Cameron Winklevoss and Tone Vays disagree on the quality of the DeFi space within the context of previous blockchain booms and busts. The crypto industry has boasted tremendous growth over the past year, largely thanks to the decentralized finance, or DeFi, boom. Some believe that the DeFi sector resembles the initial coin offering, or ICO, […]
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While most of us will prefer to forget the horrors of 2020, DeFi may well prove to be the guarantee of a better, more liberated future. In a broad sense, 2020 has been the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. As it charges toward 1 million deaths and over 30 million infections, governments have been found […]
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The MEME crypto asset has blasted into new all-time highs of $1,775 after being listed on Poloniex. MEME, a community-driven project inspired by a ConsenSys developer’s satire of the yield farming bubble, has gained nearly 100% in 24-hours to post an all-time high of $1,775 after listing on Poloniex. Since the start of September, MEME […]
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DeFi is almost certainly the future, but that future may not be today. The decentralized finance, or DeFi, sector of the crypto industry has been bursting with exuberance, innovation, and speculation in recent months. The niche is still very much in its infancy, however, according to Richard Byworth, CEO of digital finance company Diginex. “I […]
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In a world where all public records are stored on an immutable ledger, it would be difficult to be a corrupt government official. Some of the main functions of government institutions include redistribution of resources and maintaining official records. These are precisely the domains where blockchain technology — with its focus on facilitating secure, traceable […]
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Bitcoin whale clusters at $9,800 have grown in size in the past few days, indicating some whales may be preparing to sell. According to data from Whalemap, an on-chain analysis firm that tracks Bitcoin (BTC) whales, the $9,800 support has weakened. The researchers at Whalemap track whale activities by following addresses owned by whales — […]
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Nvidia is trying not to hand over internal documents to plaintiffs who allege that the GPU manufacturer misrepresented its financials during the 2017 bull run. The legal representatives of technology company Nvidia have argued that its investors are not entitled to access its internal records about the “crypto craze” of 2017 and 2018. During a […]
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The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Sunday, Hodlers Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers! Top Stories This Week DeFi goes boom as top tokens […]
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Widespread crypto adoption by enterprises has the potential to become a self-perpetuating mechanism for public blockchains, creating bigger, stronger networks. Of all the developments in blockchain technology over recent years, enterprise adoption has perhaps been the most anticlimactic. As the initial coin offering bubble started to inflate during 2017, blockchain entrepreneurs and commentators alike were […]
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Bitcoin’s controversial hard fork now buys less BTC than ever before as one analyst warns that buyer support has disintegrated. Altcoin Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is plumbing new lows against Bitcoin (BTC) after crashing through fresh support. Data from price tickers including Cointelegraph Markets and CoinMarketCap confirm that BCH/BTC is now at its worst levels in […]
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