NFT marketplace Rarible has received an undisclosed investment from CoinFund amid a transition to community governance New York-based crypto investment firm CoinFund has made an undisclosed investment into the digital art-focused non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Rarible. According to a September 8 announcement from Rarible, funds from the pre-seed round will be used to develop a […]
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An anonymous user managed to net a profit of $250k from a $200 outlay due to a flaw in a DeFi protocol clone’s rebase code. An anonymous user has revealed how he made $250k in profits from a minor investment in a cloned version of Yearn.finance called Soft Yearn (SYFI). The token SYFI was launched […]
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Kraken predicts that Bitcoin will produce a negative performance for September before returning to ‘aggressive volatility’ In its August 2020 volatility report, U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has predicted that September will bring excessively negative returns for Bitcoin (BTC). The report notes that historically, September is Bitcoin’s worst-performing month, with an average return of -7%. It […]
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Ukraine beats Russia, China, and more in adoption metrics according to new research from Chainalysis. Recent data published by Chainalysis revealed a surprising first place for Ukraine in the Global Crypto Adoption Index 2020, followed by Russia and Venezuela. The Index looks at three on-chain metrics: the total value of on-chain crypto transactions weighted by […]
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Research into Sushi prices and economics indicate it is still overvalued and unlikely to reach its all-time high again. Research by on-chain analytics provider, Glassnode, has taken a deep dive into the economics and value of the SUSHI token, revealing that it may be worth far less than its current price. And that’s after the […]
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The recent crypto market crash has wreaked havoc on DeFi tokens, with with 95% of DeFi assets posting a seven-day loss The decentralized finance (DeFi) bubble appears to have popped for the time being, with half a dozen top DeFi tokens shedding half of their fiat value over the past seven days. According to crypto […]
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Crypto users can now use DLCs on the Bitcoin mainnet. Two crypto enthusiasts just made a $10,000 Bitcoin bet on the next US president using a smart contract. According to a Sept. 8 post from podcaster Marty Bent, the Bitcoin (BTC) mainnet has seen its first ever discreet log contract (DLC), which he calls “a […]
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The warning is not just because of the coronavirus pandemic. The government of South Korea has issued warnings to the public to avoid real life crypto meetups due to the “high risk” of catching coronavirus in the midst of a second outbreak in the country. Segye Ilbo reports the authorities not only warned about COVID-19-related […]
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The latest quantum computer may not help unlock lost Bitcoin — at least, not yet. A Bitcoin wallet with nearly $700 million is up for grabs — but anyone intending to be a “crypto thief” and nab it will have to crack the password first. Crypto Twitter user Alon Gal has put out a call […]
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The privacy-based browser is adding anti-phishing solutions from PhishFort. According to a Sept. 8 tweet from Brave, the privacy-based browser has incorporated open source solutions from cybersecurity firm PhishFort. The aim is to help prevent phishing attacks — a scam that usually involves tricking a victim into giving up personal information with a fake email […]
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