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Notional Launches Out of Stealth to Bring Fixed-Rate Lending to DeFi
26.10.2020
Lending rates on all the top DeFi platforms are dizzyingly variable. Enter Notional, a new protocol with backing from Coinbase and others
How Stocks, Bitcoin and Other Investments Fare in a 0% Interest Rate World
18.10.2020
On Long Reads Sunday, a reading of a John Street Capital piece on the realities of a market characterized by zero-bound interest rates
Foreign Crypto Exchanges Like Paxful, Binance to Pay 1.5% Tax Under Kenya’s New Regulations
16.10.2020
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified that its planned digital service tax (DST) will be applicable to cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, local media reported. In August, the agency announced new rules for the taxation of what it calls “digital...
Bank of England Moves Closer to Negative Interest Rates, Asks Banks if They Are Ready
13.10.2020
The Bank of England has moved closer to adopting a negative interest rate policy. The central bank has asked commercial banks in the U.K. to provide details of how ready they are to deal with negative interest rates, asserting that for the policy to be effective, commercial banks need to be ready...
The first-ever mining hardware marketplace just launched
12.10.2020
This company presents an alternative to "sketchy" Telegram channels for second-hand mining equipment
DeFi market fall showcases how rising TVL doesn’t tell the full story
12.10.2020
Could the DeFi market be a bubble as both market capitalization and indices crash?
Dollar dip meets hash rate boom: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
12.10.2020
Analysts warn that U.S. dollar could return to its 2018 lows as Bitcoin fundamentals steam to new records this week
ETH hash rate hits all time high, mining it is 3X more profitable than BTC
7.10.2020
The Ethereum hash rate broke the 250 TH/s barrier for the first time since Aug. 2018
Curate Custom Content with mediastack
6.10.2020
I used to have a personal aggregator of sites I enjoyed but maintaining it was a nightmare. I needed to grab each site’s RSS feed, categorize their contents, deal with errors and individual rate limits, etc. I had to tear the whole project down because it was a nightmare to manage. Fast...
Bitcoin Posts a 66-Day Consecutive Streak Above the $10K Price Range
1.10.2020
The Bitcoin network has achieved a few new milestones during the last week, as the price has remained above the $10k range for a record 66 consecutive days. Meanwhile, the network has surpassed 18.5 million bitcoin issued, as the global hashrate coasts along at an all-time high of 140 exahash...
Bloomberg suggests that Bitcoin should be $15,000 according to this adoption metric
23.9.2020
Their belief seems to be that Bitcoin is destined to appreciate unless these key indicators reverse themselves
Is a Bitcoin ‘death spiral’ imminent following yesterday’s massive difficulty adjustment?
21.9.2020
Bitcoin experienced two massive mining difficulty adjustments recently. Is this something to be concerned about?
This crypto mining operator was named Bitmain’s sole North American cooperative repair center
17.9.2020
North America now has its own Bitmain repair center
Fed expects near 0% interest rates for years, potentially boosting BTC's value proposition
16.9.2020
Bitcoin keeps looking better and better each time the U.S. devalues its own currency
Market Wrap: With Fed Rate Policy Unchanged, Bitcoin Passes $11K; Ether Options Bet on Price Below $400
16.9.2020
Bitcoin's price continues to trend upward while the ether options market signals bearish sentiment
All Eyes on Fed Reserve Rate Announcement, as Bitcoin Fights for $11K
16.9.2020
With the Fed's decision on rates due later Wednesday, bitcoin traders will be watching the U.S. dollar action
Fed, oil and record hash rate: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
14.9.2020
BP says world oil demand peaked in 2019 as central banks make “unconventional” policy the norm — and that’s all good for Bitcoin
The $700 Million Wallet Crack: Bitcoin’s 7th Largest Address Is Under Constant Attack
11.9.2020
During the last two years, hackers have been trying to crack the seventh-largest bitcoin wallet, an address that holds 69,370 BTC or $712 million using today’s exchange rate. According to the CTO of the cybercrime intelligence firm, Hudson Rock, the wallet is being publicized on hacking...
Bitcoin hashrate remains strong during monsoon season
11.9.2020
Mining operations in China were not adversely affected by the heavy rains
Hash Power Broker Nicehash Denies It Enables 51% Attacks on ETC Network
9.9.2020
Hash power broker Nicehash denies that it enables bad actors to use its hash renting platform to launch 51% attacks on blockchain networks. The broker insists that it does not have any way of monitoring or determining which blockchain is benefitting from a particular algorithm hash data. Only...