A report from Flipside Crypto contends that investors are dumping Compound tokens as soon as it gets listed on exchanges with the majority of the supply held by speculators. A report by Flipside Crypto states that investors are liquidating their Compound (COMP) holdings as soon as the opportunity presents itself; with major exchange listings acting […]
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Canadian blockchain upstart BlockCrushr alleges that ConsenSys stole proprietary technology after it participated in ConsenSys’ Tachyon accelerator program. Canada-based fintech firm BlockCrushr has filed a lawsuit in New York accusing blockchain tech company ConsenSys of stealing trade secrets. BlockCrushr claims that ConsenSys launched an Ether (ETH)-based recurring payments platform called ‘Daisy Payments’ one day before […]
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DeFi will see a number of bullish developments over the long term, the latest dGen report alleges. Big Four accounting firms like KPMG and Deloitte will become an important part of the decentralized finance — or DeFi — in the coming decade, according to Berlin-based non-profit think tank dGen. In its report titled “Decentralised Finance: […]
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Super users on DeFi platforms soared 20% in Q2, while bot usage has also increased. Massive growth in decentralized finance over the past three months has been accompanied by a big increase in the number of ‘super users’ who dominate the sector. Along with the prevalence of trading bots, it has raised questions over the […]
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DeFi’s growth has been propelled by the increasing popularity of yield farming and Bitcoin tokenization protocols, according to ConsenSys. The growing tokenization of Bitcoin and the emergence of yield farming has propelled the growth of the decentralized finance sector over the past three months according to ConsenSys. The second quarter report into Ethereum-based DeFi emphasizes […]
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Vitalik Buterin, Heath Tarbert, Brock Pierce and many more — here are 10 memorable quotes to take away from five days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference. The five-day Unitize virtual blockchain conference organized by BlockShow and San Francisco Blockchain Week ended with the final session on Friday. The event saw appearances from Heath Tarbert, […]
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Dr. Ali Loveys says the biggest challenge in the blockchain space is not about the tech, but rather defining the right business value. During a Unitize panel on Wednesday, Ali Loveys commented that the biggest challenge in the blockchain space is not the technology itself, but rather whether the business model or values make sense […]
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Blockchain experts discuss how institutions will play a major role in the mass adoption of blockchain-based financial infrastructure. Benjamin Soh, founder of blockchain development firm STACS, said that institutional players, not business-to-consumer companies, will drive the mass adoption of financial infrastructure built on blockchain technology. During the Unitize virtual conference, Soh said that if they […]
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Algorand to provide creation of nonfungible tokens for the gaming industry within the Blockchain Game Alliance. An American blockchain technology startup, Algorand, has joined a major blockchain gaming association, the Blockchain Game Alliance, or BGA. Algorand, known for providing technology to a number of national digital currency projects, is now officially a BGA member. They […]
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“If the “real world” economy is run by centralized authorities who can change and adapt monetary policy on a whim outside public opinion or scrutiny, current video game economies are a microcosm of this behavior.” Many of the builders and investors in the blockchain space believe that the most compelling route to attracting users to […]
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