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June 4, 2020

Ethereum May Not Be Perfect, but Most DApps Still Like to Run With It

Security, a viable business model and an active community: why the majority of DApp developers still opt for the Ethereum blockchain. Years on and dozens of experiments later, Ethereum still remains the number one choice among developers of decentralized applications for deploying their products and services. The “2020 Q1 Dapp Market Report” published by Dapp.com […]

Bitcoin Is a Paradigm Shift Beyond Wall Street

A former Goldman Sachs vice president of investment banking: “We should be glad that traditional Wall Street hasn’t come around to embrace crypto yet.” When the Goldman Sachs report came out dismissing Bitcoin’s status as an asset class, there was significant backlash from the crypto community. This is understandable, as for those building in crypto, […]

Micree Zhan Reportedly Used Private Guards to Physically Take Over Bitmain

Reports indicate that Micree Zhan obtained a significant victory as he led a team of guards into Bitmain’s Beijing office to establish himself as its legal representative. The power struggle inside Bitmain appears to have greatly intensified between June 3 and 4, as reports circulated that Micree Zhan hired guards to take over the company’s […]

Licensed Malaysian Crypto Exchange Integrates Market Surveillance System

As part of its license application process from the local regulator, Malaysian crypto exchange Tokenize integrated an external market surveillance system. Malaysian digital asset trading platform Tokenize Xchange announced that it will be deploying cryptocurrency market surveillance tools developed by the New York-based Solidus Labs. The firm says this will help the exchange achieve Wall Street-grade […]

‘Stack Sats’ Bitcoin Figure Tells Europe as ECB Prepares $1.5T Bailout

As the European Central Bank doubles its emergency asset purchase program, Bitcoin seems an ever stronger fiat opt-out. Another day, another trillion dollars — the European Central Bank (ECB) has announced it will double its coronavirus purchase program to €1.35 trillion to the dismay of Bitcoin (BTC) proponents. In a press release on June 4, the […]

Delta Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Interest Rate Swaps

The Singapore-based crypto exchange is launching interest rate swaps that allow traders to speculate on the rates themselves. Singapore-based Delta Exchange has announced the launch of interest rate swaps (IRS) on DeFi rates, flash rates on Bitfinex, and interest rates on the BitMEX perpetual swap, starting today.According to the company, Delta will soon launch IRS […]

Vega Launches Market Maker Program Before Public Testnet

Vega, a DeFi protocol for creating decentralized derivatives markets, has launched a program providing early platform access to liquidity providers. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Vega has launched a program to grant market makers early-access to the platform ahead of its public test-net launch.Vega comprises a Proof-of-Stake protocol that facilitates the creation of leveraged financial products.Vega’s […]

Blockchain Gamers Earned $20M in Their First Year

Research by Flipside Crypto into revenue generated by blockchain games shows that, in some cases, gamers are earning more than the game companies. New research compares how much gamers and game developers made in the year following the launches of some of the most popular blockchain-based games. According to data from Flipside Crypto, the overwhelming majority […]

Indian P2P Bitcoin Trading Flourishes Amid Regulatory Warming

Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading is surging in India, with P2P crypto marketplace Paxful reporting significant increases in Indian volume and account registration. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace Paxful has reported significant increases in Indian trade volume as the country’s regulatory climate warms to crypto.Speaking to Cointelegraph, Paxful CEO Ray Youssef revealed that monthly new user signups have […]

Crypto-Powered Brave Browser Reaches Over 15 Million Monthly Active Users

Cryptocurrency-powered web browser Brave Browser announced that its monthly active user count increased 125% over the past year. Brave Browser, a cryptocurrency-powered web browser, announced that its monthly active user count increased 125% over the past year.According to a June 1 announcement, Brave Browser’s monthly active users reached 15.4 million by the end of May. […]