A number of crypto businesses and non-profits have written to the main banking regulator in the U.S. asking for banks to have more authorization to deal with crypto. In response to a request for comment on potential rules from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), many major players in crypto have written […]
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pTokens has now listed Ethereum-compatible pLTC tokens on the Kyber Network. The Kyber Network, a decentralized, on-chain cryptocurrency exchange, has just listed the Ethereum-compatible pLTC token — a new cross-chain token developed by pTokens project. Announcing the news to Cointelegraph on Aug. 3, Kyber Network said that pLTC tokens will be accessible through KyberSwap and […]
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The DeFi sector recently achieved a record $4.23 billion in total value locked, so why did Yearn Finance distribute its full token supply to its users? As Decentralized Finance protocols continue to grow on all fronts, their infrastructure grows alongside them. While the total value of USD locked in DeFi recently hit a new all-time […]
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DeFi-focused oracle platform DIA is using crowd-sourcing to improve the accuracy of price oracles. Oracle platforms, which provide links between blockchain smart contracts and trusted sources of real-world data, are a crucial component of many decentralized finance — or DeFi — applications. With the meteoric rise of Chainlink (LINK) this year, one might be forgiven […]
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While both PoW and PoS have a lot to offer, this year, in particular, is promising to be a special one for proof-of-stake. Proof-of-work and proof-of-stake have a lot of benefits to offer the community, and the discussion around these algorithms has dominated conversations in the cryptocurrency community. The use of staking will become more […]
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Looming Bitcoin futures gaps and mainstream interest are providing the perfect environment for another week of volatility. Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week at over $11,000 after a wild weekend saw the market crash $1,200 in minutes — will the chaos continue? Cointelegraph gives you five factors that could easily impact Bitcoin price action over […]
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Crypto channel Altcoin Daily run by brothers Aaron and Austin Arnold was reinstated by YouTube after more than two days offline. Another cryptocurrency-related YouTube channel appears to have fallen afoul of the platform’s community policies. According to a July 31 tweet from crypto community members and brothers Aaron and Austin Arnold, their Altcoin Daily channel […]
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Cybergang Evil Corp hackers reportedly demanded $10M to restore full access to Garmin’s customer support services and navigation solutions. Multinational tech company Garmin may have paid some or all of a $10 million crypto ransom to hackers who managed to encrypt the firm’s internal network and take down several of its services on July 23. […]
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Ransomware hackers initially demanded $10 million to restore access to travel firm CWT’s computers and delete any stolen data. U.S.-based corporate travel firm CWT paid $4.5 million in a Bitcoin ransom to hackers who stole sensitive files from the company. According to a July 31 report from Reuters, representatives from CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel) […]
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A basic framework of useful metrics to assess the true risk of a crypto fund as a quantitative screening tool. Digital assets, as a new asset class, exhibit interesting characteristics that could benefit a diversified portfolio of traditional assets. There are, however, many ways to get exposed to digital assets — passive investment, actively managed, […]
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