DeFi
Scams
Bitcoin allure has darknet markets jumping to record highs (and scams)
Darknet marketplaces and their operators have been the focus of authorities since the last decade. But the rise of cryptocurrencies has seemingly borne well…
DeFi
Primitive Ventures partner Dovey Wan on Bitcoin, DeFi, and the rise of the digital Yuan
Wan cautions DeFi builders against unsustainable practices while recognizing its capacity for fostering financial innovation.
DeFi
Uniswap volumes bump to $2 billion after attack on DeFi project Harvest Finance
Harvest Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project led by an anonymous team, was attacked using a flash loan exploit earlier today leading to millions…
Legal
Ethereum dev Virgil Griffith battles North Korea aiding charges against the US
Ethereum developer and Wikiscanner creator Virgil Griffith filed a motion last week to dismiss US government charges of him “aiding” the North Korean government,…
Adoption
This WordPress plugin will allow authors to timestamp content on the Ethereum blockchain
Amsterdam-based WordProof announced today it will allow customers to timestamp content on the Ethereum blockchain, it said during the BlockDown Conference 2020 on October…
Exchanges
Akon’s social ecosystem cryptocurrency ‘Akoin’ will begin trading on Bittrex Global on November 11
Akoin, the cryptocurrency developed by renowned popstar Akon to improve social opportunities and access for African entrepreneurs, has announced its premier listing on crypto…
Technology
Waves announces ERC20 interoperability with Ethereum network
Waves.tech, an ecosystem of next-generation technologies built on the Waves protocol, has ported its native token WAVES into Ethereum to enhance interoperability between the…
Partnerships
Akon’s Akoin partners with Roll to allow creators to launch their own “social money”
Akoin, the cryptocurrency and decentralized app ecosystem developed by popular music artist Akon, has partnered with Roll, a blockchain platform that enables creators to…
DeFi
Zilliqa’s Max Kantelia on DeFi and the roaring 90s, asset bubbles, and why everyone can’t be Steve Jobs
The rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) has been buoyed on trends like non-custodian lending, automated market making, and yield farming, which together, have opened…
Adoption
Bitcoin ETP volumes grew in October amidst institutional demand
Crypto exchange-traded products (ETP), institutional offerings that track the price of crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, saw their volumes increase by over 2.2%…
Adoption
Here’s why Bitcoin will boom in the “biggest overhaul” of finance
The development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) has blossomed in the past few years, with countries like China in the advanced stages of…
Analysis
Why Filecoin’s hyped token launch was a multimillion “failure”
Decentralized file-sharing project Filecoin launched last week after years of development and a jawdropping $200 million ICO. But critics and miners are calling it…