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The problems that both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways. origin »
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Wo Jake, enthusiast of XRPL-based platform Evernode, busted some toxic myths about XRP Ledger decentralization status
2022-9-3 16:40 | |
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Disclaimer: The datasets shared in the following article have been compiled from a set of online resources and do not reflect AMBCrypto’s own research on the subject Decentralized finance is an The post Algorand (ALGO) Price Prediction 2025-2030: How high can ALGO really go in 2030? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-8-28 17:45 | |
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The biggest use case of a third-generation cryptocurrency is Decentralized Finance, on which Cardano has built its reputation and hype for years. Alas, the result hasn't been particularly impressivThe post For Cardano, it's 100 projects and counting, but is that really enough appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-8-7 17:00 | |
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The Helium Network [HNT] is a decentralized wireless network built around an open-source and standards-compliant wireless network protocol (WHIP) on a purpose-built blockchain. It has a native token kThe post Is there really enough 'Helium' to send HNT's price soaring appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-6-12 18:00 | |
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Harvard lecturer Bruce Schneier said in a report that blockchain is not secure and not really decentralized.
2022-6-2 14:16 | |
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To properly regulate DeFi, we must first determine whether these protocols are actually decentralized, according to Eva Kaili.
2022-5-24 23:03 | |
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If the crypto community can successfully decentralize the internet, “it’s a future really worth getting excited about,” said NFT3 founder Dylan Dewdney.
2022-5-22 15:38 | |
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The recent lull in cryptocurrency market prices has been felt across all sectors in the industry, but decentralized finance might be in for an especially harrowing time, according to experts at DApp RThe post Can 'DeFi Winter' really wipe out 80% dApps from the market appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-1-27 02:30 | |
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There are numerous factors to consider in weighing the centralization of bitcoin mining, and the industry can only be as decentralized as any one.
2021-12-7 16:21 | |
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DEXs (decentralized exchanges) have been around for quite some time but really began taking off in 2020 at the start of the DeFi (decentralized finance) boom. But why is this? For one, DEXs offer a smooth user experience when it comes to trading.
2021-12-1 17:28 | |
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Iteration upon iteration of DeFi platforms simply exposes the necessity for the decentralized network of bitcoin to act as a base layer.
2021-11-21 23:00 | |
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Voyager’s core platform provides investors with a turnkey solution to trade cryptocurrencies, as well as earn interest on crypto assets. A number of decentralized exchanges already exist for the purpose of trading cryptocurrencies, so that’s really not new.
2021-10-6 01:24 | |
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When decentralized finance “DeFi” emerged, it caused a lot of contradictory opinions among the masses. Some were really excited and delighted with this new kind of service that removed traditional market intermediaries, providing an accessible, clear, transparent ecosystem.
2021-9-25 19:27 | |
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According to Gary Gensler, who is set to testify before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on Wednesday regarding crypto, DeFi isn’t really a new concept. It has “a fair amount of centralization” as such regulators can exercise authority over these decentralized platforms.
2021-9-1 16:37 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the lender DeFi Money Market for raising $30 million through fraudulent offerings in what it says is the agency’s “first” one involving securities using DeFi technology.
2021-8-7 19:39 | |
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Just a few years ago, decentralized exchanges (DEX) did not exist at all, and now they occupy a significant market share. So it looks like decentralized exchanges really have a bright future. DEX makes it possible to exchange any cryptocurrency in two clicks, still maintaining anonymity.
2021-8-6 23:40 | |
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The Decentralized Finance [DeFi] space gains momentum whenever Bitcoin and the rest of the mainstream cryptocurrency market get stuck in a rut. In fact, many DeFi applications have been given a perfecThe post Uniswap has volumes, but is it really keeping users interested? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-6-27 23:30 | |
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The rapid development of the internet and the popularization of accessible mobile devices were the engines of the transition from Web 1. 0 to Web 2. 0. But blockchain technologies are now ramming their way into the online environment, ushering in Web 3.
2021-6-2 18:01 | |
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As the Capitol riots have focused the world’s attention on the misuse and abuse of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, decentralized social media networks are being suggested as a potential solution - but would they really be such a good thing? The experience so far suggests they might not.
