Centralized vs. decentralized orders matching on DEXs
    22 Nov 2023
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    In the rapidly evolving realm of DeFi, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) stand as a cornerstone, enabling seamless transactions in a trustless environment. At the heart of these exchanges lies the mechanism of order matching, a crucial process that pairs buyers with sellers, facilitating the exchange of assets. Traditionally (on order book-based exchanges), order matching has been…

    Rethinking Bitcoin ‘dominance’ at 51% — A misleading metric?
    22 Nov 2023
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    Bitcoin’s market dominance has traditionally been viewed as a key indicator of its market strength. Currently, the metric is at a multi-year high above 51%. Bitcoin’s market dominance has traditionally been viewed as a key indicator of its market strength. Currently, the metric is at a multi-year high above 51%. However, a closer analysis suggests that the concept of…

    Binance settles with U.S. government: Timeline of US enforcement actions
    22 Nov 2023
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    Binance and its founder Changpeng”CZ” Zhao has admitted to violating United States laws around money laundering and terror financing — agreeing to pay $4.3 billion in fines. The Justice Department’s probe into Binance started years earlier, and in the meantime, other U.S. regulatory agencies launched their own actions against the crypto exchange. Here’s what happened….

    Tether freezes $225M in USDT linked to romance scammers amid DOJ investigation
    21 Nov 2023
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    Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen roughly $225 million worth of USDT as part of a United States Department of Justice investigation into a Southeast Asian human trafficking syndicate. In a Nov. 20 announcement, Tether said it had worked with the DOJ and crypto exchange OKX to freeze $225 million worth of USDT in “external self-custodied wallets.” The firm…

    Crypto traders are looking at Dogecoin (DOGE) again — Here’s why
    21 Nov 2023
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    When memecoins go parabolic, it’s usually a market top signal and a warning that investors’ euphoria has peaked. The market witnessed similar speculative fury in the 2020–2021 bull market when Dogecoin chased after $1, Shiba Inu rallied by tens of thousands of percentage points, and nonfungible token prices hit eye-watering highs of six to seven figures. Despite…

    Bitcoin transaction fees flip Ethereum’s as Ordinals hype returns
    21 Nov 2023
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    Average daily transaction fees on Bitcoin  have flipped with Ethereum following a frenzy of Ordinals-related activity on the Bitcoin network. On Nov. 20, the average daily transaction fee for Bitcoin stood at $10.34, while Ethereum’s transaction fees came to an average of $8.43, according to BitInfoChart data. Bitcoin’s average daily trading fee notched a new six-month…