Sparkswap, a decentralized exchange backed by Pantera, Polychain, and Initialized Capital, has shut its doors after more than two years of operations. Sparkswap, a decentralized exchange backed by Pantera Capital, announced it is shutting down on March 17. The exchange cited a weak user base as the catalyst for its decision to cease operations. The […]
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The Atari Group will conduct a token sale in March and launch a cryptocurrency casino. Legendary video game company the Atari Group will conduct an initial coin offering aimed at launching a cryptocurrency casino. Atari was founded in 1972 in Sunnyvale, California, though ownership has changed hands several times since then. The company currently belongs […]
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BitMEX Research suggests that the issuance of the CBDC will lead to inflation as cash will be banned. A March 18th post by BitMEX Research discusses the two approaches governments can take with regards to the issuance of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the ramifications for the economy. Money supply In the modern […]
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Unconventional analysis of two major decentralized finance projects, based on Ethereum and EOS, which recently went through the same storm. On March 11 at 4:56 p.m. UTC, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director of the World Health Organization, stated that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. Industry experts consider the global uncertainty around this respiratory […]
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The upcoming MakerDAO auction is set to cover the protocol’s losses during the March 12 Ethereum price crash, with its success being critical for the stability of DeFi. The MakerDAO (MKR) community has locked in an auction to cover a multi-million dollar hole in DAI collateral after the sudden Ethereum (ETH) price crash on March […]
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Cryptocurrency-collateralized synthetic currency models can have enormous implications in the traditional finance industry. Why are crypto synthetic assets a big deal? Cryptocurrency-collateralized synthetic currency models powered by smart contracts can have enormous implications in the traditional finance industry. In their essence, these models offer cryptocurrency holders the leverage to trade traditional assets as well as […]
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China Everbright Bank, one of the world’s largest public firms, debuted a blockchain-based supply chain finance solution by Ant Financial. China Everbright Bank (CEB), a major commercial bank in China and one of the world’s largest public companies, is debuting a blockchain-based supply chain finance solution by Ant Financial. Ant Financial, the financial arm of […]
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India’s Minister of Corporate Affairs has revealed that only two cryptocurrency companies have apparently registered with the ministry. A filing submitted in the lower house of India’s parliament — the Lok Sabha — has revealed an investigation into fraudulent practices by so-called “bit coin companies” operating in the country. An official question was submitted by […]
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Alibaba’s import e-commerce platform embraces ant blockchain traceability system to make consumer goods transparent and trackable. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced its import e-commerce platform Koala has updated its products to include a full-link traceability blockchain system on March 16, according to a Sina Finance report from March 17. Blockchain increases logistic transparency The report […]
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Bitcoin and Ether still offer better returns than other risk assets during crypto market uptrends and both remain positively correlated with gold in bull and bear markets. Bitcoin (BTC) price is slowly recovering, reaching $5,500, after last week’s Black Monday style market meltdown which led to Bitcoin price pulling back sharply as traditional markets suffered […]
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