DeFi tokens surge over 50% in November, TVL hits 2021 highs

JPMorgan’s Umar Farooq said that use cases haven't arisen fully and regulation hasn't yet caught up. 193 Total views 32 Total shares The head of JPMorgan’s digital assets unit Umar Farooq has suggestedthat most of the crypto assets on the market are “junk” and that real crypto use cases are yet to fully present themselves.…

19 MINUTES AGO Social media giant Facebook has reportedly acquired a blockchain startup, marking an apparent first for the company. Facebook has reportedly acquired blockchain startup Chainspace in an ‘acquihire,’ or an acquisition of a company made primarily for the skills or expertise of its staff News Social media network Facebook has reportedly acquired Chainspace…

"Users can’t afford to be cut off from the Bitcoin network." 1084 Total views 21 Total shares A Bitcoin services startup based in South America has just launched the first Bitcoin node connected to the Blockstream satellite network within Venezuela.According to a Sept. 25 blog post from startup Cryptobuyer, the launch of the node will…

The Constantinople and St. Petersburg network upgrades for the world’s second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum’s (ETH), occurred today Feb. 28, according to ethstats.net.Specifically, the updates went live on the main network at block 7,280,000, in accordance with previously released schedule. Although the upgrade has two names of two originally separated updates, they have subsequently been combined…

IOST rallied to a multiyear high after Binance announced a new staking program and the project airdropped tokens to Citadel One mobile wallet users. 3345 Total views 22 Total shares While the past year has been marked by the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi), centralized entities like Coinbase and Binance continue to be some of…

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded for a fresh challenge of $25,000 on March 16 ahead of a key interest rate decision in Europe.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewCredit Suisse stock up 40% after "decisive action"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining almost $1,000 versus overnight lows of $24,229 on Bitstamp.The pair remained buoyant…

The bank wants to use its membership to further explore the emerging possibilities opened up by blockchain technology. 368 Total views 3 Total shares The Hedera Governing Council has welcomed Singapore’s oldest bank, DBS Bank, as its newest member, making it the first Southeast Asian lender to join the worldwide Hyperledger organization.DBS Bank, a member…

The issue is linked to the recent network upgrade from 1.13 to 1.14, which slowed block finalization. 309 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTSolana network faced a slowdown in block production on Fev. 25 following the upgrade in the validator software. The incident resulted in…

There’s a hole to be filled where Tornado Cash once was, and “junior mixers” are vying for position in the wake of the mixers sanction and ban by the U.S. Treasury. 188 Total views 25 Total shares The sanctions on cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash has left a vacuum for illicit fund mixing services, but more…