Decentralized community governance isn’t always so decentralized. This week, one bit of news really grabbed my attention: Dharma getting criticized for allegedly trying to capture Uniswap governance. Dharma is the company behind a crypto payments and exchange app, a sort of Ethereum-based cousin of Square’s Cash App. Or at least that’s what I previously used […]
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His big takeaway? Mining rigs give off a lot of heat. Kosala Hemachandra, founder and CEO of crypto asset storage platform, MyEtherWallet, mined Bitcoin as a way to pay his Los Angeles rent between 2014-2015. When it came time to pay his bills, he would convert his coins into cash to facilitate the actual transaction. […]
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‘Giving away crypto does help people, but the real motivation is to spread awareness in a way that’s fun and interesting,’ the Bitcoin Man said. An anonymous benefactor manipulated social media to get on the news in the Californian city of Bakersfield to encourage the adoption of Bitcoin Cash. According to a Sept. 17 blog […]
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A 51% attack on Ethereum would not be fatal according to Vitalik Buterin, amid concerns the yETH vault could amass enough Ether to launch an attack Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has dismissed concerns that a 51% attack on Ethereum 2.0 would be ‘fatal’. The scenario emerged as a result of the burgeoning popularity of Yearn.finance’s […]
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The price of Bitcoin could now trade sideways for several months to potentially a year, historical data shows. Bitcoin (BTC) has had four market cycles since its inception in 2009, from a bottom to a new peak. The cycles ranged from over 600 days to around 1,050 days. The most recent cycle has just surpassed […]
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Big name games and developers donate prizes to cross-promote titles while encouraging players to load test Taurion’s alpha release. Upcoming blockchain-enabled gaming experience Taurion launches its Treasure Hunt III event on Aug 28. Participants will be competing for over $10,000 in prizes, including major cryptocurrencies, in-game currencies and rare nonfungible tokens (NFTs) from a whole […]
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A review of the public beta of blockchain property trading game Upland, following the launch of its second city, adding New York to the previous real estate in San Francisco. Blockchain-based real estate trading game and DappRadar Top 5 gaming Dapp, Upland, has expanded its metaverse to include New York City, as of Aug 20. […]
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“Decentralized technology that creates programmatic consensus to seamlessly fix inefficiencies and increase opportunity? I think it may prove to be unstoppable.” Each week we ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This […]
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As the world becomes more and more digital, the solution to the question of ownership is already here in the form of NFTs. In early July 2020, the total sales of nonfungible tokens, or NFT, hit $100 million. And that is just the start. As the DeFi market reached $4 billion in locked value and […]
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Investors can HODL or trade during a Bitcoin bull run, but experts urge them to be skeptical above all else. With sentiment suggesting Bitcoin and the crypto markets are about to go on a bull run, seasoned old timers are warning about the lessons learned from previous rallies. With Bitcoin correcting 5% in the past […]
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