The OCC published guidance allowing U.S. banks to work with stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, the ECB thinks the term stablecoin can be “misleading.”
Blockchain Bites: DeFi’s Dividend, China’s ‘New Battlefield,’ the Big Banks’ ‘Suspicious Activity’
China sees its digital yuan as a “new battlefield,” DeFi’s Curve has a new dividend program and a yet-to-launch platform is pursuing an “Initial DEX Offering.”
Blockchain Bites: Airdrops, Record Volumes, $1B BTC on Ethereum
Ethereum miners are reaping revenue from increased transaction volume from DeFi, as more than $1 billion worth of BTC migrates over.
Blockchain Bites: Uniswap’s Token, Kraken’s Bank, Bitcoin’s Newbies
Uniswap issued a governance token, Kraken is the world’s first crypto bank and there are more “newbie” bitcoin investors than in recent years.
Blockchain Bites: The SEC’s Chilling Effect on Crypto Development
A slew of regulatory happenings are in the works: a Bahamian CBDC, a potential ban on crypto trading in India and a plan to unify state banking compliance standards across the U.S.
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s BTC Buy, Bitmain’s Power Struggle, Paxful’s Goodbye
MicroStrategy has bought even more bitcoin, Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela and the Bitmain power struggle appears to have found a short-term solution.
Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx Attacked
Derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $36,000 by year’s end while bZx fell victim to yet another hack.
Blockchain Bites: Square’s Patent Posse, Binance’s DeFi Bridge, SushiSwap’s Co-Founder Speaks
Square is pushing back against crypto patent hogs, Binance is doubling down on DeFi and the ECB’s Lagarde says Europe is losing the CBDC race.
Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Case, SushiSwap’s Migration, Ether’s Bears
A DBS Bank economist thinks the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate digital asset adoption while Mastercard announced a CBDC testing ground.
Blockchain Bites: Bitmain Denied, Coinbase Blocked and a Potential EOS Exit Scam
Arca is acting like an activist investor in its dealings with Gnosis while Venezuelan officials appear to have blocked access to Coinbase.
Blockchain Bites: Is DeFi an Inside Deal?
SushiSwap’s creator cashed out, BTC options traders remain bullish and data indicates people are “buying the dip.”
Blockchain Bites: Tether’s Dispute, Buterin’s Fix and 3 Reasons for Bitcoin’s Sell-Off
Tether disputes allegations of market manipulation, Vitalik Buterin proposes a fix for Ethereum’s high gas fees and Voatz weighs in during a federal trial.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Steep Sell-Off, Pornhub’s Crypto Payments, Twitter’s Latest Hack
Pornhub will accept BTC and LTC payments, a nonprofit wants Coinbase to be more transparent and credit default swaps are coming to the Ethereum blockchain.
Blockchain Bites: How SushiSwap Drove Uniswap to DeFi’s Top Spot
A South Korean crypto exchange has been raided by police, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network hit a new high and mining revenues are climbing.
Blockchain Bites: Patoshi’s Patterns, Canaan’s Losses, DeFi’s ‘Weird’ Moment
Decentralized exchange volumes climb for a third straight month, Tezos settled a class action and Coinbase added a16z and DoorDash executives to its board.
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Classic Attacked, Electrum Wallet Drained and Taxable Microtasks
Signature Bank gave out dozens more PPP loans to crypto firms than previously known, Ethereum Classic has suffered another 51% attack and a digital yuan wallet went live and disappeared.
Blockchain Bites: Winklevoss’ Wild Prediction, Bitcoin Miners’ Horde, Ethereum’s ‘Critical Bug’
Mongolian authorities have limited cheap electricity for crypto miners, Venezuela is seeing crypto use outside government-approved exchanges and a “critical bug” has left 13% of Ethereum nodes useless.
Blockchain Bites: What Rising Inflation Could Mean for Bitcoin and the US Dollar
Bitcoin is a tool to avoid police extortion in Nigeria, centralized social media is being censored amid Thai protests and what Powell’s address means for bitcoin.
Blockchain Bites: Major Acquisitions, Bitcoin Futures Liquidations and the SEC’s New Rules
FTX acquired Blockfolio, ConsenSys acquired Quorum and police have seized the third largest exchange in South Korea.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s ‘Rich List,’ Ethereum’s Volatility, DeFi’s Shakeup
The number of addresses on Bitcoin’s “rich list” is reaching new highs while another firm is putting its cash reserves into bitcoin, not a bank account.