With the launch, BitPay now provides a new alternative to crypto payroll services such as BitWage.
Crypto exchange Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool, seven months after launching a Bitcoin mining pool.
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Akropolis lost $2 million in DAI in a hack on Thursday morning
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- Crypto trading firm B2C2 is looking to spur the adoption of bitcoin by some of the largest conglomerates in Japan.
- The firm thinks it can convince the country’s trading houses to allocate a portion of their balance sheets to bitcoin.
The noted attorney will help defrauded investors recover their wrongfully taken cryptocurrencies as a member of Coinfirm’s board in the U.S.
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has launched a new service aimed at governments and law enforcement agencies that are looking to handle, monitor and dispose of seized crypto assets.
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Bitcoin’s price is making gains for the second day in a row as investors park more crypto in decentralized exchange Uniswap.
Quick Take
- Disclaimer: The Block Research team has, is, and will be experimenting with the various protocols, projects, and applications mentioned in this series. The projects mentioned in our reports are not recommendations from our team and should not be misconstrued as investment advice. Many projects that appear in this series are highly experimental and, as such, will come with risks. Readers should evaluate their own risk tolerance before experimenting with these projects.
- At the request of various The Block Research members, we are experimenting with a weekly digest that summarizes recently launched projects and applications that our research team found interesting.
- This week’s digest looks at hedge contracts from yEarn and Whiteheart
The Block’s Frank Chaparro will be joined by leaders from BitGo, Galaxy Digital, and Genesis for a panel discussion around the state of crypto prime brokerage.
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CISA Director Krebs expects to be fired, Reuters reports. Hours earlier, his deputy resigned under pressure.
