The crypto loans industry is a relatively new sector, and yet many platforms have already established themselves. It may seem surprising, but platforms designed for loans and lending through the use of cryptocurrencies are a relatively new development for the crypto industry. Each platform adheres to its own strategy, but the idea shared by all…
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“It’s obvious that nation-states can’t handle all our identities for all our lives.” Upstart crypto company Saga wants to issue a new global currency on the blockchain. Just don’t call it a stablecoin. Saga’s SGA digital currency relies on an international reserve asset called Special Drawing Rights (SDR), which was introduced by the International Monetary…
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Decentralized exchange protocol AirSwap announced that it is running a bug bounty program with rewards up to $20,000 in DAI. Ethereum (ETH) decentralized exchange protocol AirSwap announced that it is running a bug bounty program with rewards up to 20,000 DAI (worth $20,000). It begins now and continues indefinitely. On Dec. 4, the AirSwap team…
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China’s Great Firewall, a tool used to ban Chinese people from using sites like Google, and Facebook, has blocked Etherscan’s site. China’s Great Firewall, a tool used to ban Chinese citizens from using sites like Google and Facebook, has listed a major explorer for Ethereum’s (ETH) blockchain. According to data from non-profit monitoring organization GreatFire,…
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Ethereum developers propose a hard fork named Muir Glacier intended to address the impending Ice Age on the Ethereum mainnet. Ethereum developers have proposed a hard fork, named Muir Glacier, that should address the impending Ice Age, which could cause a significant slowdown on the Ethereum mainnet. In an Ethereum improvement proposal at the end…
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Bitcoin price hovers around the $7,300 mark as the cryptocurrency markets remain sluggish. Tuesday Dec. 3 — Most cryptocurrencies continue trading sideways, including Bitcoin (BTC) which has not been able to find higher trading levels in the past few days. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin started the day at $7,344, at which point…
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Renowned trial attorney Brian Klein will represent Virgil Griffith, the developer recently arrested for participating in a blockchain conference in North Korea. Renowned trial attorney Brian Klein has revealed he will represent Virgil Griffith, the developer recently arrested for participating in a blockchain conference in North Korea. In a tweet posted on Dec. 3, Klein…
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Bitcoin artist “Bnoiit.c” has created an Ethereum-based virtual museum that ensures censored artworks are immutably preserved for an online audience. Bitcoin artist “Bnoiit.c” has created an Ethereum-based virtual museum “Cryptovoxels” that ensures censored artworks are immutably preserved for an online audience. In its collection as of Aug. 25 has been a Bitcoin mural by French…
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One of the addresses involved in last week’s theft from South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has successfully moved 10,000 Ether (~$1.5 million) to an unknown wallet. One of the addresses involved in last week’s theft from South Korean crypto exchange Upbit is moving millions of dollars worth of stolen Ether (ETH) to an unknown wallet.…
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Bitcoin appears to have bottomed at $6,500 and once confirmed many cryptocurrencies could provide lucrative trading opportunities at a good risk-reward ratio. Bitcoin price continues to trade with an advantage to bears but this does not mean investors or miners have capitulated. About 64% of the total Bitcoin mined to date has been dormant in…
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