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First Mover: DeFI ‘Vampire’ SushiSwap Sucks $800M from Uniswap; BitMEX Basis Lags
10.9.2020
SushiSwap, the "vampire mining" protocol, sucked more than $800 million from rival Uniswap in the latest DeFi mind-bender. PLUS: BitMEX futures distortions
‘Absolute Raging Mania’: Famed Investor Druckenmiller Thinks 10% Inflation Is Possible
9.9.2020
The Hedge Fund legend says in a new interview the Federal Reserve’s policies have created a massive asset bubble while making both inflation and deflation more likely
Banks Are Toast but Crypto Has Lost Its Soul
8.9.2020
In becoming a high-risk, high-yield playground for dollar investors, the cryptocurrency world sold its soul, says our columnist
Opium Protocol Allows Traders to Hedge or Bet Against the Stablecoin Tether’s Solvency
7.9.2020
Cryptocurrency traders can now protect their tether tokens or bet against the solvency of the stablecoin by leveraging a new crypto derivatives product from the Opium Protocol. Opium founder, Andrey Belyakov, claims the product is the “first CDS (credit default swap) on a centralized...
Market Update: Blood in the Crypto Streets, Bitcoin Miner Dumps, CME Gap, Defi Doldrums
4.9.2020
The cryptocurrency economy slid significantly on Thursday afternoon (ET), as the aggregate market cap of all the crypto coins shaved more than 10% during yesterday’s trading sessions. More than 12 hours later, a number of the top crypto assets are still down in value between 4-12%, and some...
First Mover: Buying Bitcoin’s Dip, Betting Against Tether and Weighing the Jobs Report
4.9.2020
Crypto traders appeared to be buying the dip after Thursday's 11% plunge. ALSO: There's a contract for that: How to hedge Tether's credit risk
Warren Buffett Shifts Funds From US Amid Inflation Fears, Bitcoin’s New All-Time High Expected
1.9.2020
Warren Buffett has made another major investment shift, one that reduces Berkshire Hathaway’s dependence on the U.S. economy. This news followed the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement to “push up inflation,” which is seen as bullish for bitcoin, with some predicting that...
Bermuda hopes to jumpstart their economy with new ‘stimulus token’
1.9.2020
The island continues to work toward full crypto adoption
Defi Platform Uniswap Outpaces Coinbase Pro in Global Trade Volume
31.8.2020
The decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap has seen a massive amount of trade volume during the last seven days. Following Uniswap’s rapid increase in global trade volumes, the platform’s founder Hayden Adams celebrated the dex outpacing the centralized exchange Coinbase’s volumes...
Total Value Locked in Defi Jumped 85% in August, $8 Billion in Assets Held
31.8.2020
A lot has changed during the last month, as the popular decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has swelled considerably in value. Since the first week of August, the total value locked in defi jumped over 85% in 27 days from $4.2 billion to $7.88 billion on August 30. The total value locked (TVL)...
'No Doubt’ Bitcoin Will Soon Rule an Internet-Powered Economy - Expert
29.8.2020
An internet-driven economy held together by bitcoin (BTC) is on its way, with a “BTC-based economic system” to surface “in the next 20 to 30 years with almost no doubt,“ says an industry insider.
The claims were made by Knox founder Thibaud Marechal, the former head of portfolio services at Real...
The Anxiety Index: 4 Fear Factors Shaping the Economy
28.8.2020
From COVID-19 relapses to election insecurity, these factors drive defensiveness up and demand down
Neo Smart Economy Integrates with Rosetta for Next-Gen Internet
28.8.2020
Open source public blockchain platform Neo Smart Economy announced on Friday that it has integrated with Coinbase-backed open-source project, Rosetta. In the official tweet, Neo stated that the two will work together to improve protocol integration processes for building the next-gen Internet. ...
Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World
27.8.2020
The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. The study’s findings show that Russia is one of the world’s key players when...
People Aren’t Buying the ‘Great American Recovery’ Narrative
22.8.2020
Despite the stock market returning to all-time highs, many can’t shake the feeling that all is not well in the economy
Winter Is Coming: Examining the Economy’s Eight-Body Problem
21.8.2020
From the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible
Turkey Residents Panicking Over Massive Inflation
19.8.2020
Turkish are losing faith in its local fiat currency, with confidence in the lira falling 20% this year
Investor Jim Rogers Warned of the ‘Worst Economic Downturn’ of His Lifetime
17.8.2020
The trillion dollar bailout will not end well
Kazakhstan Proposes 15% Tax on Bitcoin Mining to Help Combat Coronavirus
12.8.2020
Kazakhstan has proposed legislation that would see a 15% tax imposed on bitcoin mining firms. This is part of efforts to raise money to help with the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Proposed by the country’s Ministry of Economy, the new tax plan requires bitcoin (BTC) miners to first...
The Latest on the Global Economy’s Most Contentious Relationship
10.8.2020
China and the U.S. trade high-profile sanctions, but the real impact is showing up in banks and on the Hong Kong stock market