Bitfinex is planning to list its first cross-chain DeFi token pBTC to further push DeFi adoption and liquidity. Major crypto exchange, Bitfinex, continues to drive decentralized finance, or DeFI, adoption by announcing support for a new cross-chain DeFi solution. Bitfinex exchange plans to list pTokens (pBTC) — a new token that aims to unlock cross-chain […]
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Leading figures in India’s crypto industry are reading positive signs from Facebook’s $5.7 billion investment in India’s largest mobile operator. Leading figures in India’s crypto industry are reading positive signs from Facebook’s $5.7 billion investment in India’s largest mobile operator. First reported on April 22, Facebook’s deal with Jio Platforms — the digital technology unit […]
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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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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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MakerDAO founder, Rune Christensen, explained how Maker Foundation will prevent future protocol failures and predicted the merger of DeFi and centralized finance. MakerDAO founder, Rune Christensen, explained the measures taken by the Maker Foundation to prevent future failures in Maker’s protocol and predicted the future merger of DeFi and centralized finance. How to prevent future […]
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Blockchain technology is becoming more and more common in the traditional finance market with stablecoins and CBDCs — could these bring stability for the crypto industry? Stablecoins have become widely popular in the digital currency industry because they don’t have the volatility associated with other cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) for instance. Despite their popularity, the […]
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Top OneCoin figure Le Quoc-Hung has returned with a vengeance — using OneCoin’s channels to promote a virtually identical Ponzi scheme called OneLink. Le Quoc-Hung, a key figure in the notorious OneCoin Ponzi scheme, has launched a new crypto Ponzi scheme — OneLink Since joining the scam in 2014, Quoc-Hung, also known as Simon Le, […]
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RSK is entering the enterprise blockchain field with a pilot program designed to improve the direct debit process among Argentinian banks and financial institutions. An Argentinian consortium of banks and technology companies under the patronage of the Central Bank of Argentina is promoting a pilot program implementing blockchain. The system would be used to handle […]
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