DeFi
DeFi
Ex MakerDAO partner pledges $4.2m for DeFi research
Nikolai Mushegian, the former technical partner at blockchain project MakerDAO, donated 3,200 MKR to his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University. The Pittsburgh-based university is…
Adoption
Bitcoin’s $132bn market cap puts it above Turkey in terms of M1 money supply
Bitcoin's $132 billion market cap might be a far cry from its 2017 all-time high, but it doesn't mean it's not playing in the…
People
‘Fatal flaw’ set to destroy Bitcoin on Jan. 1, according to Craig Wright
Bitcoin could be living out its final hours today if you were to believe Craig Wright. The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto said last year that…
Technology
IOTA’s 15-hour downtime gets it on the comedy section on the CryptoCurrency subreddit
The IOTA network couldn’t process transactions for more than 15 hours after a software bug caused a “corrupt ledger state.” While IOTA’s developers managed…
Analysis
The DApp market is getting so big, it’s making Google and Apple worry
After the DApp browser MetaMask got removed from the Google Play Store, Apple followed suit and is forcing crypto exchange Coinbase to remove the…
People
CoinShares CSO: The rising popularity of Bitcoin derivatives means the 2020 halving won’t push its price up
The May 2020 Bitcoin halving might not have such a dramatic effect on Bitcoin's price. According to Meltem Demirors, the chief strategy officer of…
Trading
Here’s why 2019 was a record-breaking year for Bitcoin
Despite an overall bearish sentiment and high price volatility, the world's largest cryptocurrency has had quite a successful year. From transaction count and volume,…
People
Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith denied bail on charges of conspiring with North Korea
Virgil Griffith, the head of Ethereum’s special projects division who was arrested on federal charges of conspiracy with North Korea, has been denied bail.…
Analysis
Is this the beginning of the HEX exit? 800 ETH withdrawn and sent to Bitfinex
Around 800 ETH has been withdrawn from an address associated with the HEX cryptocurrency, leading many to suspect it was the beginning of an…
Analysis
Here’s why the full impact of Litecoin’s August halving is yet to be seen
Despite many arguing that the 2019 block reward halving will decimate its price, Litecoin managed to remain relatively stable. According to the latest Coin…
People
Craig Wright’s lawyers object to court motions with weakest arguments yet
In the latest responses to motions and objections in the Kleiman case, Craig Wright's legal team presented some of the weakest arguments seen in…
Adoption
Crypto Community petitions for a Bitcoin emoji ₿ for increased adoption
An anonymous person started a petition to get the Unicode Consortium, the official body that governs emojis, to add Bitcoin to the list of…