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Chainalysis: Illicit Crypto Activity Falls — Scam Revenue 65% Lower Than Last Year
18.8.2022
Chainalysis has found that illicit crypto volumes are down this year, with total scam revenue sitting at $1.6 billion, 65% lower than where it was through the end of July last year. “Those numbers suggest that fewer people than ever are falling for cryptocurrency scams,”...
First Mover Asia: Celsius Token Price Rise Pegged to Market Dynamics Rather Than Fundamentals; BTC Retreats Again
18.8.2022
The price of the troubled crypto lending platform's CEL has been rising, to observers' puzzlement
Solana’s Biggest DeFi Lender is Leaning Into “Permissionless” Loan Markets
18.8.2022
These “permissionless pools'' don't have any of the safeguards afforded to Solend’s whitelisted markets. That’s by design
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Changes His Mind About Treasury Bonds — Says ‘Time to Open My Closed Mind’
18.8.2022
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says it’s time to open his closed mind after listening to economist Harry Dent. He is now buying 2-year U.S. Treasury bonds despite repeatedly saying he does not invest in anything printed by the Federal Reserve...
'Don't Say Terra' and Other Reflections From Korea's Crypto Extravaganza
18.8.2022
A series of conferences in Seoul explored the future of DeFi, but the $40 billion blowup of a major Korean crypto project was not on the agenda
Tell Us What You Know About Crypto and Blockchain Education
18.8.2022
For CoinDesk's Best Universities for Blockchain ranking in September, we are seeking opinions and recommendations from professionals, academics and students in the industry. Tell us what you think
Optimism Token Flash Crashes 10% on False Rumors of a Major Hack
17.8.2022
The native token of Optimism quickly recovered after Optimism dispelled the rumors
Ethereum Foundation Makes It Clear The Merge Will Not Improve Fees and Throughput
17.8.2022
On Wednesday the Ethereum Foundation clarified that The Merge will not reduce onchain fees as the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) is now 29 days away. Amid The Merge update from the Ethereum Foundation, during the last month, Ethereum network costs...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin, Ether Prices Slide for Fourth Consecutive Day
17.8.2022
BTC prices continued to trade down but within a narrow trading range. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 2% on Tuesday, its fourth consecutive daily decline.The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has dropped 6% since crossing $25,000 briefly on Aug. 14.Ether’s (ETH) price also tumbled for a fourth...
US Federal Reserve Minutes Show More Rate Hikes Coming, Concern About Stablecoin Risks
17.8.2022
EOS Network Foundation Members Switch Support to Crypto Protocol Antelope After Hard Fork
17.8.2022
The protocol will be led by a coalition connected to the EOS Network Foundation, following the foundation’s separation from Block.one
Colombia explora la creación de una CBDC para combatir la evasión fiscal
17.8.2022
Como parte de un programa de reforma impositiva, el gobierno del país sudamericano también planea imponer límites a las transacciones en efectivo
Celsius Approved to Sell Mined Bitcoin, Customer That Lost 50,000 USDC Insists Her Regulated Stablecoins Should Be Treated Differently
17.8.2022
On August 16, the crypto lender Celsius Network has been approved by a bankruptcy court judge to sell bitcoin the company previously mined to continue funding specific operations. The following day, the company’s attorney detailed that Celsius has been offered cash injections, but the lawyer...
Canadian Pension Giant Caisse Writes Off $150M Bet on Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius
17.8.2022
Quebec-based Caisse said Wednesday it had acted "too soon" in entering the sector
In Crypto, Base Layer Security Isn’t Enough
17.8.2022
Blockchains are only as secure as the applications they run
Crypto Investing Giant Paradigm Leads $20M Round for Fractional NFT Protocol
17.8.2022
Fractional, which allows for collective non-fungible token ownership, is rebranding as Tessera
Token Front-Running Was Common at Coinbase Crypto Exchange, a New Study Argues
17.8.2022
Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney estimate that insider trading occurred on 10% to 25% of new crypto listings at Coinbase between September 2018 and May 2022, generating at least $1.5 million in profits for whomever was behind the transactions
Token Front-Running Was Common at Coinbase, a New Study Argues
17.8.2022
Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney estimate that insider trading occurred on 10% to 25% of new crypto listings at Coinbase between September 2018 and May 2022, generating at least $1.5 million in profits for whomever was behind the transactions
Why Bitcoin Traders Should Care About Double-Digit Inflation in UK
17.8.2022
Russia’s GDP Decline Less Severe Than Expected, Wall Street Returns to Russian Bonds, Putin Criticizes US ‘Hegemony’
17.8.2022
While the ongoing war in Ukraine continues, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation detailed this week that Russia’s economic hardships are less severe than expected. Russia’s economic ministry says that the economy’s gross domestic product (GDP)...