DeFi
Adoption
US coffee giant Starbucks turns to blockchain for beans tracking
Coffee fanatics across America can now track their Starbucks bean purchases right to the farms they grew in. And so can farmers, who can…
Crypto
Onboarding retail investors: FTX acquires portfolio tracker Blockfolio for $150 million
FTX, one of the biggest and fastest-growing crypto exchanges since its launch in 2019, today announced the acquisition of Blockfolio, a crypto portfolio tracking…
Mining
Bitcoin mining reaches its largest difficulty ever, here’s what it means
Miners on the Bitcoin network are facing the highest difficulty they ever have to generate new blocks, data shows. Network difficulty has surged to…
Legal
Bitcoin exchanges might soon share money laundering data in the UK
In the latest proposal concerning Bitcoin and crypto businesses, the UK’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, said all firms would be compelled…
Regulation
Coinbase CEO says Apple is too “restrictive” towards cryptocurrencies
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said tech giant Apple has “restrictive” policies towards the cryptocurrency sector, as per a tweet this weekend. Armstrong calls out…
Scams
Google busts firm running a $1.2 million Bitcoin scam
Tech giant Google rescinded the license of a Philippines business running a scam involving Bitcoin and gift cards over the weekend, according to local…
Investments
Bitcoin market “looks like 2016,” says crypto fund Grayscale
The Bitcoin bull run in 2020 has sent ripples (no puns) across the crypto space with market observers calling for the asset to eventually…
DeFi
Uniswap traders have spent nearly $7 million in Ethereum fees
Ethereum DeFi fanatics on Uniswap, a decentralized exchange, have paid nearly $7 million in fees in the past month, as per data on Gas…
Trading
2017’s forgotten altcoins ZRX, OMG, and BAT are booming on a DeFi promise
Some much-hyped altcoins from 2017 are seeing a surge in prices as the DeFi market picks up steam and becomes a formidable sector in…
Adoption
Bitcoin-critic China moved $50 billion in Tether fearing capital flight rules
Chinese citizens moved over $50 billion from the country using Tether to avoid upcoming capital flight rules, reported news outlet CNBC. China tethers up…
DeFi
Aragon Network (ANT) to soon launch “Phoenix” and “Firebird” phases
The next two phases for decentralized organization tools provider Aragon are set to launch soon, the firm said in a release. The next Aragon…
Trading
4chan’s Chainlink, Tendies picks made it the top “crypto fund” of 2020
A bunch of internet anons and their crypto picks have purportedly outperformed hedge funds in the crypto space, according to data by on-chain analytics…