Surprise Binance listings have led to a sudden 25% spike in the price of Compound’s Governance Token. The price of the Compound Governance Token (COMP) has jumped by one-quarter on news of a surprise listing on leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. COMP tokens began trading approximately one week ago, quickly making triple-figure gains and attracting millions […]
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Paragon Coin will face federal claims from a class-action lawsuit alleging that the firm’s $70 million ICO from 2017 violated securities laws. A Californian federal judge has certified an investor class in a lawsuit alleging that the cannabis crypto firm Paragon Coin Inc violated securities laws in its 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) that raised […]
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DeFi project Balancer has hastily conducted a community vote to determine how to limit attempts to exploit the protocol’s token reward system. Following the meteoric launch of Balancer Labs’ governance token, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has quickly implemented changes to limit large players from exploiting the platform to mine BAL tokens, rather than for […]
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FC Barcelona’s Fan Token has generated nearly $2.5 million in trade volume in less than one day of trade. In its first day of trading, the fan token for Spanish soccer team FC Barcelona (BAR) has seen trading volume that almost doubled the $1.3 million raised in the crypto asset’s token sale earlier this week. […]
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Defi platform DMM, backed by Tim Draper, has successfully completed its IDO despite users reporting a myriad of issues. Lending platform Defi Money Market (DMM) — backed by Tim Draper’s Draper Venture Network — has had a difficult birth. The Initial DEX Offering (IDO) has completed successfully, raising $6.5 million in 48 hours, but investors […]
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Three major shifts will lead to crypto and blockchain adoption worldwide, and they have already started reshaping our world. There’s a revolution happening. We’re moving toward a world with a massive reduction in trust in centralized institutions and ways of doing things. There are several concurrent shifts happening right now, including a shift away from […]
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Venezuela’s government reportedly accepts Bitcoin as a payment method for some passport applications. Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Foreigners, known as SAIME, plans to accept bitcoin (BTC) as a new payment method for citizens seeking a Venezuelan passport. The information was originally leaked via a Reddit post on June 23. News of the […]
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One of the largest ponzi schemes in crypto history is still trying to launder its proceeds, but Ethereum congestion is making that difficult. Funds from the infamous Chinese-based PlusToken ponzi scheme are moving once again, but they’re being blocked by Ethereum’s block congestion. According to Whale Alert, funds from a known PlusToken Ether (ETH) stash […]
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Blockchain companies are developing digital identity solutions to ensure regions can safely reopen following COVID-19 lockdowns. After spending months in lockdown, countries across the world have begun lifting stay-at-home orders enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet as countries look to reopen, and students and employees return to schools and offices, there is a fear […]
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A frenetic day of trading on Coinbase Pro saw unusual activity from what seems to be an early investor in Compound, which briefly hit $427. The rapid growth in the price of so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens is raising fresh suspicions after one altcoin hit $427. In a curious sequence of events still unfolding on […]
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