We must leave behind the “cash grab” behaviors associated with DeFi in 2020 and work toward creating long-term sustainable projects. The core purpose for Ethereum at its birth was to herald the next generation internet. Its genesis was based on building a peer-to-peer network with no single entity or group in control by positioning the […]
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Enterprise blockchain matured throughout 2020 and will continue to do so moving forward, here’s how it may become mainstream. The year 2020 has been monumental for the blockchain sector, especially in regards to financial markets. Yet, while the price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached new all-time highs this year, the enterprise blockchain space also welcomed in […]
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Aavegotchi sent the crypto user donations from more than 200 deposits for Christmas Day. A crypto user who lost roughly $50,000 from a smart contract mistake before the holidays is thanking the crypto community for donating $11,000 to help recover the loss. Earlier this month, Github user dawidkabani13 said he had accidentally sent 4,005 Chainlink […]
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Barstool Media’s charity drive helping small businesses has enabled cryptocurrency donations. Barstool Media’s Dave Portnoy is accepting Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency donations for his small-business relief fund. Less than 24 hours after integration, the crypto community has responded with incredible generosity. The Barstool Fund launched last week to raise money for small businesses impacted by […]
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Cryptocurrency may seem like the perfect holiday gift this year, but education is key when deciding how to gift digital assets. The mainstream has taken a growing interest in cryptocurrency as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to reach all-time highs. To put this interest into perspective, researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance […]
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“I have already done hundreds of transactions on the ETH chain and by one oversight, rush, and my son’s lessons, I lost my life savings.” According to a Github post made today, user dawidkabani13 claims to have accidentally sent 4,005 Chainlink (LINK) — $53,226 at the time of publication — to an Aavegotchi (GHST) smart […]
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This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange. The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange announced that it would match $150,000 in donations to support open-source Ethereum (ETH) projects on Gitcoin. Gitcoin is a developer funding platform relying on a hybrid model of sponsored donations and direct community support. Through its quadratic funding model, community donations are […]
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The premier crypto charity event kicks off today. Here’s how you can participate. Bitcoin Tuesday, a crypto-based charity event hosted by The Giving Block, is looking to raise at least $1 million in donations today and over the rest of the month of December. The fundraising target makes Bitcoin Tuesday one of the largest crypto-based […]
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BitcoinTuesday is aligning crypto awareness with public good in this one-day charity event. BitcoinTuesday, scheduled for Dec. 1, aims to become one of the largest cryptocurrency fundraisers in history. The Giving Block, a crypto donations company, has secured partnerships with over 120 nonprofits and 30 blockchain companies to spearhead BitcoinTuesday — a one-day event that […]
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Nonprofit entities could be harnessing an untapped market of supporters simply by allowing crypto donations. Over the past three years, an increasing number of nonprofit organizations have begun to accept crypto-based donations. According to Alex Wilson, co-founder of crypto donation gateway The Giving Block, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed this trend further than ever before. […]
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