Following two significant attacks on lending protocol bZx, what are the potential ramifications for the DeFi sector? Earlier this week, the decentralized lending protocol bZx was exploited in back-to-back “flash loan” attacks. While the two exploits were distinct, the end results remained the same. In total, $954,000 was gleaned from the platform. But what exactly […]
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WisdomTree developing a stablecoin may signal a nascent competition among leading U.S. asset managers for dominance in the crypto sector. The news that WisdomTree, a major asset manager with $63.8 billion in assets under its belt, plans to launch a regulated stablecoin — pending approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission — could […]
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Which cryptocurrencies saw the biggest price jumps or descents in 2019? The start of 2020 is a great time to look at the path travelled by cryptocurrencies up and down the price charts and analyze how these coins have been performing throughout the previous year. The prices of most cryptocurrencies changed tremendously throughout 2019, as […]
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Facebook’s Libra, Ethereum, QuadrigaCX, Tether and Bitfinex — Cointelegraph breaks down the biggest stories of 2019. 2019 may not go down as a year of breathtaking highs for cryptocurrency markets, but major strides have been made for mass adoption of digital payments and blockchain technology. A quick look at major headlines over the past 12 […]
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The SEC halts Telegram’s $1.7 billion token offering in a massive setback for TON, and Mark Zuckerberg is going to testify in front of Congress. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions […]
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Litigation firms files lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex, as legal experts debate whether the companies manipulated the value of USDT. At the start of October, New York-based legal firm Roche Freedman filed a new class-action lawsuit against stablecoin firm Tether and digital currency exchange Bitfinex. The case accuses the aforementioned entities of manipulating the market […]
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A New York-based legal firm filed a class-action suit against Tether and Bitfinex, accusing the firms of crypto market manipulation. A New York-based legal firm has filed a lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex, accusing them of cryptocurrency market manipulation. “Largest bubble in history” Roche Freedman filed a class-action suit claiming that stablecoin firm Tether and […]
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Researchers claim that pump and dump manipulation involving the Chainlink token occurred in spring-summer 2019. Researchers have published evidence of what they claim is a coordinated pump and dump manipulation involving the Chainlink (LINK) token — the native cryptocurrency of Japanese messaging giant LINE’s service-oriented blockchain. A blog post published on Sept. 11 by AnChain.Ai […]
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The FBI wants to access Whatsapp messages that allegedly refer to securities fraud surrounding Long Island Iced Tea. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into Long Island Iced Tea’s (LTEA) shift to blockchain for evidence of insider trading and securities fraud. They are now requesting access to Whatsapp messages that may […]
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The rise and fall of “dead” сoins — the top-five most famous coins that didn’t survive and why… In 2017, the cost of Bitcoin (BTC) reached almost $20,000, and in December 2018, its rate fell to $3,187 per token. Nevertheless, it is a solid price movement for a currency, which was created from nothing about […]
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