Peter Van Valkenburgh speaks on the value of decentralization and how it plays into Coin Center’s mission in U.S. policy. Formed in 2014, Coin Center was the first non-profit to focus on defending the independence of decentralized blockchain networks and cryptocurrencies in front of regulators in the United States. Peter Van Valkenburgh was one of […]
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Crypto markets are on fire just a few days after the bitcoin halvening event. Meanwhile the NASDAQ is down 450 points from a high of 9233 on May 12, to a low of 8782 on May 13. Ethereum broke through the $200 ceiling, after dipping to $186 on May 11. Currrently valued at $202.52, ETH […]
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One of the largest online networks, Reddit, has announced a new community points system based on the Ethereum blockchain. In a bid to create a more user-centric social media platform — “a free frontier” — Reddit has introduced its new community points system built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. In a slide presentation shared […]
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The parabolic rise in Ether long positions has increased the risk of a violent crash, as uncertainty surrounding the launch of ETH 2.0 grows. With anticipation growing for Ethereum’s long-awaited ETH 2.0 revamp, Ether long positions have gone parabolic on Bitfinex since February. But with short positions also growing, and co-founder Vitalik Buterin withdrawing last […]
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Pantera Capital Founder explains how a Bitcoin maximalist bias led to the biggest mistake of his investor career. Dr. Steven Waterhouse, a founding partner of Pantera Capital, says that his biggest regret as a VC is not investing in the Ethereum (ETH) Initial Coin Offering (ICO), but he learned his lessons from his mistake. Waterhouse […]
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Binance froze ETH previously stolen from Upbit immediately after the suspicious transaction was reported. An address associated with the $50 million hack of South Korean crypto exchange, Upbit, has moved some of the stolen Ethereum (ETH) to Binance. The world’s biggest exchange immediately froze these funds on its platform, and has initiated an investigation. On […]
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Maker continues to garner criticism due to its onboarding of centralized collateral. The original MakerDAO (MKR) protocol shut down on May 12 at 4 PM UTC after an expedited shutdown procedure was initiated as a result of the Black Thursday events. With Single Collateral DAI, or Sai, only Ethereum (ETH) was usable as collateral for […]
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Simba Chain, a cloud-based smart contract startup, is building a blockchain data management system for the U.S. Department of Defense. Simba Chain, a blockchain startup backed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has won another contract from the United States government. A long-established favorite of the U.S. military authorities like the U.S. Air […]
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A single transaction today has created more Wrapped Bitcoin on the Ethereum network, than the total amount of BTC locked in the Lightning Network. One thousand Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) were minted today on the Ethereum network (ETH) — a single transaction that represents more U.S dollar value than the entire Lightning Network. It brings the […]
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Metal Pay, with its new mainnet blockchain Proton, makes different banks and payment platforms compatible with each other, as well as the digital asset world. Proton, a new delegated proof-of-stake blockchain from crypto payment solution Metal Pay, allows digital asset and fund transfers across multiple channels. “It’s a Blockchain that’s integrated into your bank,” Metal […]
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