The crypto exchange OKEx’s CEO, Jay Hao, talks the future of OKEx and the crypto sector, CMC’s acquisition by Binance and his favorite books. Jay Hao, the CEO of the digital asset exchange OKEx, took part in Cointelegraph China HUB, an online interview column started by Cointelegraph China. In the past, Hao has stated that […]
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Following a mixed reaction to Binance’s acquisition of CoinMarketCap, CZ has requested community suggestions for improvements to the crypto data aggregator. Following Binance’s recent acquisition of CoinMarketCap, the exchange’s CEO and founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has asked the crypto community what changes they would like to see made to the popular and controversial crypto market […]
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New research suggests Tether Treasury is not pumping Bitcoin’s price, contrary to popular belief. Stablecoins are not driving up the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a new study from the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Academics Richard K Lyons from UC Berkeley and Ganesh Viswanath-Natraj from the Warwick Business School looked at […]
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DeFi platform PegNet appears to have suffered a 51% attack in which four of the network’s top miners fraudulently created $6.7 million in stablecoins. Drama continues to plague decentralized finance (DeFi), with Factom-based stablecoin network PegNet appearing to suffer a 51% attack that resulted in $6.7 million worth of the USD-pegged stablecoin pUSD being fraudulently […]
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CoinMarketCap is now using an automated crypto payments system to raise invoices and receive funds. CoinMarketCap (CMC) has deployed a totally automated digital currency payments solution, from finance network Gilded. Gilded Chief Operations Officer (COO) Neal Roche told Cointelegraph the automated approach solved a lot of issues currently facing crypto invoicing and payments: “Most companies, […]
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City officials from Torrance were left red-faced after the private data they denied had been stolen was published by a ransomware gang. A ransomware gang has published personal and financial data from the Californian City of Torrance online — and threatened to reveal 200GB more unless their demands are met. Calling themselves DoppelPaymer, the ransomware […]
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The on-chain activity for stablecoins has increased 800% in the last 12 months. The on-chain activity for stablecoins has increased 800% in the last 12 months according to market intelligence firm TokenAnalyst. This growth is not surprising considering the overall growth of the stablecoin niche. The combined market cap for all stablecoins ranks third in […]
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Blockchain startup incubator claims to launch the first crypto decentralized exchange plugin for WordPress. Blockchain startup incubator, Draper Goren Holm, launched what it claims to be the first crypto decentralized exchange, or DEX, plugin for leading website backend software, WordPress. According to an April 22 announcement, the plugin is “the easiest way for anyone, not […]
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Companies involved in the blockchain pilot platform praise new systems and claim success with first trades. Recently, a blockchain-backed cross border platform pilot was implemented in the Chinese city of Qingdao. The companies involved have now made their first trades with partners in North America and Southern Asia. As reported on April 22 by local […]
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Details of the dForce hack led to many in the DeFi community to question the security practices of the firm, which many believe cloned Compound’s code. The hacker who stole $25 million in crypto on April 19 from decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol, dForce, has since returned the money. Most signs indicate that this was […]
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