Ethereum Watch

The unthinkable just happened: Bitcoin derivatives trading platform BitMEX is being targeted by the CFTC for a variety of charges, and the company’s CTO has already been arrested related to the case. Now, the worst possible scenario could be on the horizon: The United States regulator could target Tether and parent company Bitfinex next. Advertisements […]

Curve Finance is improving slippage for DeFi stablecoin conversions, like DAI/USDC. If successful, the protocol would be more efficient than any other DEX. Advertisements Efficient Protocols Win The DeFi space is beginning to see improvements on many initial protocols.  DEXes like Bancor and IDEX, for example, were functional, but they had their fair share of […]

Ethereum transaction fees are back on the rise and gaining parity with bitcoin transaction fees. Advertisements As seen in data charts provided by blockchain analytics firm CoinMetrics, ethereum surpassed bitcoin in daily transaction fees on Sept. 21. While ethereum has since been maintaining a close parity with bitcoin’s daily transaction fees, bitcoin currently beats out […]

Публикуван на 29.05.2019 г. Advertisements An illustrated guide to the lending platform/DeFi app MakerDAO and its tokens, MKR and DAI. Got questions about fluctuating interest rates and collateralization? We’ve got you covered. Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… Site: https://www.coindesk.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDeskTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindeskInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/coindeskNewsletter: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletter/Twitter (Markets): https://www.twitter.com/coindeskmarkets Advertisements CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and […]

The Takeaway Advertisements An ethereum protocol for programmatic lending, MakerDAO emerged as a clear market leader in part for its rock-bottom interest rates of 0.5 percent. But the code behind MakerDAO requires interest rates to do more than extract business from borrowers, it’s a technological necessity for keeping its DAI stablecoin worth $1. With interest […]

The open-source developer group behind the dollar-pegged, ethereum-backed stablecoin DAI is considering whether higher fees could help stave off mounting liquidity issues. Advertisements During the weekly developer call on Feb. 28, some token holders, including MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen, voiced concerns about whether the peg, the mechanism by which the cryptocurrency holds a stable value, can […]

A new token backed one-to-one with bitcoin is now live on the ethereum blockchain. Advertisements “Wrapped BTC” (WBTC) officially launched its ERC-20 token Wednesday evening. The project was first unveiled in October as a joint initiative between decentralized exchange startups Kyber Network and Republic Protocol, as well as cryptocurrency custody company BitGo. As stated on […]

A state-owned bank in Brazil is about to issue a crypto token designed to maintain parity with the national currency. Advertisements Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the Brazilian National Social Development Bank will launch a pilot in January 2019 for the BNDES token, which runs on the ethereum blockchain and is backed 1-for-1 by Brazilian real. […]

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