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Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Stablecoin Guidance, EU’s Digital Euro Plans, Chamath’s Bitcoin

The OCC published guidance allowing U.S. banks to work with stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, the ECB thinks the term stablecoin can be "misleading."

News  ·  22 September 2020

Blockchain Bites: DeFi’s Dividend, China’s ‘New Battlefield,’ the Big Banks’ ‘Suspicious Activity’

China sees its digital yuan as a "new battlefield," DeFi's Curve has a new dividend program and a yet-to-launch platform is pursuing an "Initial DEX Offering."

News  ·  21 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Airdrops, Record Volumes, $1B BTC on Ethereum

Ethereum miners are reaping revenue from increased transaction volume from DeFi, as more than $1 billion worth of BTC migrates over.

News  ·  18 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Uniswap’s Token, Kraken’s Bank, Bitcoin’s Newbies

Uniswap issued a governance token, Kraken is the world's first crypto bank and there are more "newbie" bitcoin investors than in recent years.

News  ·  17 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: The SEC’s Chilling Effect on Crypto Development

A slew of regulatory happenings are in the works: a Bahamian CBDC, a potential ban on crypto trading in India and a plan to unify state banking compliance standards across the U.S.

News  ·  16 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s BTC Buy, Bitmain’s Power Struggle, Paxful’s Goodbye

MicroStrategy has bought even more bitcoin, Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela and the Bitmain power struggle appears to have found a short-term solution.

News  ·  15 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx Attacked

Derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $36,000 by year's end while bZx fell victim to yet another hack.

News  ·  14 September 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Square’s Patent Posse, Binance’s DeFi Bridge, SushiSwap’s Co-Founder Speaks

Square is pushing back against crypto patent hogs, Binance is doubling down on DeFi and the ECB's Lagarde says Europe is losing the CBDC race.

News  ·  11 September 2020
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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
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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