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Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
Bitcoin Use on Darknet Markets Jumps 65% to Over $400 Million in First Quarter
21.5.2020
Bitcoin transactions on darknet markets jumped 65% in value during the first quarter to $411 million, according to research by a blockchain analytics firm. The amount of bitcoin sent from darknet entities to mixers also grew rapidly as exchanges with verification requirements became less popular...
P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes and Inflation in Latin America Are on the Rise
16.5.2020
During the last two months since the March 12 crypto market rout, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ demand for cryptocurrencies seems to be on the rise in certain regions in Latin America. Various reports published this week have noted that countries like Colombia, Venezuela...
3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet
7.5.2020
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting...
‘Black Thursday’ Distortion Makes Bitcoin Options Look Cheaper
6.5.2020
With a key metric declining to record lows, bitcoin’s options market may be underpricing the cryptocurrency’s future volatility
MakerDAO Takes New Measures to Prevent Another ‘Black Swan’ Collapse
4.5.2020
The DeFi lending market MakerDAO has updated its governance protocols to prevent another occurrence of forced liquidations that lead to huge losses
12 Months of Onchain Data Shows Bitcoin Whales Obtained Hundreds of BTC from Small Fish
2.5.2020
According to recent data, crypto participants known as ‘bitcoin whales’ have been steadily accumulating bitcoins, and not selling since the ‘Black Thursday’ market carnage on March 12, 2020. Onchain data and blockchain analysis firms indicate that the number of bitcoin...
Genesis CEO Details ‘Black Thursday’ Chaos in Q1 Lending Report
30.4.2020
Crypto lender Genesis Capital increased its loan book to $649 million during a tumultuous Q1 marked by wild fluctuations in the price of bitcoin
Market Outlook: Crypto Market Prices Rally Ahead of Bitcoin Halving, BTC Up $1K in 24 Hours
29.4.2020
Cryptocurrency markets are bullish on April 29, as BTC prices have spiked over 11.8% in the last 24 hours touching a high of $8,740 per coin during Wednesday’s trading sessions. Bitcoin has gained 130% in value since the market rout on March 12 otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday.’...
Maker Debt Crisis Post-Mortem Recommends New Safeguards
29.4.2020
A new report makes several recommendations to prevent future debt crises for the Maker DeFi protocol
Bitcoin Halving Theories: Whale Says Price Rise Is a ‘Nonsensical Narrative,’ Weiss Ratings Expects ‘Massive Crypto Superboom’
28.4.2020
In less than two weeks, the Bitcoin block reward halving will take place and BTC miners will receive half the reward going forward after May 12. Since ‘Black Thursday’ (March 12), bitcoin prices have gained 103% since then rising from $3,800 to $7,750 per coin. With the halving fast...
Bitcoin Hits Highest Level Since Black Thursday Amid Halving Buzz
27.4.2020
Bitcoin's upward momentum is gathering pace just two weeks ahead of halving, with prices hitting the highest level since last month's crash
Dark mode and variable fonts
23.4.2020
Not so long ago, we wrote about dark mode in CSS and I’ve been thinking about how white text on a black background is pretty much always harder to read than black text on a white background. After thinking about this for a while, I realized that we can fix that problem by making the text thinner...
‘Black Thursday’ Liquidations Sparks $28M Lawsuit Against Maker Foundation
15.4.2020
The Maker Foundation is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for $28 million over the March 12 event that caused over $2 million in liquidations. The lawsuit alleges that the team behind the Makerdao project did not explain the extreme risk of loss to investors. Also read: ETH Price Strains Defi...
Maker Foundation Faces New Lawsuit Demanding $28M for Black Thursday Liquidations
14.4.2020
New class action demands $28 million from Maker Foundation for negligence and misrepresentation leading to March 12 catastrophe
MakerDAO Users Sue Stablecoin Issuer Following ‘Black Thursday’ Losses
14.4.2020
A lawsuit against the Maker Foundation claims the DeFi platform “intentionally misrepresented the risks associated with CDP ownership.”
Crypto Exchanges See Bitcoin Reserves Drop by 70% Since Black Thursday’s Market Rout
12.4.2020
Since the market carnage on March 12 otherwise known as Black Thursday, the exchange Bitmex has seen 36% of the trading platform’s bitcoin reserves withdrawn. A few other well-known crypto exchanges have seen cold wallets drained, while other trading platforms have witnessed reserve...
BitMex Has Been Bleeding Bitcoins Since Black Thursday
12.4.2020
BitMex Bitcoin deposits are shrinking at a scary rate
Bisq Attacked, BUX Crypto Launched, Bithumb Got a Black Mark + More News
8.4.2020
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Bisq, an open-source, peer-to-peer crypto trading platform, said that an attacker was able to exploit a flaw...
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Back in the Black for 2020
7.4.2020
Volatility is returning in a positive way, prices are going up, and enthusiasm is returning to digital-asset markets