Tech

DeFi

Uniswap Unveils Version 3 in Bid to Stay DeFi’s Top Dog

V3 of the automated market maker is penciled in for an Ethereum mainnet launch on May 5.

Tech  ·  23 March 2021
CoinFlash

Ripple Touts Role for XRP in Central Bank Digital Currency White Paper

The crypto asset could be used as a "neutral bridge" between different currencies, Ripple says.

Tech  ·  23 March 2021
Crypto Twitter

What Is BitClout? The Social Media Experiment Sparking Controversy on Twitter

BitClout's creator says it's a new way to monetize a following. Crypto Twitter's brightest lights are nonplussed.

Tech  ·  22 March 2021
Ethereum Mining

Bad Sandwich: DeFi Trader ‘Poisons’ Front-Running Miners for $250K Profit

A DeFi trader tricked Ethermine's sandwich bot into purchasing "Salmonella" and "Listeria" tokens for some 130 ETH.

Tech  ·  22 March 2021
DeFi

Tau Protocol Debuts Hashrate Token Staking for Bitcoin Rewards

The project’s hashrate token, BTCST, can now be staked for rewards in bitcoin or a synthetic equivalent.

Tech  ·  19 March 2021
Mining

$4.6M in Filecoin ‘Double Deposited’ on Binance; Exploit Open on Other Exchanges

It’s not a “true” double-spend, but does it matter if funds can still be duplicated and traded on an exchange?

Tech  ·  18 March 2021
Developers

‘Speedy Trial’ Taproot Activation on Bitcoin Could Still Include a Safety Net

Speedy Trial is nearly approved for activating Taproot, but the code may still include a “user activated soft fork” safety net, just in case.

Tech  ·  18 March 2021
Governance

Tally Raises $1.5M to Boost On-Chain Governance in Compound’s DeFi Ecosystem

Notation Capital, Castle Island Ventures, 1kx and others invested in the governance dashboard.

Tech  ·  18 March 2021
Ethereum

Valid Points: Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake May Happen Sooner Than You Think

A "quick merge" outline ostensibly serves as a notice against any further agitation from Ethereum miners.

Tech  ·  17 March 2021
CoinFlash

‘Analysis Ongoing’: Nifty Gateway Addresses NFT Security Concerns

The popular NFT marketplace suggests users use strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

Tech  ·  15 March 2021
DeFi

DeFi Projects Cream Finance, PancakeSwap Hit With ‘DNS Hijacks’

The hijacker appears to be asking users to input the 12-word seed phrase unique to each crypto wallet in order to steal funds.

Tech  ·  15 March 2021
CoinFlash

Ant Group Leads China-Dominated 2020 List of Blockchain Patent Holders

The only non-Chinese firm in the rankings, IBM, came fourth in terms of number of patents.

Tech  ·  15 March 2021
NEM

NEM Launches Proof-of-Stake, Enterprise-Facing Blockchain Platform

The new proof-of-stake platform was four years in the making.

Tech  ·  15 March 2021
Governance

The Graph to Host Protocol Governance on Decentralized GitHub Alternative Radicle

Radicle enables collaborative permissionless code in a decentralized way.

Tech  ·  11 March 2021
Privacy

Start9 Labs to Build on Its Self-Sovereign, Private Internet Solutions With $1.2M in Funding

The funding round will be followed by a range of upgrades to the computing platform.

Tech  ·  11 March 2021