Category: Blockchain
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An Unknown User Incurs More Than $80,000 in Transaction Fees When Sending BTC Worth $1
An unknown person incurred a transaction fee of more than $80,000 or (3.49079570 bitcoins) when transferring bitcoin worth $1.16. According to Blockchain.com, the December 19 transaction, which is included in block 662052, had an input of 3.49084570 bitcoin and an output of 0.00005000 bitcoin. As one report explains, the unusually high fee may have been…
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Digital banking: How DeFi can lower costs for everyone
There’s often talk about how decentralized finance could eliminate the need for traditional banks… but what if DeFi could enhance their digital services?
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Billion-Dollar Wealth Manager Skybridge Capital Plans to Launch a Bitcoin Fund
In mid-November, a filing registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had shown that the investment firm Skybridge Capital may invest in crypto assets like bitcoin. Over a month later, Skybridge Capital filed another registration form with the U.S. SEC (Form D) as it plans to launch a bitcoin fund. The wealth management…
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Billion-Dollar Wealth Manager Skybridge Capital Plans to Launch a Bitcoin Fund
In mid-November, a filing registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had shown that the investment firm Skybridge Capital may invest in crypto assets like bitcoin. Over a month later, Skybridge Capital filed another registration form with the U.S. SEC (Form D) as it plans to launch a bitcoin fund. The wealth management…
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Why contests are better than grants for a healthy crypto community
Grant programs have their flaws — they often lack transparency and shut out good ideas. Here’s why contests are a compelling alternative.
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Who did the most for real-world crypto and blockchain adoption in 2020?
2020 has been an epic year for crypto and blockchain, but some did more than most to help spur adoption.
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The threats to DeFi’s sustainability — and how to fix them
With insane interest rates and yield farmers endlessly jumping from one protocol to another, fears are growing that DeFi isn’t sustainable — and change is needed.
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New Law in Germany Embraces All-Electronic and Blockchain Crypto Securities
The German government has passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of the country’s wider blockchain strategy. According to the country’s finance ministry, the new law relaxes rules forcing issuers and holders of securities to document transactions with a paper certificate. Legal Clarity According to a report, the paper certificate can now be…