Blockchain Bites

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Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Case, SushiSwap’s Migration, Ether’s Bears

A DBS Bank economist thinks the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate digital asset adoption while Mastercard announced a CBDC testing ground.

News  ·  10 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Bitmain Denied, Coinbase Blocked and a Potential EOS Exit Scam

Arca is acting like an activist investor in its dealings with Gnosis while Venezuelan officials appear to have blocked access to Coinbase.

News  ·  9 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Is DeFi an Inside Deal?

SushiSwap's creator cashed out, BTC options traders remain bullish and data indicates people are "buying the dip."

News  ·  8 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Tether’s Dispute, Buterin’s Fix and 3 Reasons for Bitcoin’s Sell-Off

Tether disputes allegations of market manipulation, Vitalik Buterin proposes a fix for Ethereum's high gas fees and Voatz weighs in during a federal trial.

News  ·  4 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Steep Sell-Off, Pornhub’s Crypto Payments, Twitter’s Latest Hack

Pornhub will accept BTC and LTC payments, a nonprofit wants Coinbase to be more transparent and credit default swaps are coming to the Ethereum blockchain.

News  ·  3 September 2020
DeFi

Blockchain Bites: How SushiSwap Drove Uniswap to DeFi’s Top Spot

A South Korean crypto exchange has been raided by police, Bitcoin's Lightning Network hit a new high and mining revenues are climbing.

News  ·  2 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Patoshi’s Patterns, Canaan’s Losses, DeFi’s ‘Weird’ Moment

Decentralized exchange volumes climb for a third straight month, Tezos settled a class action and Coinbase added a16z and DoorDash executives to its board.

News  ·  1 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Classic Attacked, Electrum Wallet Drained and Taxable Microtasks

Signature Bank gave out dozens more PPP loans to crypto firms than previously known, Ethereum Classic has suffered another 51% attack and a digital yuan wallet went live and disappeared.

News  ·  31 August 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Winklevoss’ Wild Prediction, Bitcoin Miners’ Horde, Ethereum’s ‘Critical Bug’

Mongolian authorities have limited cheap electricity for crypto miners, Venezuela is seeing crypto use outside government-approved exchanges and a “critical bug” has left 13% of Ethereum nodes useless.

News  ·  28 August 2020
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Blockchain Bites: What Rising Inflation Could Mean for Bitcoin and the US Dollar

Bitcoin is a tool to avoid police extortion in Nigeria, centralized social media is being censored amid Thai protests and what Powell's address means for bitcoin.

News  ·  27 August 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Major Acquisitions, Bitcoin Futures Liquidations and the SEC’s New Rules

FTX acquired Blockfolio, ConsenSys acquired Quorum and police have seized the third largest exchange in South Korea.

News  ·  26 August 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s ‘Rich List,’ Ethereum’s Volatility, DeFi’s Shakeup

The number of addresses on Bitcoin’s “rich list" is reaching new highs while another firm is putting its cash reserves into bitcoin, not a bank account.

News  ·  25 August 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Aave’s Advance, BitMEX’s Block, Turkey’s Bitcoin Trot

Turkey is in a bitcoin bull run, a Fed branch is studying blockchains to possibly support a "digital dollar" and Aave unleashed unsecured borrowing on DeFi.

News  ·  24 August 2020
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Weary Bulls, ETC’s Action Plan, INX’s IPO

INX is gearing up for a landmark IPO while 1 billion tether jumped from Tron to Ethereum.

News  ·  21 August 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum’s Fees, Bitcoin’s Pullback, Ren’s Great Week

Stablecoin demand may become unbalanced if traders ditch a “market-neutral strategy" while Ethereum gas fees drive Tether to adopt a new rail.

News  ·  20 August 2020