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Exploits and Flash Loans Are Just the Beginning, Defi Economy Is Less Private Than People Think
22.11.2020
Decentralized finance otherwise known as defi has climbed significantly in value this year, as the total value locked (TVL) in defi today is over $14 billion. Meanwhile, numerous defi platforms are getting attacked with flash loans and there are so many new defi projects, it’s hard to keep...
Bitcoin ETF Time? What SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down Means for Markets
22.11.2020
Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets
China’s Xi Asks G20 Countries to Be ‘Open and Accommodating’ to CBDCs
21.11.2020
In a wide-ranging speech, Xi said that the G20 group “needs to discuss developing standards and principles for central bank digital currencies.”
What’s Missing from CSS?
21.11.2020
The survey results from the State of CSS aren’t out yet, but they made this landing page that randomly shows you what one person wrote to answer that question. Just clicking the reload button a bunch, I get the sense that the top answers are:
Container Queries
Parent...
What Do Mexico’s Second Wealthiest Billionaire and Arya Stark Have In Common?
21.11.2020
Recapping a wild week in bitcoin price action that has drawn out numerous previously-quiet HODLers
IMF lawyers argue that central banks need reform before they can issue CBDCs
20.11.2020
New and developing research from the International Monetary Fund suggests that central banks around the world need new legal definitions for tokenized currencies
How You Might Build a Modern Day Webring
20.11.2020
I’m sure different people picture different things when they think about webrings, so let me clarify what I picture. I see an element on a website that:
Signifies this site is part of a webring
Allows you to move to the next or previous site of the webring
Maybe has other functionality like...
10 Metrics Where Bitcoin Has Already Hit New All-Time Highs
20.11.2020
While we haven’t achieved the elusive $20,000 spot price all-time high yet, these other metrics show where bitcoin has grown far beyond previous peaks
MicroStrategy Wants to Be in the Bitcoin Business, Not Just an Investor
20.11.2020
MicroStrategy executives are on the hunt for blockchain experts who could help the publicly traded firm build a suite of bitcoin data services
SoftBank Boss Glad to Be out of Bitcoin, But His Firm Is Still in the Game
20.11.2020
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/David Rubenstein
The CEO of SoftBank – one of Japan’s biggest conglomerates, and a firm with multiple crypto interests – said he took a multi-million USD loss by selling his bitcoin (BTC) holdings in 2018 because he “didn’t understand”...
A Crypto Ally as Top US Bank Regulator?
19.11.2020
President Trump has nominated former Coinbase counsel Brian Brooks to a full five-year term as Comptroller of the Currency, but will he be confirmed in time?
Open Finance Is Better Than Broken Finance
19.11.2020
Traditional financial services fail to meet the core needs of a global economy. DeFi is not perfect but it's for everyone
Widespread Use Cases Would Bring More People To Crypto - Survey
19.11.2020
Another crypto-related survey has reminded of the importance of user-friendly solutions that would help to spend your cryptocoins, increasing both adoption and demand for these digital assets.
23% of the recently surveyed Brits said they were “open to purchasing crypto if widespread use...
Vijay Boyapati’s Four Mental Models for Valuing Bitcoin
18.11.2020
From “Tulip Mania” to “the World’s Reserve Currency,” these valuation models show the full range of bitcoin’s long-term possibilities
ETH 2.0 benefits will come faster than people expect, Vitalik says in AMA
18.11.2020
During a recent Ethereum Foundation AMA, Vitalik Buterin explained his expectations for Ethereum 2.0
Mexico’s Second Richest Man Reveals 10% of His Liquid Assets Are in Bitcoin
18.11.2020
Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego just declared 10% of his liquid portfolio has been tied up in bitcoin
Bridgewater’s Dalio: ‘I’d Love to Be Corrected’ on Bitcoin. Twitter Obliges
18.11.2020
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio asked for and received a heaping dose of “radical candor” Tuesday
Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming’s Incoming Senator, Wants to Explain Bitcoin to Congress
17.11.2020
Cynthia Lummis, who won an open U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming, wants to explain bitcoin's value to her new colleagues
HODL FOMO vs. Speculative FOMO: Why This Bitcoin Bull Market Will Be Different
17.11.2020
As bitcoin crosses $17,000 it’s not retail speculation but a new, long-term investor mindset driving the price up
Bitcoin at $318,000 Next December? One Citibank Exec Says It’s Possible
16.11.2020
Breaking down a recent report that has Bitcoin Twitter salivating and skeptical at the same time