At 0.02 cents, the humble satoshi still has a long way to go to hit parity with the cent, let alone an entire dollar. Bitcoin (BTC) may be circling all-time highs, but a new storm is brewing around its smallest subunit, the satoshi or “sat.” As more first-time investors pile in to BTC, attention is […]
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Slashing is one of the big risks of staking on ETH 2.0, find out how to avoid it. One of the most prominent figures in the decentralized finance community has suffered validator penalties on the Ethereum 2.0 network after a mishap with his DappNode’s power button. DeFi protocol Synthetix founder, Kain Warwick, reported on Twitter […]
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Yearn “acquisitions” dominated headlines this week. The biggest events in DeFi this week all involved Yearn.finance, the yield farming optimization protocol. I covered the first, Pickle Finance, in my last installment. Since then, we’ve seen integrations with Cream Finance, a lending protocol similar to Compound; Cover Protocol, an insurance provider that recently paid out users […]
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Bitcoin price strongly rejected near the $20,000 resistance, leading analysts to debate whether a quick recovery is on the cards. Bitcoin (BTC) finally managed to secure a new all-time high but the digital asset rejected strongly near $20,000. On-chain analysts say a sell-off from whales and miners, combined with the $20,000 level acting as a […]
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Nobody seems to be in a rush to digitize the euro, but that could change given increasing global competition. Several experts from various European banks agreed that even a proof of concept for a digital euro is four or five years away. In a panel on Monday called “Upgrading Money to the Digital Age: Introducing […]
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As big players continue to enter the crypto space, institutions are becoming mega HODLers. Without a doubt, Bitcoin (BTC) has become an increasingly popular asset to own among institutional investors. By the end of the second quarter of 2020, Fidelity reported in a survey of almost 800 institutional investors that 36% owned crypto assets. A […]
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“That’s how shit gets done here,” says one team member This morning, Yearn founder Andre Cronje announced the latest in a spate of high-profile mergers and collaborations for the multi-faceted decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol: Yearn Finance will be “joining forces” with market coverage provide Cover. In a blog post, Cronje notes that the merger will […]
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Dan Tapiero told Anthony Pompliano that $15 trillion in institutional capital could flow into Bitcoin, pushing prices as high as $500,000. Gold Bullion International co-founder Dan Tapiero believes that it’s only a matter of time before Bitcoin’s price surges into the six-figure threshold. Speaking to Anthony Pompliano on the Pomp Podcast, Tapiero asserted that in […]
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CryptoBanter is the first cryptocurrency-centric media outlet available 24/7. The world’s first live-streaming platform dedicated to cryptocurrency is going live just in time for the 2021 bull market. Ran Neuner, host of CNBC’s Crypto Trader show, has launched the first call-in media channel devoted exclusively to cryptocurrency. Dubbed CryptoBanter, the station features a blend of […]
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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 will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much […]
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