Douglas Rushkoff is a futurist and early cypherpunk. His early writings on the internet paved the way for thinking about the web in revolutionary terms. What’s changed? from CoinDesk
Blockchain Bites: DeFi’s Dividend, China’s ‘New Battlefield,’ the Big Banks’ ‘Suspicious Activity’
China sees its digital yuan as a “new battlefield,” DeFi’s Curve has a new dividend program and a yet-to-launch platform is pursuing an “Initial DEX Offering.” from CoinDesk
Did Ethereum Learn Anything From the $55M DAO Attack?
Matthew Leising’s new book, “Out of the Ether,” tells the story of the attack that almost brought down Ethereum. Here he talks with Dan Kuhn. from CoinDesk
Blockchain Bites: Airdrops, Record Volumes, $1B BTC on Ethereum
Ethereum miners are reaping revenue from increased transaction volume from DeFi, as more than $1 billion worth of BTC migrates over. from CoinDesk
Blockchain Bites: Uniswap’s Token, Kraken’s Bank, Bitcoin’s Newbies
Uniswap issued a governance token, Kraken is the world’s first crypto bank and there are more “newbie” bitcoin investors than in recent years. from CoinDesk
Blockchain Bites: The SEC’s Chilling Effect on Crypto Development
A slew of regulatory happenings are in the works: a Bahamian CBDC, a potential ban on crypto trading in India and a plan to unify state banking compliance standards across
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s BTC Buy, Bitmain’s Power Struggle, Paxful’s Goodbye
MicroStrategy has bought even more bitcoin, Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela and the Bitmain power struggle appears to have found a short-term solution. from CoinDesk
Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx Attacked
Derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $36,000 by year’s end while bZx fell victim to yet another hack. from CoinDesk
Blockchain Bites: Square’s Patent Posse, Binance’s DeFi Bridge, SushiSwap’s Co-Founder Speaks
Square is pushing back against crypto patent hogs, Binance is doubling down on DeFi and the ECB’s Lagarde says Europe is losing the CBDC race. from CoinDesk
Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Case, SushiSwap’s Migration, Ether’s Bears
A DBS Bank economist thinks the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate digital asset adoption while Mastercard announced a CBDC testing ground. from CoinDesk