Crypto
Bitcoin: dificultad de minería alcanza su máximo histórico y ejerce mayor presión sobre mineros
El indicador de dificultad aumentó 13,55% desde el último ajuste, efectuado hace aproximadamente dos semanas, lo que supone el mayor movimiento desde mayo de 2021.
Demand for talent in crypto less dependent on market as industry matures
Historically, bear and bull market cycles in crypto tend to correlate with the amount of talent that enters the space.
Investing in Web3: Culture and Entertainment
A simple strategy for where to put your money is to look at your passions, hobbies and obsessions.
DeFi for the Masses
Valentin Pletnev of Quasar Finance wants to democratize access to sophisticated transactions in decentralized finance.
Reuniting Borrowers and Lenders
Morpho is an Ethereum application bringing peer-to-peer to lending to protocols like such as Aave and Compound. Paul Frambot is the co-founder.
Not a minor adjustment: Bitcoin mining difficulty soars 13.5% to new ATH
There is no bear market for the builders of the Bitcoin network as more and more Bitcoin miners are joining the network, driving up the difficulty.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High, Putting Additional Squeeze on Miners
Bitcoin mining difficult has soared by 13.55% to 35.6 trillion, its largest one-day rise since May, 2021, according to data from btc.com.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stable Around $19K as Inflation, Earnings Haunt Traditional Markets
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Transit Finance Hacker Returns $2.74M to Victims, Sends $686K to Tornado Cash
A hacker that swindled cross-bridge DeFi Protocol Transit Finance out of $28.9 million has agreed to return $2.74 million to victims.
Crypto and Payments Firm MobileCoin Launches New Stablecoin – ‘Electronic Dollars’
The company says Electronic Dollars (eUSD) will be “the first data-protecting stablecoin.”
UAE Web3 ecosystem houses almost 1.5K active organizations: Report
A new report shows that 65% of the 1,450 Web3 organizations are based on native blockchain technology, while 35% of the organizations are based on non-native technology.
Back to Square One? Circle’s USDC Market Cap Drops Below $50B for First Time Since Terra’s Collapse
USDC’s utility has taken a hit in the wake of Binance’s decision to consolidate order books and Circle’s decision to freeze addresses associated with Tornado Cash.
How to learn Web3 development for beginners
One can learn Web3 development by joining a Web3 developer DAO, participating in a Web3 hackathon or enrolling in blockchain-related courses.
Turkey works hard to make İstanbul home to global blockchain hype
The Turkish crypto and blockchain ecosystem is working hard to build during the bear market, according to local experts.
Biggest mining difficulty spike in 14 months — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Macro forces are brewing, while Bitcoin network fundamentals defy the bears — which side will win out when it comes to BTC price action?
Stablecoins’ Role in Cutting International Payment Costs Probed by Payments Watchdog
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures wants to know if stablecoins can fulfil their promise of cheaper, quicker transactions, according to a new Financial Stability Board report.
‘No basis’ for Binance’s partial delisting of HNT — Helium COO
Multiple trading pairs of the Helium Foundation’s token will soon be removed from Binance, with the exchange saying it delists assets if it no longer meets “high standards.”
PayPal says policy to punish users for misinformation was ‘in error’
Despite the retraction, the crypto community said the policy is a perfect example of why decentralization and self-custody of funds are so important.
Crypto Investment Firm Blockwater Technologies Defaults on DeFi Loan
The South Korea-based crypto investment firm failed to make a payment on a $3.4 million loan to TrueFi, a decentralized lending protocol.
Dapper Labs suspends Russian accounts after new EU sanctions
The firm outlined that as its “payment processing and stored value service partner is subject to EU regulations,” Dapper has been directed to impose the restrictions on these accounts under EU law.
OpenSea CFO steps down after 11 months in the job
The now-former CFO did not give a specific reason for his resignation but noted he will remain in an advisory capacity with OpenSea.
Decentralized exchange Uniswap v3 gets ‘Warp’ed’ onto StarkNet
Ethereum-native projects like Uniswap that are written in Solidity can now be transpiled to StarkNet via Nethermind’s new ‘Warp’ project
Over 12,000 Brazil companies declare crypto holdings in record high
August figures released by Brazil’s tax authority revealed over 12,000 companies have cryptocurrency holdings, the largest amount ever recorded.
First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue
The problems that both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways.
How brands are using digital fashion in real life
From Gucci to Balenciaga, big fashion brands are making their way into the Metaverse.
Social tokens will be the engine of Web3 from fanbases to incentivization
Social tokens are increasingly being used in online blockchain communities. They offer numerous benefits to users.
After Ethereum Merge, GPU prices may stabilize with dipping demand
The prices of many popular GPUs, such as Nvidia’s RTX3080, have dropped by nearly 60% over the last 90 days across some parts of the globe.
Iranian Bitcoin Advocate Ziya Sadr Arrested by Iranian Security Forces
A friend of Sadr told CoinDesk the Iranian blockchain educator was arrested in Tehran on Sep. 19 and has not been released.