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DeFi Project Spotlight: Rocket Pool, Staking Service for Ethereum 2.0

Technology Nov. 21, 2020

Ethereum has been around since 2015. The technology was groundbreaking at the time of its launch. It enabled blockchain-based applications, such as DeFi and games. Five years later, Ethereum’s tech...
Reef Finance and Kava Team Up for DeFi on Polkadot

Technology Nov. 20, 2020

Reef Finance, one of the leading DeFi projects running on Polkadot, has announced a partnership with Kava. The two projects are well-positioned for collaboration: while Reef is a cross-chain liquidity...
DeFi Mainstay Aave Launches Money Market With CrescoFin

Technology Nov. 19, 2020

Aave, one of the most established DeFi protocols, is launching a money market. The development is thanks to a partnership with CrescoFin, a Swiss banking company advocating for the advent...
Binance Controls the Only Major Pool Rejecting Bitcoin’s Taproot Update

Technology Nov. 19, 2020

Bitcoin’s Taproot update looks set for activation, with over 56% of the hashrate now showing support. Taproot will upgrade Bitcoin’s smart contract capabilities, allowing users to send smart contracts disguised...
Privacy Coins Are Unstoppable, Says Copenhagen Business School

Technology Nov. 19, 2020

According to a study published in the Journal of Information Technology, attempting to ban private cryptocurrencies would be nearly impossible for regulators due to the tokens’ privacy-preserving, decentralized nature. Privacy...
Uniswap Frontend Crashes but Ethereum Keeps Trading

Technology Nov. 14, 2020

Uniswap’s app interface suffered a temporary outage last night. Announcing the incident via Twitter, the team behind the protocol pointed to its Internet service provider Cloudflare as the source of...
Beam to Launch DeFi Network, Responding to Ethereum’s Lack of Privacy

Technology Nov. 12, 2020

Beam, a privacy-centric crypto project, has announced plans to launch its own DeFi network within the next week. The team cites Ethereum’s lack of privacy as the launch’s key motivator....
Infura Outage Sparks Debate Over Ethereum’s Decentralization

Technology Nov. 11, 2020

This morning’s Infura outage has highlighted some of Ethereum’s most widely-discussed flaws, reigniting discussions around the true meaning of decentralization. Why Infura’s Outage Was a Problem Infura is one of...

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DeFi Project Spotlight: Rocket Pool, Staking Service for Ethereum 2.0

Reef Finance and Kava Team Up for DeFi on Polkadot

DeFi Mainstay Aave Launches Money Market With CrescoFin

Binance Controls the Only Major Pool Rejecting Bitcoin’s Taproot Update

Privacy Coins Are Unstoppable, Says Copenhagen Business School

Uniswap Frontend Crashes but Ethereum Keeps Trading

Beam to Launch DeFi Network, Responding to Ethereum’s Lack of Privacy

Infura Outage Sparks Debate Over Ethereum’s Decentralization