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Stablecoins In Regulators’ Crosshairs After Terra Collapse
DeFi

Stablecoins In Regulators’ Crosshairs After Terra Collapse

Regulators around the world are turning their attention to stablecoins after UST's collapse.
What Is Blockchain?
Education

What Is Blockchain?

A Step-by-Step Primer on How Distributed Ledger Technology Works
Stablegains Under Fire After Going All-In On Anchor
DeFi

Stablegains Under Fire After Going All-In On Anchor

Stablegains offered U.S. users a 15% yield on their deposits and used Anchor Protocol behind the scenes. Now, users are alleging they were scammed after UST's collapse.
Is It Different This Time? Analysts Explain This Year’s Crypto Crash
Markets

Is It Different This Time? Analysts Explain This Year’s Crypto Crash

Analysis of the 2022 crypto bear market in the context of previous cycles.
Optimism Targets ‘Ethereum Equivalence’ With New L2 Upgrade
DeFi

Optimism Targets ‘Ethereum Equivalence’ With New L2 Upgrade

Ethereum scaling solution Optimism today announced Bedrock, an upgrade that improves speeds and cuts costs for those that trade on the L2. Optimism is a rollup: a Layer 2 scaling solution that batches transactions on another blockchain, then feeds them back to Ethereum as a single transaction. Rollups enjoy the security of Ethereum’s mainnet while…
ConsenSys Pushes Upgrade for Ethereum Validators Ahead of Q3 Merge
DeFi

ConsenSys Pushes Upgrade for Ethereum Validators Ahead of Q3 Merge

ConsenSys, Joe Lubin’s Ethereum software company, has rolled out a new tool it claims will smoothen Ethereum’s transition to Proof of Stake in August, also known as “The Merge.” The tool, “Bonsai Tries State Storage”, came out of early access on May 17. It runs on ConsenSys’s Ethereum client, Hyperledger Besu. State tries are Ethereum…
BTC is a Terrible Hedge Against Inflation. Or is it?
DeFi

BTC is a Terrible Hedge Against Inflation. Or is it?

In the last two years the US government has printed a scarcely believable 4.6 trillion dollars. Quantitative easing the only card they could play to combat the pandemic and keep the economy on its feet. The result, rampant inflation over 8% leaving the Fed only one move – raise interest rates to reduce its balance…
FTX Launches US Equities Trading with Stablecoins as a Funding Option
CeFi

FTX Launches US Equities Trading with Stablecoins as a Funding Option

FTX now operates the first stock trading platform that allows users to fund their accounts with fiat-backed stablecoins like USDC.
Decentralized Social Graph Lens Protocol Goes Live
NFTs & Web3

Decentralized Social Graph Lens Protocol Goes Live

Lens Protocol is a decentralized social graph that allows developers to build web3 social media platforms on the Polygon network. Using Lens, users can mint a profile, follow others, and create and collect posts all on-chain.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Hash Rates Hit All-Time Highs Despite Bear Market
DeFi

Bitcoin and Ethereum Hash Rates Hit All-Time Highs Despite Bear Market

Cryptocurrency miners continue to pump computing power into the Ethereum and Bitcoin networks despite their tokens’ recent price drop.