with $27M tokens allocated for the Aave and Curve protocols, with additional incentives reserved for Avalanche native projects
Decentralized TV Advances as Cudos Ties Up With Sator and Crypto-Themed Series “Hold on for Dear Life”
17.8.2021
As blockchain technology expands its horizons, attention is turning towards Hollywood with the introduction of a brand new decentralized series titled “HODL,” which will feature fan engagement tokens and highlight mining services-for-all. Audience to Gain Exposure to Token Incentives...
BENQI and Avalanche Launch $3M Liquidity Mining Initiative to Accelerate DeFi Growth
11.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BENQI, an algorithmic liquidity market protocol, and the Avalanche Foundation are collaborating on a joint liquidity mining program to celebrate the launch of the BENQI protocol on the 19th of August and the next phase of growth within Avalanche’s DeFi ecosystem. $3MM of AVAX...
Digital Transformation Law Draft Would Allow Users to Pay Mortgages With Crypto in Spain
2.8.2021
A new proposal of a digital transformation law, written by a group of lawmakers in Spain would introduce the possibility of paying mortgages with cryptocurrency. The law draft also gives different incentives for companies and organizations using and developing solutions using these technologies...