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Newcomers to decentralized finance, or DeFi, would be hard-pressed to believe how much the industry has grown, changed and matured in just over a year. At the end of 2018, Maker returned to the scene with relaunched tooling and a buzzy investment from the experts at Andreessen Horowitz. Compound Finance launched around the same time,…

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to pass $27,000 on May 13 after a “scam wick” produced new two-month lows.BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTraders: BTC price must retain $26,500Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it recovered from a flash dip to $25,800 on Bitstamp.The pair saw weakness after the start of the…

The partnership was preceded by the launch of an enterprise node hosting service on Microsoft Azure. 227 Total views 2 Total shares On June 8, decentralized blockchain infrastructure provider Ankr announced the launch of its enterprise blockchain creator tool on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. Dubbed “AppChains,” the solution will enable companies to quickly launch a dedicated…

Gary Gensler gets grilled on Capitol Hill as crypto looms large on national political agendas from Cuba to South Korea. 1529 Total views 33 Total shares Fall is traditionally the open season for United States financial regulators. The thicket of news coming out of Capitol Hill, federal courts and various regulatory agencies can feel overwhelming…

The report also estimated that 30% of the organizations in the world will have products and services in the Metaverse by 2026, with brands already gearing up to stake their claims in the digital world. 991 Total views 23 Total shares By 2026, 25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in…

Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, says crypto represents the latest, most significant transformation of the tech industry. 140 Total views 5 Total shares Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z), made a case for crypto and blockchain as the…

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization is back above the $1 trillion level as Bitcoin (BTC) bulls pushed the price back to $40,000 on Jan. 14.Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360Bitcoin price rallied to $40,099 in the early trading hours on Jan. 14 according to data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView before pulling back to $39,500.…

Only two decentralized exchanges on the list receive high cybersecurity scores. 2072 Total views 20 Total shares 14 out of 25 decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, score poorly in terms of cybersecurity, according to a recent report. Source: CER.CER’s criteria included several factors such as whether a DEX underwent security audit, the availability of bug bounties and…