2021-1-12 14:01 | |
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A crypto VPN for now What else is there that can be decentralized? Well, everything, really. BeInCrypto sat down with Orchid CEO Steven Waterhouse, aka “Seven,” and talked about the other side of decentralization.
2021-1-8 14:25 | |
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The decentralized credit lending and borrowing platform launched the Compound Chain yesterday. The post Compound’s blockchain is out, but is it really DeFi? Crypto community reacts appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-12-18 17:40 | |
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“Do you really know flash loans,” is what the hacker of yet another decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has to say to the yield aggregating pool, Value DeFi. This cheeky message has been in response to Value DeFi’s tweet just a day before the hack claiming it has flash loan attack prevention.
2020-11-16 16:46 | |
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Tron’s price rose to a peak of about $0. 40 at its height in Q3 2020, but the really impressive growth has been in DeFi. The use of smart contracts on Tron has led to hundreds of decentralized apps (DApps).
2020-10-21 11:30 | |
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Questions on the decentralized nature of Ethereum and DeFi have been raised again. This time Bitcoin proponent Anthony Pompliano is the one asking an “honest question.” Can uncle Jeff (Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos) shut down most of the Ethereum-based DeFi apps by “simply shutting off” the cloud computing service AWS (Amazon Web Services) or not? […] The post Can Jeff Bezos Really 'Crush' Ethereum By Shutting Down AWS? And in turn DeFi? first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2020-10-8 15:03 | |
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Ethereum’s decentralized finance space has seen parabolic growth since the start of 2020. In the past nine months, the value of coins locked in DeFi contracts has surged from around $500 million to $10 billion — a statistic that may actually undershoot true values.
2020-9-21 13:00 | |
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Bitcoin DeFi is coming, but it’s not really on Bitcoin.
2020-9-8 21:27 | |
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President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat could disrupt the communication of millions of people. Decentralized technology is one solution, but will people really use it? Not necessarily, industry watchers say.
2020-8-16 21:13 | |
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Recent research has delved into the democratization and decentralization of DeFi protocols as more are beginning to issue tokens based on voting rights. Findings indicate that there is little difference between these protocols and corporate governance.
2020-8-6 14:05 | |
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The decentralized Finance (DeFi) sector, has been the project of the year so far. DeFi started the year just like many ICO’s, around for quite some time now but wasn’t really making any impact. The failure of many ICO’s also took the spotlight away from them, as many couldn’t even survive a few months in […]
2020-7-1 17:39 | |
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Over the weekend, something really severe happened to dForce, decentralized finance protocol. A hacker managed to gain unauthorized access to the network and drained its wallets dry. Following the hack, it was found that a total of $25 million in cryptos was stolen.
2020-4-22 16:16 | |
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If TRON (TRX) really is the ‘Ethereum Killer,’ then it should have its own DeFi apps. However, these seem impossible to find. Decentralized Finance (or ‘DeFi’) is the hottest topic for Ethereum right now.
2020-2-12 04:36 | |
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Ethereum (ETH) name system (also ENS) is again trying to build a decentralized censorship-resistant Internet. Will Bitcoin (BTC) payments go through an ETH-based network?
2020-1-30 17:56 | |
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Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity.
2019-11-25 04:03 | |
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2019 has been the year in which crypto lending has really taken off. Centralized and decentralized finance have been major growth areas, aided by crypto exchange integration and a backdrop of negative interest rates in the banking sector.
2019-10-21 00:48 | |
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Istanbul, the long-awaited Ethereum hard fork, is set to release sometime later this year, bringing changes regarding scalability, mining, and accessibility. As the number two cryptocurrency in terms of market cap, and one of the largest platforms for decentralized application (dApp) development, the network could really use an upgrade.
2019-10-9 11:15 | |
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If you solved a really complicated math problem all by yourself, you’d obviously want credit for it. This is the central idea behind “proof of work,” the consensus mechanism that powers Bitcoin and a number of other assorted cryptocurrencies.
2019-9-25 14:42 | |
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Coinspeaker Decentralized Web Hosting: Can You Really Earn Money Renting Your Disk Space?In this post, we'll take an unbiased look at decentralized hosting. Is it really a faster, cheaper, more secure alternative to traditional web hosting? Or a futile exercise in decentralization?Decentralized Web Hosting: Can You Really Earn Money Renting Your Disk Space?
