With regulators unlikely to change old-fashioned rules in favor of the emerging market, DeFi might be burdened under fraud and new portions of restrictions. Over the years, we have seen a lot of trends such as initial coin offerings, initial exchange offerings, security token offerings, decentralized autonomous organizations and many more, but none of these […]
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Like the ICO boom of 2017, DeFi plays to our desire to get rich fast without any responsibilities. Decentralized finance, in a nutshell, promises transparency and offers beneficial terms for borrowers. DeFi platforms are supposed to build an alternative financial system for offering/receiving loans, exchanging currencies, making payments, etc. There are no banks, brokers or […]
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Taking account of more aggressive crypto tracking measures and what they mean for future government adoption of blockchain. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note One of the most persistent myths about Bitcoin is its supposed anonymity. More properly termed pseudonymity, […]
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New wire fraud charges against St. Petersburg trolls allege that they stole the identities of U.S. citizens to open crypto accounts. The U.S. filed criminal charges against Russian national Artem Lifshits for his management of an affiliate of the infamous Internet Research Agency, which U.S. authorities accuse of interfering in the 2016 election. The new complaint […]
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With Uniswap surpassing Coinbase, are decentralized exchanges taking over, or is it just a fad? Uniswap recently surpassed Coinbase Pro in trading volume, overtaking one of the most popular centralized exchanges in the space after reaching around half a billion dollars in daily volume. Although Coinbase Pro is by no means the largest exchange out […]
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Other features will also be in the network. Vid Foundation, the company behind the social media app Vid which rewards users, unveiled its plans to allow more staking in its VI token. Jag Singh, CEO and Co-Founder of Vid Foundation, said in a post that new stakers would be able to join Vid and stake […]
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Discussing a use case that the Brazilian government started developing last year: a digital identity solution called FinID. Imagine if it were possible for your identity to be available at any time, where third parties could only access it with your consent. The discourse that everyone has the right to own their digital identity has […]
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The hackers’ identity may not be a mystery for much longer. On Aug. 30, a Github user made a post about losing 1,400 Bitcoin (BTC) via an elaborate hack that affected his Electrum wallet. N-chain analysis indicates that the hackers had a Binance account and that some of the transactions used to move the stolen […]
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Decentralized exchanges such as Uniswap have now become popular thanks to automated market makers, but what does it all mean? What are the risks and limitations of AMMs? Bugs, improper pricing and impermanent loss Despite some positive qualities, AMMs present certain risks and limitations. Hacks and vulnerabilities have already affected exchanges such as Uniswap and […]
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A shift in the crypto ecosystem could result in a whitelist of coins and addresses according to Ari Paul. Crypto investor Ari Paul has predicted that within a year or two much of the crypto ecosystem will only allow withdrawals to whitelisted addresses. In a tweet on August 26, the BlockTower Capital co-founder and CIO […]
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