Instagram accounts of Maltese residents were attacked recently by hackers. The online intruders specifically insisted on a Bitcoin ransom from the users in order to restore their access. Hackers Insist on Bitcoin Bitcoin and most of the cryptocurrencies keep their rally as their prices escalated in the past few months. Many companies and influential individuals...Read More
E-commerce giant eBay has become the first in its industry to catch the non-fungible tokens (NFT) mania, as the company is now allowing the sale of NFTs on its platform. According to Reuters on Tuesday (May 11, 2021), eBay said that it would enable the sale of NFTs for digital collectibles such as video clips,...Read More
Tesla Accepting Doge, A Realistic Move Or An uplift Strategy? Coinpedia had earlier reported about the dogecoin price manipulation and the role of Elon Musk. Due to extreme losses, the doge community reached out Mr. Musk to shill price yet again. Advertisement No doubt, Musk attempted on the same day, yet no notable impact was...Read More
Software & analytics company Palantir has announced that they will be accepting Bitcoin as a payment method. Palantir will also consider purchasing Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to store on their balance sheet. Thiel Bets Big on Bitcoin Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Palantir (and, notably, PayPal), has been a long-standing cryptocurrency advocate. The company announced...Read More
The automatic market maker (AMM) running on top of Ethereum, Balancer, announced that Version 2 of its platform is already live. It promises lower gas costs, a redesigned interface, and an enhanced user experience. Balancer V2 Arrives Built on Ethereum, Balancer is a DeFi protocol enabling users to trade ether and ERC-20 tokens in a...Read More
QANPlatform – a project that is on a mission of building a quantum-resistant hybrid blockchain protocol, secured investment from various venture capital funds to build a DeFi ecosystem. QAN Successfully Closes a Funding Round of $2.1 Million The question of whether or not existing blockchain-based PoW networks would stand the test of a quantum computer...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Chiang Mai, Thailand, 11th May 2021] Shield Finance, a multi-chain DeFi insurance aggregator that will deploy across the Polkadot, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Solana blockchains announced today the completion of their private fundraising rounds, having successfully reached the hard cap amount of $780 000. Private Investors. Shield Finance’s potential combined with...Read More
The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia considers a plan to tax trading with digital assets. However, a spokesman from the tax office revealed that the proposed scheme was still at the discussion stage, and no changes have yet been applied. The Crypto Environment in Indonesia The biggest economy in Southeast Asia – Indonesia – saw...Read More
Abstract: We evaluate the theory behind the new Ethereum transaction fee mechanism, EIP-1559. Under the new model there are two elements to the transaction fee, a base fee which is burned, and a tip, which is allocated to block producers. The base fee is determined by the allocation of scarce block space to users, while...Read More
DeFi protocol Rari Capital plans to reimburse its affected users after a hacker managed to exploit its liquidity pool, draining 10 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) – around 60% of users’ funds. Jai Bhavnani, Rari Capital CEO, said the protocols’ core contributors have agreed to return 2 million of their $RGT —which was initially allocated...Read More
For centuries, traditional forms of lending – such as those offered by banks and other big financial institutions – have dominated the borrowing market. They have helped drive forward economic progress and supported businesses both large and small – but they’re not without their drawbacks. Advertisement The centralized and overly complicated nature of conventional lending...Read More
[Press Release – San Francisco, California, 10th May, 2021] Public Mint and KIRA have announced a strategic partnership that would see Public Mint’s native tokens integrated in KIRA’s cross-chain liquid staking platform, enabling holders of Public Mint’s USD+ and MINT tokens to benefit from cross-chain DeFi opportunities while continuing to receive yield through Public Mint....Read More
