Tag: travellife
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Crypto Use in Terrorism ‘a Growing Problem,’ Yellen Says
“I see the promise of these new technologies, but I also see the reality: cryptocurrencies have been used to launder the profits of online drug traffickers; they’ve been a tool to finance terrorism,” Yellen said.
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Perceived centralization could kill PoS networks: ShapeShift report
ShapeShift believes the public perception of a network’s centralization could make or break the current generation of smart contract platforms.
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Bitcoin-focused DeFi protocol Badger joins hands with Yearn.finance (YFI)
Badger DAO, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol on absorbing bitcoin liquidity on Ethereum, recently announced a partnership with Yearn.finance. Badger DAO launched in December as a project looking to drive the adoption of Bitcoin (namely tokenized Bitcoin iterations such as WBTC and renBTC) on Ethereum. The project has seen immense traction thus far, garnering over…
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Stripchat says crypto payments increased 400% in a year
Adult webcam streaming websites are getting a boost from pandemic lockdowns.
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Lawyers warn Elon Musk’s Bitcoin pumping tweets could attract SEC’s ire
Elon Musk’s rampant Twitter activity could get him into hot water with the SEC according to lawyers.
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MasterCard announces support for crypto on its network
MasterCard will allow its almost one billion users to spend cryptocurrencies at more 30 million merchants, although it hasn’t specified which coins will be supported.
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88% of all BTC transfers are overpaying transaction fees
Three and a half years after the activation of SegWit, adoption of the space-saving transaction format is still far from ideal.
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Avalanche (AVAX), Matic and Celo rally while Bitcoin price pulls back
Ethereum network competitors like Avalanche, Matic and Celo are seeing substantial gains as high gas fees push users to search for cheaper alternatives.
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DeFi thrives on Binance Smart Chain as users flee exorbitant ETH fees
The prices and market capitalization of tokens in the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) ecosystem are booming as the whole sector is up 135% over the past week, according to CryptoSlate’s data. The top 10 Binance Smart Chain tokens. Image: CryptoSlate Binance Coin (BNB) is leading the charge. Just yesterday, the coin broke a new all-time…
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Amazon Preparing to Launch a ‘Digital Currency’ Project in Mexico
Job postings describe a walled garden-type digital currency that could roll out in emerging economies.