Bitcoin
Crypto Investment Firm Blockwater Technologies Defaults on DeFi Loan
The South Korea-based crypto investment firm failed to make a payment on a $3.4 million loan to TrueFi, a decentralized lending protocol. Source link
Month: October 2022
Market Analysis
Huobi Global Buyers Could Be Justin Sun and SBF: New Reports
Over the weekend, Chinese crypto exchange Huobi Global announced that it had been taken over by an investment company, but the real backers of the deal could be a couple of the industry’s most prominent […]
Market Analysis
McDonald’s Accepts Bitcoin in the Swiss City of Lugano
McCrypto: McDonald’s fast-food chain began accepting Bitcoin payments in the Swiss city of Lugano. Crypto enthusiasts published a video of them ordering food through the McDonald’s electronic kiosk. They then paid in cryptocurrency via a […]
Market Analysis
Russian Businesses are Circumventing Sanctions by Using Crypto
Russian businesses operating within the Russian Federation have begun to use cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions in cross-border transactions, according to the Ministry of Finance. Russian businesses are already getting around sanctions with the help of […]
Regulation
Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue
Equity markets ended the trading week in a three-day depression after an upbeat Monday and Tuesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 3.8%, 2.8% and 2.1%, respectively after non-farm […]
Market Analysis
Cardano Sees Effect of Upgrade, Adds Over 100 Smart Contracts
Cardano: The effects of the Vasil upgrade are already showing, with the blockchain adding 100 new smart contracts in the two weeks since it completed the hard fork. The network’s upgrade helped improve its smart […]
Altcoin
Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice
We’re back with The Sports Slice to take a bite into all things sports and crypto. Some of the latest headlines over the past week include the upcoming launch of LaLiga’s new NFT platform, a […]
Market Analysis
Decentralizing Traditional Finance Isn’t as Easy as it Sounds
TradFi (traditional finance) to decentralization isn’t just a matter of flicking a switch, says Motti Peer, the CEO of ReBlonde. When people discuss the need to bridge the gap between DeFi and TradFi, they look […]
Ethereum
Iranian Bitcoin Advocate Ziya Sadr Arrested by Iranian Security Forces
Nima Yazdanmehr, who said he is a friend of Sadr, told CoinDesk the arrest took place on the streets of Tehran on Sep. 19 and that Sadr has not been released. The arrest came amid […]
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Whale Ratio Surges Up As Leverage Remains High
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin whale ratio has surged up recently, as leverage in the market has remained around an all-time high value. Both Bitcoin Whale And Leverage Ratios Are Around ATHs Right Now As […]