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Sep 18, 2020 at 21:45 UTCUpdated Sep 18, 2020 at 21:50 UTCHarvest time (Robert Wiedemann/Unsplash)New Binance-Backed DeFi Site Lets You Earn Yield on Bitcoin, Other Non-Ethereum AssetsKava Labs has launched its first application: a yield-generating decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for bitcoin (BTC) and other non-Ethereum assets. The product, called Harvest and built on the Kava…

news A coalition of consumer advocacy groups has urged the 28 member companies of the Libra Association to quit the Facebook-led cryptocurrency project en masse. “We call upon you as respected members of the business, financial, technology, and civil society communities to collectively withdraw from the Libra project,” says the open letter signed by Open Markets Institute, Public…

The Top Universities for Blockchain – MethodologyCoinDesk’s 2020 Blockchain University Rankings are by no means the first attempt to create such a list. However, it is, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive and nuanced consideration of universities’ impact on the blockchain field. As we collected data, sent out surveys and spoke with schools across the…

Apr 7, 2020 at 16:34 UTCUpdated Apr 7, 2020 at 16:40 UTCBlockchain Bites: China’s Commitment, Sanctions Evasion and a Look at Bitcoin’s CoreExperts are aligned in thinking the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is using a billion dollar cryptocurrency war chest to bust sanctions. The pieces of the puzzle are falling into place, said Priscilla…

Daniel Kuhn is a deputy managing editor for Consensus Magazine. He owns minor amounts of BTC and ETH.This weekend, a pseudonymous developer known as Punk3700 made cryptocurrency history by launching what he calls the first smart contract written on Bitcoin. It’s the type of technical achievement – crafted in the bespoke programming language, Solidity –…

The Ethereum blockchain has seen significant upgrades in recent times, enhancing its scalability, efficiency, and security. These improvements address the blockchain trilemma — the challenge of balancing security, decentralization and scalability. These ongoing enhancements are crucial for improving network performance while keeping costs low.The upcoming Ethereum Cancun-Deneb (“Dencun”) hard fork upgrade is set to be

Jun 25, 2020 at 19:39 UTCUpdated Jun 25, 2020 at 20:58 UTCWashington's Grand Coulee Dam, the largest power station in the United States (C. P. Johnston Co/Wikimedia)Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is trying to stop Canadian firm DMG Blockchain from plugging its bitcoin mining rigs into the American power grid. In a letter published Thursday,…

There's a towering inflatable rat on Wall Street and it's found a temporary home in front of a branch of the world's most powerful bank. Claws out, fangs fierce, the art piece installed Tuesday is an homage to the giant rats inflated by union protesters as a way to point a finger at companies for…

CRV, the native token of stablecoin-focused decentralized exchange Curve Finance, which faced a security exploit late Sunday, is trading significantly higher on South Korea-based digital assets exchange Bithumb.Curve, widely regarded as the backbone of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, fell victim to a reentrancy attack that risked $100 million worth of digital assets. In a…