Ethereum has come a long way since its 2015 beginnings, although its move into proof-of-stake has faced a bevy of delays. Five years ago to the month, a massive crypto project launched, forever changing the landscape of the crypto and blockchain space. Since its 2015 opening day in July, Ethereum has undergone a number of […]
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Bakkt breaks another record with more than 11,700 Bitcoin futures contracts traded on Tuesday. Intercontinental Exchange subsidiary, Bakkt, is reporting record numbers of trades for its monthly Bitcoin futures contracts as BTC prices made a new high for the year. The institutional investing platform reported its highest ever figure for Bitcoin monthly futures on Jul. […]
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The founder of Synthetix believes that the DeFi ecosystem is realizing many of the promises that the fintech sector has failed to deliver. Kain Warwick, founder of DeFi derivatives platform Synthetix, argues that projects built on Ethereum can finally deliver on many of the promises that fintech failed to. Despite ten years of development, Warwick […]
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Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has warned about the risks of smart contract exploits in DeFi. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned of the dangers of ‘smart contract risk’ in DeFi protocols in an interview to mark Ethereum’s fifth birthday. Buterin also warned users not to ‘risk their life savings’ in DefI in his appearance on […]
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Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust currently holds $4.3B assets under management, but this growth may be due to ‘in kind’ purchases. Crypto fund manager Grayscale Investments has managed to increase its assets under management by another $1 billion in less than two weeks. According to an update posted to Grayscale’s Twitter account on July 28, the investment […]
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With the value of funds locked in DeFi almost quadrupling in less than two months, the community is debating whether DeFi is in a bubble. Data published by crypto market analytics firm Messari on July 29 indicates that the collective capitalization of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is equal to only 1.5% of the entire […]
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Ads boasting that the price of the controversial HEX token has risen 11,500% in four months appeared at English Premier League soccer games. Richard Heart’s controversial HEX token has launched an advertising blitz in the U.K., plastering ads on London public transportation, in newspapers, and during English Premier League soccer games. As reported by Twitter […]
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Hackers have transferred roughly $38.7M out of $1.3B worth of Bitcoin from wallets connected to the infamous 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex. Some of the 119,756 Bitcoin that was stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 has started moving again. According to a series of tweets posted by Whale Alert on July 27-28, wallet […]
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At a webinar targeting financial advisors, Grayscale’s managing director preached the value of Bitcoin and warned against physical representations of the asset. In a webinar hosted by InvestmentNews, Grayscale Investments’ managing director, Michael Sonnenshein, and financial consultant, Tyrone Ross Jr., educated financial advisors about the benefits of crypto investments. A slide from Sonnenshein’s presentation. Grayscale […]
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The leaders of two tech giants are using nationalism to win back the governments of their respective home countries after stumbling over crypto launches. Two icons of tech — one American, one Russian — are hard at work trying to win back the jilted governments of their home countries by stirring up concerns over foreign […]
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