Vitalik Buterin recently published his feedback on Nathan Schneider’s article, in which the Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder addressed potential limitations surrounding cryptoeconomic approaches to blockchain governance. Triggered by the article, in which Schneider outlined the major avenues for improving the governance systems’ usefulness, the Ethereum (ETH) co-founder wrote up…
dYdX (DYDX), a decentralized derivatives exchange that runs on Ethereum (ETH), has surpassed Coinbase’s volume for the first time, executing over $3.6 billion in trades in a 24-hour period. The protocol’s success came in the midst of Beijing stepping up its clampdown on crypto, which spurred the recent interest in decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and other…
Sameep Singhania is a blockchain and software engineer, who has worked on several projects, including Bonded Finance and ParaSwap, but hit the DeFi nail on the head when he and his team, frustrated by the growing Ethereum (ETH) fees, built QuickSwap (QUICK), a popular Layer-2 decentralized exchange (DEX). QuickSwap is an Ethereum-based DEX powered by…
To explore how Americans view cryptocurrencies as a form of workplace compensation, research and survey firm Skynova spoke to more than 1,000 working professionals, including 797 employees and 205 managers. Skynova provides invoicing software for small businesses and in order to gauge both interest and experience surrounding the new form of compensation, the company’s survey…
The blockchain analytics platform Nansen has analyzed user activity on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and revealed the most interesting trends in a new research report. Created as a “parallel blockchain” to Binance Chain, BSC delivered programmability and smart contracts to developers interested in launching their tokens on the network, ushering hundreds of projects, such as…
Roughly one in five adults reported seeing something about Kim Kardashian’s Instagram post promoting the cryptocurrency Ethereum Max, according to data intelligence company Morning Consult. Morning Consult’s poll, which was conducted among 2,200 US adults in the days following Kardashian’s post, revealed that the share was even higher among crypto owners, at 31%. Crypto audience…
One of the largest movie theater chains in the world, AMC Entertainment, is considering accepting Dogecoin (DOGE) for online payments. Following the announcement that AMC will begin accepting online payments in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC) by the end of 2021, the company CEO, Adam Aron, has asked the community…
Deutsche Börse recently expanded its crypto derivatives offering with three new products by investment management company VanEck. In a press release, VanEck announced the official listing of new Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL) and TRON (TRX). German stock market operator dives deeper into crypto derivatives “Investors now have access to 18…
Over a two-day voting period, which started on September 15, Internet Computer (ICP) token holders can vote for, or against, the proposed integration with the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. According to Dfinity Foundation, which is developing technology for the Internet Computer (ICP) blockchain, the integration will result in Bitcoin transactions with fast finality and low transaction…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently filed a letter regarding the Court’s order to submit allegedly privileged documents requested by Ripple. In the letter, the SEC argued that all documents listed in the submission, which will be reviewed by Judge Sarah Netburn in camera, are protected by the deliberative process privilege (“DPP”). According…