Coinbase’s director of product strategy and business operations, Conor Grogan, revealed that billions of dollars worth of Ether had been permanently lost due to bugs and human errors. The director noted that mistakes and glitches were the cause of losing 636,000 ETH or $1.15 billion on the Ethereum blockchain. Gone With No Recovery According to…
The Republican U.S. Senator, Cynthia Lummis, representing Wyoming, revealed at a recent crypto event in Washington D.C. that the U.S. is losing out on the crypto space. Dubbed “Crypto Queen,” Lummis disclosed that she bought her first Bitcoin in 2013 and wished she had bought more of the token. Supporting Crypto Regulation It is not…
Binance has recently come under increasing regulatory scrutiny from various countries worldwide due to allegations of regulatory violations. This has led some nations to impose restrictions or outright bans on the exchange’s services. These regulatory concerns stem from money laundering, market manipulation, and other illegal financial activities. In February, the United States Securities and Exchange…
Deribit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, is set to introduce Bitcoin volatility futures, providing investors with a means of assessing and engaging in trading the BTC market. Deribit’s New Product Allows Investors To Trade BTC Deribit’s BTC DVOL futures is a derivative contract based on the Deribit BTC Volatility Index. The index evaluates the implied volatility…
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has obligatory standards for each coin or token listed on its platform. The exchange also clarified that it would delist a coin or token from its platform if it no longer meets these standards or if the market conditions change in a way that could pose a…
Metamask has been the go-to crypto wallet for many crypto users for the past few years. It makes storing, sending, and receiving cryptocurrency from any device easy. Metamask is taking the user experience to the next level with a new upgrade that enhances privacy. The new upgrade focuses on improving privacy features for both the…
With the Ethereum ecosystem advancing to regular upscaling, Layer-2 networks are gaining momentum daily. However, some industry experts believe that Layer-2 token incentive models might become obsolete due to rapid changes. Phasing Out Token Incentives According to Jesse Pollak, Coinbase’s head of protocol and Base leading developer, Layer-2 networks offering token incentives would soon become…
Introduction The cryptocurrency market can seem a scary place that is filled with technical terms and financial intricacies. Anyone who has traded cryptocurrencies or has been a part of the online crypto community is bound to hear the term spot trading. Many times, investors can use this term without fully understanding its meaning. This article…
Coinbase will offer custody of MakerDAO’s USDC treasury worth about $1.59 billion. The deal allows the DAO to earn nearly 1.4% rewards on the funds. Coinbase submitted the proposal on 6th September and got approved by 70% of votes on Monday 25th October. USDC represents one-third of the treasury and allows users to deposit collateral…
In June 2022, the market cap gap between USDC and USDT was only about $10B. It seemed as if USDC was closing the gap and overtaking USDT, its biggest rival. The two most popular stablecoins began the year with a market cap gap of nearly $36B. However, a recent shift of events has seen Tether’s(USDT)…
Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer2 solution, looks to regain its lost charm in the cryptocurrency space. The roll-up solution will undergo a massive Nitro upgrade next week. Meanwhile, Arbitrum witnessed an enormous surge in daily transactions, crossing 180,000 this week. Indeed, Arbitrum appears healthy compared to its rival, Optimism. Arbitrum’s organic growth saw it maintaining a…
In the past months, there have been a series of attacks by hackers on cross-chain bridges. These attacks have caused serious damage to the cryptocurrency community. Meanwhile, the latest attack was on the popular cross-chain bridge, Horizon Bridge, owned by Harmony. Given the recent economic downturn, this is a huge blow to the DeFi platform….
On June 16th, the US Federal Reserve raised the interest rate by about 0.75%. This is the single largest increment in the last 30 years. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank noted that more increments would come later in the year. The hike was aimed at counteracting the increasing inflation in the country. Meanwhile, following the announcement…
Globally, the usage of digital currencies has increased over the years. In addition, various financial institutions have made it easy for users to buy and sell cryptos. One of the available options for users is the use of crypto ATMs. Bitcoin of America Continues To Install More Crypto ATMs Meanwhile, Bitcoin of America, a BTC…
MATIC recorded a new ATH of $2.92. The alternative token has possibilities of exploring further surges before this year’s end. The run-up saw Polygon claiming the 14th spot in the crypto-list by market cap. Polygon (MATIC/USD) is a scalability blockchain network and a framework connecting and building Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. It’s a Layer2 aggregator that…
The globally recognized decentralized exchange ‘Uniswap’ has declared the exclusion of a lot of tokens out of the interface of its application. On July 23rd, an announcement was made by Uniswap Labs, which emphasized the removal of tokens only from the interface of the application as well as the protocol is still immutable. Uniswap Labs,…
A prominent finance market of ‘DeFi’ named Aave has declared to issue an authorized version of the platform for the organizational investors. The authorized deployment of the platform will be launched within this month to fulfill the demand of several organizations. The launch is being conducted in association with Fireblocks (a crypto service provider and…
Student Coin (STC) got itself listed on Bitcoin.com’s Exchange recently. Trades already started to take place on the platform on 13 May 2021. At Bitcoin.com’s Exchange, STC will be traded with Ethereum, Bitcoin, and USDT. STC is a new entrant in the digital asset industry as it is also a piece and parcel of a…
“SATS” which is also known by the name “satoshis” is the least unit of Bitcoin. An easy way to understand SATS is that it can be regarded as a “cent” which is a piece and parcel of a dollar bill. Similarly, if one were to take out one cent from Bitcoin, then it would look…
Nervos Network (CKB) surged by a massive amount of 341% in a single month as its plans to introduce a Defi platform and to launch a new layer-2 offering that may prove to be beneficial. The crypto-asset market is still struggling and in the phase of finding a credible solution for the constantly increasing fees…
