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First Mover: Chainlink’s Sorry September Returns Shows DeFi Hysteria Deflating
30.9.2020
Chainlink's LINK has been the worst-performing digital asset in September in the CoinDesk 20, during an ugly month across cryptocurrency markets
Gemini & Zcash Shield, Genesis' Plans, Gold & Bitcoin Fund Returns 30% + More News
29.9.2020
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Gemini announced that it now supports shielded zcash (ZEC) withdrawals, which gives their clients "an added layer of financial...
Messari Says Initial Dex Offerings Are ICO 2.0, Urges Investors to Resist Initial Hype
29.9.2020
Crypto research firm, Messari says new Defi token offerings or initial dex offerings (IDO) are a reincarnation of initial coin offerings (ICO) and warns average investors to steer clear these. The firm notes that several early participants of IDOs are the ones that typically make off with outsized...
Pantera Capital Crypto Funds Report 100% Returns Amid DeFi Craze
25.9.2020
Investments in decentralized finance (DeFi) drove returns exceeding 100% this year to Pantera Capital’s bitcoin index and altcoin hedge funds
IRS Will Make It Harder to Avoid Declaring Crypto on Tax Returns
25.9.2020
The Internal Revenue Service plans to make all income tax payers check a box indicating whether they have transacted in crypto over 2020
Yield farmers make 500% returns but most can't read smart contracts
22.9.2020
A CoinGecko survey has found that the majority of yield farmers do not understand the smart contracts underpinning the DeFi protocols they use
Despite yETH returns of 2%, Yearn pushes forward with WBTC Vault
18.9.2020
Yearn Finance has submitted a Maker Improvement Proposal for its forthcoming WBTC Vault, suggesting it will launch in the not-to-distant future
Sushiswap Creator Returns $14 Million After Community Cries Exit Scam
11.9.2020
One week after the Sushiswap creator was accused of an exit scam, he has returned all of the coins he cashed out. The anonymous creator also apologizes to the community, including to Binance which came under fire for listing the sushi token. Sushiswap Creator Says ‘Sorry’ The creator...
‘I F*cked Up’: SushiSwap Creator Chef Nomi Returns $14M Dev Fund
11.9.2020
SushiSwap creator "Chef Nomi" has returned all $14 million in ether, apologizing to the DeFi project's community for suddenly liquidating his holdings
Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Returns
10.9.2020
BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades
Crypto Exchange Kraken Returns to Japan After Two-Year Hiatus
9.9.2020
Kraken's Japanese subsidiary, Payward Asia Ltd., is expected to launch operations in mid-September
South African Man Charged in U.S. Court for Fraud Involving $28 Million in Bitcoin and Forex
5.9.2020
A South African man has been charged with fraud in the Maryland District Court for allegedly scamming $28 million from over 1,000 investors. Dennis Jali, a former resident of Maryland, targeted church-going African immigrants, promising them guaranteed returns on his supposed bitcoin (BTC)...
First Mover: Monetary Challenges Aren’t Just Virtual as Fed’s Powell Returns to Jackson Hole
27.8.2020
Crypto traders are prepping for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where inflation is on the agenda
The Brave New World of Generating Yield Returns from Crypto Lending
7.8.2020
Ryan Anderson is the Head of Trading at Wave Financial Group, a Los Angeles and London based investment management company that provides institutional digital asset fund products. Before joining Wave Financial Group in 2019 Ryan was a research associate at Bridgewater Securities and trader...
First Mover: July Was a Runaway Month for Crypto Returns
3.8.2020
Crypto traders didn't have to be choosy to make money in July, when every digital asset in the CoinDesk 20 rose (except, of course, for the stablecoins)
HEX Plasters UK with Ads Boasting of 11,500% Returns
29.7.2020
Ads boasting that the price of the controversial HEX token has risen 11,500% in four months appeared at English Premier League soccer games
tZERO Plans to Support Trading of Aspencoin Ski Resort Digital Security
22.7.2020
Token issuer Aspen Digital raised $18 million selling digital shares of the St. Regis resort in 2018
Develop, Preview, Test
17.7.2020
Guillermo:
I want to make the case that prioritizing end-to-end (E2E) testing for the critical parts of your app will reduce risk and give you the best return. Further, I’ll show how you can adopt this methodology in mere minutes.
His test is:
Spin up Puppeteer (Headless Chrome)...
Data Shows the ‘Cheaper Altcoins Make Higher Returns’ Myth Is Flawed
13.7.2020
Many investors believe that buying the cheapest altcoins produces greater returns during rallies but is this true?
Bottlepay Returns by September with Fiat Integration and Bitcoin Tweets
10.7.2020
Upon its planned comeback by September, the fully compliant, revamped Bottlepay app will feature fiat integration, enabling users to spend bitcoin (BTC) from their national currency, Pete Cheyne, founder of this UK-based BTC wallet provider, told Cryptonews.com.
As reported, the first version...