Jonas Surmann of DeFi Chain at Mainnet 2022: How DeFi Will Weather Crypto Winter Jonas Surmann, ambassador for DeFi Chain, sponsor of the Decrypting Mainnet booth at Messari Mainnet 2022, tells Decrypt’s Dan Roberts and Sander Lutz about why DeFi will weather the crypto winter, how DeFi Chain is building decentralized apps on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, and what…
This is an opinion editorial by Stephan Livera, host of the “Stephan Livera Podcast” and managing director of Swan Bitcoin International. Many fiat currencies are struggling to retain purchasing power in USD terms. The macro conversation on finance Twitter is now turning to how the overall system is breaking, and the fact that you can’t taper a Ponzi. Now is…
Russia intends to use its digital ruble, to be introduced early next year, for payments with its key ally, China. Authorities in Moscow hope other nations will be willing to adopt the Russian digital currency in trade, which will allow the country to circumvent sanctions imposed over the Ukraine war. Russian Federation Eyes Digital Ruble for Payments in Trade With…
There’s more to crypto than just assets, Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe reminded the Association for Financial Markets in Europe Conference in London on Sept. 28. The distributed ledger technology (DLT) behind crypto assets has far-reaching implications for traditional markets and interoperability. DLT will touch on trading, clearing, settlement and custody as it is integrated into capital markets, Cunliffe…
The race to make Ethereum faster is heating up. With Polygon rolling out new zero-knowledge technologies, StarkWare announcing a token airdrop, and NFT marketplace OpenSea integrating Optimism, there are plenty of contenders to scale the top crypto network for DeFi and NFTs. “Ultimately, it’s a large space, and it’s a large pie,” CEO and co-founder of the layer-2 network Arbitrum…
Using SMS as a form of two-factor authentication has always been popular among crypto enthusiasts. After all, many users are already trading their cryptos or managing social pages on their phones, so why not simply use SMS to verify when accessing sensitive financial content? Unfortunately, con artists have lately caught on to exploiting the wealth buried under this layer of…
Swan Bitcoin acquired Specter Solutions for its open-source bitcoin custodial applications. Specter can remain independent from Swan and will stay open-source. Users will not be required to provide any KYC information in order to use Specter services. Swan Bitcoin, a leading bitcoin service provider, has acquired a leading bitcoin custodial services provider, Specter Solutions, per a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.…
press release PRESS RELEASE. Finally, the moment has arrived. A dozen hours have gone into farming the materials needed for a brand-new mighty axe. The epic weapon crafted at the forge will take the player to unprecedented heights of power, but only for the player to discover it does not have any real value. This jarring feeling is all too…
TRON is a layer-1 blockchain utilizing a delegated proof of stake consensus mechanism. Its eco-friendly network, low fees, and easy to use developer tools have allowed it to attain a massive amount of user growth and innovative projects. Dave Uhryniak is the Director of Ecosystem Development at TRON DAO. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the…
This week the $20,000 resistance is proving to be stronger than expected and even after Bitcoin price rejected at this level on Sept. 27, BTC bulls still have reasons to not give up. According to the 4-month-long descending triangle, as long as the $18,500 support holds, Bitcoin price has until late October to determine whether the downtrend will continue. Bitcoin/USD…
