Paying more than $8,000 in fees, an unknown developer has prematurely deployed Curve’s tokens and contracts resulting in an unexpected launch. Decentralized finance (DeFi) project Curve has been forced to launch its DAO and governance token CRV prematurely after an anonymous developer deployed the contracts without the knowledge of the official team. The developer tweeted…
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Crypto analytics startup ICO Analytics reveals the fastest growing crypto exchanges and DeFi protocols in terms of web traffic. Global crypto exchanges have reportedly seen a significant increase in web traffic in July as cryptocurrency prices gained momentum. According to data from crypto analytics startup ICO Analytics, web traffic on global crypto exchanges increased by…
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Binance’s debit card process makes it a more of a centralized bank-like institution than the decentralized tech dreamed by Bitcoin’s creator. Satoshi Nakamoto years ago envisioned an ecosystem that would be independent of the centralized financial system that dominates the global economy today. His creation sparked a global community of enthusiasts and an entire industry…
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Binance’s U.S. trading platform is currently experiencing unexpected platform malfunctions. Binance.US, the United States branch of major crypto exchange Binance, began suffering unforeseen platform issues on Aug. 7 around 15:26 UTC time, resulting in the company temporarily shutting off exchange features. “Please rest assured that all customer funds are safe, and we will provide a…
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Ripple ranks the highest amongst companies in the Blockchain sector according to the latest annual ranking from Hurun. Research firm Hurun published a list of global unicorns, or companies worth more than a billion dollars, in 2020. This ranking features all billion-dollar tech startups founded in the 21st century that are not listed yet listed…
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Binance owned Trust Wallet has hit a five million user milestone, it is now delving into the DeFi sector. Crypto giant Binance acquired Trust Wallet two years ago today. In that short space of time, the service has managed to amount 5 million users, and it is now expanding into the burgeoning DeFi sector. In…
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Binance’s move into the payment card space takes flight as cards go out for delivery. After months of waiting, planning and testing, Binance has begun delivering its debit cards to customers. “This started shipping in limited quantities as of yesterday, I heard,” Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, said in a July 25…
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Wash trading is happening in some instances on Binance DEX and Loopring, showing that decentralized exchanges are not immune to volume inflation. Decentralized exchanges are generally liked for their transparency and lack of custody, reducing the trust requirements in their operators. Many centralized exchanges have been caught in a peculiar type of manipulation used to…
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Travala.com’s native token AVA will now be added to the Swipe wallet service and Visa card platform — making it spendable at 60 million merchants worldwide. At a time of unprecedented upheaval in the global tourism industry, blockchain-based travel booking service Travala and Swipe aim to boost crypto’s useability. Announced on July 24, Travala’s native…
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CoinMarketCap has withdrawn BNB as the top DeFi token claiming it was a mistake. CoinMarketCap listed its parent company’s token Binance Coin at the top of its new DeFi list — and then quickly withdrew it following a barrage of criticism. First noticed by podcaster and Twitter user Yannick Eckl (@cryptonator1337), BNB was ranked higher…
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