Summary: The US Treasury Department has sanctioned a cryptocurrency mixer for the first time Blender.io has been added to the OFAC’s SDN list for assisting in illicit transactions that pose a threat to the United States...
If you’ve perused Crypto Twitter at all over the past few months, you’ve likely heard the term “decentralized finance” or “DeFi” tossed around in relation to Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain by the market capitalization of its...
Over the past few months, Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency and blockchain by market capitalization, has been seeing a Cambrian explosion in its decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. This hasn’t gone unnoticed. Case in point, a leading venture...
Quick take: Time magazine has released its first-ever full magazine issue as an NFT Ethereum’s Vitalik Butern featured on the cover of the NFT issue of Time magazine Vitalik discussed the future of crypto including the...
Vitalik Buterin has announced a new book called “Proof-of-Stake,” which is a collection of his writings on the making of Ethereum. The book will be available in both physical and digital editions, and individuals can receive...
Ethereum Blockchain Fills Up While Ethereum seems healthier than ever, this isn’t entirely the truth. As detailed by Bloomberg in an extensive report, the popular blockchain has been afflicted by the use of Ethereum-based USDT tokens...
Summary: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin has suggested that the Ethereum Classic community will definitely welcome proof-of-work fans after the Merge. He points out that Ethereum Classic is ‘totally fine chain.’ ETC’s price has benefited from the speculation...
Summary: Voyager Digital has updated on the status of its customer’s USD and crypto. The crypto lending platform emphasizes that customers’ USD deposits are safe. Voyager states it has approximately $1.3 billion worth of crypto assets...
While blockchains themselves are hard to hack and penetrate due to their decentralized nature, applications interacting with, say, Bitcoin and Ethereum are susceptible to hacks and other technical mishaps. According to a recent Twitter thread published...
In brief: The team at Weiss Ratings has cautioned investors against using Tether (USDT) They cite that USDT is not 100% backed by fiat and Tether is running like a fractional reserve bank They recommend USDC...
Quick take: According to Weiss Ratings, buying and holding Bitcoin is a better option than holding ETH 2017 was the first time ETH hit $300 when Bitcoin was at $1,000 ETH is still in the $300...
In summary: The team at Weiss Ratings observe that large investors of Ethereum and Bitcoin have been adding to their holdings. Additionally, the month of March was capitulation month and the best time to buy BTC...