Adoption
Switzerland aims to become the next crypto utopia as Lugano makes Bitcoin and USDT legal tender
The progressive Swiss town wants to become a cryptocurrency hub in the center of Europe.
Andjela Radmilac 4 min read
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Memecoins
Bitfinex Derivatives launches perpetual swaps for Shiba Inu and OMG Network
Shiba Inu and OMG Network contracts will be settled in Tether tokens (USDt). BTCF0:EUTF0 and ETHF0:EUTF0 will be settled in Euro Tether.
Exchanges
Bitfinex fat-fingers $23 million fee for a $100k transfer on Ethereum
Bitfinex carried out the transaction using the newly implemented EIP-1559 upgrade that was designed to push the gas fees of the network lower.
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Stablecoins
Alleged Tether (USDT) ‘shadow banker’ set for 2022 trial
The shadow banker involved in the $850 million loss incurred by Bitfinex is set to go to trial by 2022
Hacks
Bitfinex hacker will need 114 years to launder $7 billion worth of stolen Bitcoin
The vast majority of the coins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 hadn't moved in 5 years—because it's "very challenging to make crime pay in crypto" today.
Analysis
Bitfinex whale “claims” $1.7 billion Ethereum long opened in March 2020
If you've been on Crypto Twitter any time over the past year, you've likely seen much discussion about Bitfinex's Ethereum market. Bitfinex publishes a…
Analysis
Bitcoin whale accumulation trend on Bitfinex shows $14k or lower isn’t likely
Whales on Bitfinex have been accumulating after the recent Bitcoin dip. The market trend shows extremely low price targets, like $14,000, are less likely…
Adoption
Tether launches on Solana to leverage high speeds and low costs
Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, has announced that it has launched its coin on Solana, a blockchain platform that aims to compete…
DeFi
The perks of centralization: Tether to return $1M USDT lost in Swerve
After a user mistakenly sent $1 million worth of USDT to Swerve’s token contract, Tether’s CTO Paolo Ardoino reached out to the community saying…
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Trading
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Analysis
Ethereum long positions on Bitfinex soar to $510M as uptrend builds momentum
Derivatives