Value DeFi Suffers $6M Flash Loan Attack

Apr 14, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Apr 14, 2020 at 16:03 UTCToday on CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast we watch gold beat BTC while Europe builds out a powerful new contact-tracing system.Today's stories:For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a…

USDT's market share grew to 75% from 55% in the past two years, according to Token Terminal. The Tether-issued stablecoin's supply rose to $118 billion from $65 billion while main rivals struggled. Tether's USDT, the largest stablecoin, is not only growing larger, it's also cementing its dominant position and now accounts for almost 75% of

The connection between gold and bitcoin (BTC) as stores of value is obvious, and the demand for BTC as a digital store of value was a big reason why the cryptocurrency grew in popularity, crypto services provider Matrixport said in a report Monday.Bitcoin’s market capitalization is $540 billion, equivalent to 10.8% of the market cap

NEWS Sep 18, 2018 at 17:00 UTC Cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase has hired LinkedIn's head of analytics and data science. Michael Li, a senior LinkedIn executive who spent more than seven years with the professional networking platform, is taking on the role of vice president of data, according to a blog post published Tuesday. Li's career…

FEATURE Since raising $6 million in a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO), porn startup SpankChain has differentiated itself from the token-sale pack by actually delivering a platform with thousands of users. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, SpankChain boasted 6,136 active users as of October, and has paid roughly $72,422 in cryptocurrency to 31 webcam models since…

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton highlighted the need to avoid too much regulation of new technologies like blockchain as he took the stage at Ripple's Swell conference in San Francisco. Clinton was joined on-stage by Gene Sperling, one of Clinton's advisors in the White House who also sits on Ripple's board of directors. Clinton – who…

Feb 27, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Feb 27, 2020 at 15:11 UTCBinance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao. Credit: BinanceBinance Throws Weight Behind Shyft Network in ‘Travel Rule’ Standards RaceBinance, the world’s largest crypto exchange group, has chosen the Shyft Network to help address a looming regulatory requirement that firms must share users’ personal data when handling…

news Coinsquare, a Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform, announced it has bought an eight figure controlling stake in fintech software producer, Just Cash. The acquisition will enable the firm to introduce crypto transactions on traditional, non-bank ATMs in the United States. Just Cash developed a software to retrofit ATMs to sell cryptocurrencies via a customer’s debit…

This week in prediction markets: Trump-Harris makes for a volatile market RFK is seen dropping out by November, but probably won't endorse Trump China's "bitcoin ban" is more complicated than Justin Sun thinks Bettors trade volatile election markets This past weekend was an active one for Polymarket traders betting on the 2024 U.S. presidential election.