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Pickle Finance Devs Patch Code Following $19.7 Million Hack

Analysis Nov. 23, 2020

Popular DeFi yield aggregator Pickle Finance was hacked Saturday for 19.7 million DAI. The unaudited DeFi protocol had gained much popularity among DeFi investors for its innovative earning strategies. Pickle...
Ethereum 2.0 Deposits Hit 60% as Launch Looms

Analysis Nov. 23, 2020

The deposit contract for Ethereum 2.0 has hit 60% of its target. 315,616 ETH has been deposited to the contract at the time of writing, equating to roughly 60% of...
Wallets Holding 1 ETH Hit All-Time High as Ethereum Crosses $500

Analysis Nov. 20, 2020

Ethereum is undergoing what may be the start of a major rally, with record numbers of wallets holding one ETH or more and traders moving funds from centralized exchanges to...
Bitcoin Is Now Better Money Than Many Emerging Market Currencies

Analysis Nov. 20, 2020

Data pulled by Japanese multinational financial services firm Nomura finds that Bitcoin is outperforming many emerging currencies. A dive into these markets’ characteristics reveals that Bitcoin’s performance is better than...
Politicians in Brazil Use Decred to Record Political Donations

Analysis Nov. 19, 2020

Eleven mayoral election candidates across Brazil are leveraging Decred to help track their election campaign donations. 2/ The solution used by Boulos-Erundina is Voto Legal. The electoral campaign crowdfunding platform...
Zcash Completes First-Ever Halving, Eliminates Founders’ Reward

Analysis Nov. 19, 2020

Privacy coin Zcash has completed its latest upgrade, reducing miner rewards and eliminating its controversial Founders’ Reward. Zcash Halving Reduces Rewards Zcash passed block height 1,046,400 at 12:37 UTC on...
Origin Protocol Emptied of $7 million in Yet Another Flash Loan Attack

Analysis Nov. 17, 2020

Origin Protocol has been drained of $7 million. The incident occurred late last night as part of a sophisticated attack involving a 70,000 ETH flash loan. Origin’s co-founder Matthew Liu took...
Bitcoin Set to Break Market Cap All-Time High at $17,500

Analysis Nov. 17, 2020

Bitcoin price is a mere 12.86% short of its record highs near $20,000. However, the realized market capitalization of BTC has already broken its previous highs, signaling on-chain bullish strength....

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Pickle Finance Devs Patch Code Following $19.7 Million Hack

Ethereum 2.0 Deposits Hit 60% as Launch Looms

Wallets Holding 1 ETH Hit All-Time High as Ethereum Crosses $500

Bitcoin Is Now Better Money Than Many Emerging Market Currencies

Politicians in Brazil Use Decred to Record Political Donations

Zcash Completes First-Ever Halving, Eliminates Founders’ Reward

Origin Protocol Emptied of $7 million in Yet Another Flash Loan Attack

Bitcoin Set to Break Market Cap All-Time High at $17,500