Terra [LUNA]: a stablecoin issuing ecosystem
    25 Jul 2021
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    We continue to study platforms used for creating different blockchain projects: stablecoins, DeFi, synthetic assets. Today on the agenda is Terra [LUNA]. On July 16, the Terra [LUNA] crypto project team announced that it had received $ 150 million in investments to develop its ecosystem. The investments came from a pool of 23 large funds…

    CBDC will (not) make Bitcoin obsolete
    24 Jul 2021
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    Will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) make Bitcoin obsolete or not? – professor Sean Stein Smith reflects in the Forbes column. Recent comments by the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, highlight the need for more productive conversations around crypto competition. During testimony to both the House and Senate the topic of a central…

    Bitcoin: post-dollar and post-gold?
    24 Jul 2021
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    Every once in a while it helps to stop, get away from the hustle and bustle of exchange rates and new tokens, look around and try to understand the role of cryptocurrencies in the world today and what it will be in 10 or 20 years. After all, everyone seems to have already realized that…

    Dubai Coin: a story of cryptocurrency fraud in the Gulf countries
    22 Jul 2021
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    DubaiCoin positioned itself as a regular cryptocurrency, specialized for the UAE market. Its DBIX tokens were traded on various exchanges, and the roadmap looked quite attractive. But it was all a scam. In May of this year, the attention of the cryptocurrency community was drawn to the DubaiCoin digital currency (DBIX token). As stated in…

    Robinhood anticipates the lower revenue, as crypto trading is slowing down

    Robinhood said it anticipates retail trading is slowing down in the third quarter of 2021 relative to the second quarter, especially in cryptocurrencies. Crypto trading accounts for about 17% of Robinhood’s revenue. Popular stock trading app Robinhood warned that potential trading revenue will be lower and new clients as the boom in retail investing starts…

    Principled move by ShapeShift
    21 Jul 2021
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    The popular cryptocurrency exchanger ShapeShift is moving to a decentralized mode of operation. From now on, it will be a DAO controlled by FOX token holders. Switzerland-based multinational company ShapeShift is preparing to close down as a registered legal entity. According to its founder Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift currently employs 65 people, but in a few…