2019-9-21 12:10 | |
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In the last decade, Fintech has created financial products and services for a tech-savvy generation disgruntled with legacy banking. But has anything really changed? Is decentralized finance (DeFi) the real fintech revolution?
2019-9-16 15:05 | |
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Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well.
2019-8-29 03:43 | |
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Brave, the popular crypto-enabled browser, is finally allowing users to withdraw their Basic Attention Tokens (BAT). Unfortunately, this withdrawal process requires you to verify your identity – a major disappointment for the countless Brave users who crossed their fingers for a fully decentralized and trustless web browser.
2019-8-7 22:28 | |
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The founder of Blockchains. com, Jeffrey Berns, has recently decided to make a move in order to fulfill his “decentralized dreams”. He bought a small community bank based in Las Vegas called the Kirkwood Bank of Nevada.
2019-7-2 01:05 | |
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Binance announced a new asset-backed token last week. Known as BTCB, it is backed by a reserve fund of Bitcoin (BTC) and will enable users to exchange the coin’s value on the Binance ecosystem.
2019-6-24 19:45 | |
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When Facebook finally released the Libra white paper this week, the world stopped and gasped. The largest social media company of the world is set on transitioning and starting a new cryptocurrency.
2019-6-19 21:28 | |
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Mainstream media was abuzz last week with the news that Facebook has plans to launch its own digital token, ‘GlobalCoin’. This highlights the ignorance that big news outlets have, as Facebook really is ill-suited to have anything close to what we consider cryptocurrency.
2019-5-29 07:00 | |
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By CCN: Button Wallet is slated to be one of the first decentralized applications to launch on Telegram’s new blockchain, Telegram Open Network (TON). The secretive project recently opened to beta development, and Button published a blog post detailing how it works currently.
2019-5-28 23:30 | |
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It may sound like a 2014-era shitcoin, but Globalcoin is this year’s most anticipated new digital asset. It doesn’t matter that it’s not decentralized, not permissionless, and not even crypto.
2019-5-25 17:42 | |
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GoldeNugget is an existing reality, with over 3,000,000. 00 Euro’s already invested in West Africa for earth moving machines for the gold industry. Where you can really feel the dust, the noise, and the smell of business.
2019-5-22 12:12 | |
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The regulatory and legal environment around internet-based services and applications has changed considerably over the last decade. When large-scale social networking platforms first became popular in the 2000s, the general attitude toward mass data collection was essentially “why not?”.
2019-5-11 04:03 | |
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This move could significantly impact Bitcoin's market dynamics and influence corporate treasury strategies globally. The post Strategy to offer $21 billion in preferred stock to expand Bitcoin holdings appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Market volatility and recession fears highlight the fragility of crypto markets amid geopolitical tensions and economic policy shifts. The post Bitcoin sinks, altcoins dip as Trump stirs recession fears amid rising trade conflict appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Key takeaways BTC dropped to the $80k zone on Sunday as bears take control of the market. Bitcoin Pepe’s presale officially crosses $4m a month after launch. BTC dips to $80k as sellers stay in control The cryptocurrency market was bearish over the weekend, with Bitcoin losing over 5% of its value over the weekend.
David Sacks' divestment highlights the ethical complexities and financial sacrifices involved in public service roles amid crypto scrutiny. The post David Sacks rejects conflict of interest allegations, calling them ‘a lazy and stupid narrative’ appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The large Bitcoin transfer by Mt. Gox could heighten market volatility and influence investor sentiment, especially if creditors sell. The post Mt. Gox moves over $1 billion in Bitcoin as price hits $90,000 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Despite short-term volatility and inflation, technological advancements promise long-term economic growth and deflationary benefits. The post BlackRock CEO sees rocky 2025, but bets on long-term tech boom amid escalating trade tensions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Lower interest rates could alleviate financial burdens for low-income Americans, but deregulation and tariffs may introduce new economic challenges. The post Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vows to bring down interest rates to help struggling Americans appeared first on Crypto Briefing.