Facebook’s Forecast app has been launched in beta even as the blockchain-based Augur platform readies for its v2 revamp. Facebook’s research and development engineers have launched a community platform built around predictions, encroaching on the territory of the emerging crypto-powered predictive market sector. Dubbed ‘Forecast’, Facebook’s new iOS app polls users on a variety of […]
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MKR is up 30% in 24 hours following the MakerDAO community’s vote in favor of introducing tokenized “real-world” assets as collateral for Dai loans. The price of MakerDAO (MKR) has rallied by roughly 30% over the past 24 hours, posting a new year-to-date high above $720 on some exchanges. The rally follows a late May […]
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Major improvement to crypto user-experience brings adoption a step closer. One of the time-honored traditions in the crypto community may be on the verge of becoming obsolete. Alchemy, a blockchain development platform, is going live with Alchemy Notify — a push notification for developers that could signify an end to repeatedly refreshing your favorite block […]
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Though cryptocurrencies are difficult to evaluate properly, DeFi protocol revenue allows stock market measures like P/E to be used. While it is difficult to define the intrinsic value of most cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance, or DeFi, tokens appear to be an important exception. As explained by Lucas Campbell, analyst at Fitzner Blockchain Consulting, in his Bankless […]
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Bitcoin suffers a “halving dump” after testing $10,000, what the event means for miners, and the latest predictions of where prices will be in 2021 and beyond. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading […]
Continue ReadingThe Incognito privacy project is an interoperable chain that will let you privately use DeFi platforms without ever touching Ethereum itself. Incognito is a new privacy and interoperability project that seeks to anonymize the tokens of every other blockchain. As part of that goal, it is launching private versions of leading Ethereum (ETH) decentralized finance […]
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The capitalization of the tokens underpinning DeFi projects has reclaimed $1 billion, while the value of total funds locked up is $703 million. The value of the tokens underpinning decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocols has again surpassed $1 billion. The milestone comes amid a spike in the proliferation of DeFi projects, with data aggregator DeFiMarketCap […]
Continue ReadingWhy testing smart contracts is crucial, what problems it can and cannot solve, and how to do it. Smart contracts are immutable programs: Once a contract is deployed, it cannot be altered. This allows users to be sure that the rules by which their funds are operated will not be changed. However, the same feature […]
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Bitstamp may announce first new listing in nearly three years, with the exchange contemplating support for seven new crypto assets. Bitstamp, one of the longest-running active cryptocurrency exchanges, is considering launching a batch of new crypto asset listings. Curiously, Bitstamp is contemplating support for Zcash (ZEC), despite an increasing number of exchanges seeking to distance […]
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Decentralized finance project Paradigm Labs — backed by veteran crypto investors Polychain Capital, Dragonfly Capital and Chapter One Ventures — is shutting down. Decentralized finance project Paradigm Labs — backed by veteran crypto investors Polychain Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Chapter One Ventures — is shutting down. In an announcement yesterday, March 10, CEO and co-founder […]
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