Finance Redefined: Is this the escape from Ethereum? Feb. 3–10
Everyone’s trying to jump ship from Ethereum’s layer one, apparently. Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph's DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every...
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Crypto investors should consider buying gold, Newcrest Mining CEO says
Gold should help crypto investors hedge against the risks of highly unstable prices of cryptos like Bitcoin, the CEO of...
Ethereum-based social media project shuts down as ETH fees approach new highs
Ether transaction fees increased by over 35,000% in the past year, forcing one social media tokenization project to close down....
Thai finance minister critical of current crypto speculative surge
Thailand’s finance minister is not a fan of the retail crypto mania that saw monthly trading volume triple in January....
Bitcoin whale clusters pinpoint $44,214 as the key near-term price level
Whale clusters show Bitcoin needs to defend $44,214 to see a continuation of the rally. Bitcoin (BTC) whale cluster data...
US Treasury Secretary Yellen says crypto misuse is a growing problem
The private sector invests enormous resources to help the government combat crypto crimes, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. United...
Traffic to Binance surges to record highs, site goes down for maintenance
Binance suffered an outage today after announcing consecutive new all-time highs for web traffic. Leading crypto asset exchange Binance was...
Lightning Network node count hits record high, TVL tops $42M
Will Bitcoin’s premier layer-two solution finally graduate from experiment to everyday utility, following its adoption by major exchanges? The Lightning...
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....
Porn shop: Stripchat says crypto payments increased 400% in a year
Adult webcam streaming websites are getting a boost from pandemic lockdowns. Live streaming webcam platform Stripchat is among several adult...
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. Legal advisors have...
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...
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...
Ethereum killers and layer-2 tokens rally despite 5% Bitcoin price drop
Altcoins offering layer-2 solutions pushed higher while profit-taking resulted in Bitcoin price pulling back to the $45,000 level. On Feb....
BadgerDAO partners with Yearn.Finance to build sustainable Bitcoin vaults
Bitcoin in DeFi gets a promising boost as two major yield vault projects join forces Today, Bitcoin-on-Ethereum yield vault project...
