Cryptocurrency platform OKEx announced another crypto-promoting project –the Bitcoin Lightning Network. It will focus on downsizing transaction fees and reducing time for their execution. OKEx is Aiming at Low Transaction Costs and Promptitude OKEx, the leading cryptocurrency platform and derivatives exchange is to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network in the next quarter. The project represents...Read More
In an unfortunate turn of events for supporters of the DeFi Money Market Foundation, the DMM token plummeted in value as the team behind it revealed they cease all operations due to regulatory concerns. DMM Ceases Operations The DeFi Money Market used to be a loans platform and it received some serious attention within the...Read More
San Francisco-based crypto payments platform Metal Pay has applied for a national bank charter with the U.S. national bank regulator, which would enable the company to offer seamless cryptocurrency-related services. Metal Pay Eyes Full National Bank License In a tweet thread published on Thursday (Feb. 4, 2021), Metal Pay’s First Blockchain Bank and Trust (FBB&T)...Read More
Following the recent attack on the Yearn.Finance protocol, major U.S. dollar stablecoin company Tether froze $1.7 million worth of USDT stolen from the platform. Meanwhile, Bitfinex disclosed that it had made the last loan repayment to Tether. Tether Freeze Raises Centralization Concerns Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino announced the news of the USDT freeze via his...Read More
Jack Dorsey, a long-term bitcoin enthusiast and unarguably one of the most influential proponents of the digital currency and its underlying technology, is now actively contributing to the bitcoin network. After introducing Bitcoin to Cashapp and announcing plans to release an open, decentralized standard for social media, the Twitter CEO is bringing his admiration for...Read More
