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Flare Network Review: Smart Contract Network For XRP

As the third largest cryptocurrency most people familiar with the space have heard about Ripple and they understand that it is a global payment and foreign exchange network that was designed to replace the outdated SWIFT banking network. And while it works great for that specific use case, otherwise it has shown limited usefulness in other functions.That might all be fixed however as the Flare Network has been created with the goal of improving the utility of XRP tokens by creating a network with smart contract capability for the XRP

Ethereum’s Time Is Coming – Here’s Why

On December 1, an event that has been anticipated for the latest several years took place — Ethereum 2.0 went live. Its launch has been rescheduled several times, while the expectations from a new stage of Ethereum development are extremely high.  With all the advances that will be implemented in the network in the next few years, Ethereum is to drastically increase its scalability, efficiency, and security without any harm to decentralization. From a widely recognized open-source platform for DApps’ developers, Ethereum is aiming to become a pillar of the

Notional Audit

Notional Audit – OpenZeppelin blog Security Audits If you are interested in smart contract security, you can continue the discussion in our forum, or even better, join the team 🚀 If you are building a project of your own and would like to request a security audit, please do so here. related posts Source: https://blog.openzeppelin.com/notional-audit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=notional-audit

Efforce (WOZX): Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak’s Cryptocurrency

Every so often a cryptocurrency is released that makes you a do a double take. Efforce (WOZX) is certainly one of those cryptocurrencies. Efforce was founded by world famous Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and WOZX cryptocurrency token went from a price of 10 cents USD to over 3$USD in its first days on the market. In just the first 13 minutes of trading, WOZX had an unrealized market cap of 950 million USD.Although this price action made the headlines both inside and outside of the cryptocurrency space, it seems that

Saddle Contracts Audit

Saddle Contracts Audit – OpenZeppelin blog Security Audits If you are interested in smart contract security, you can continue the discussion in our forum, or even better, join the team 🚀 If you are building a project of your own and would like to request a security audit, please do so here. related posts Source: https://blog.openzeppelin.com/saddle-contracts-audit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saddle-contracts-audit

AirBit Club Ponzi Operators Charged With Fraud and Money Laundering

The operators of a global cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme have been charged with fraud and money laundering following a United States Homeland Security Investigations probe.According to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, four of the five alleged operators of AirBit Club, which allegedly netted tens of millions of dollars from victims, were arrested and due to appear in court on Aug. 18, while the fifth was arrested in Panama and is awaiting extradition to the U.S.The scheme was launched in late 2015 and sold as a multi-level marketing club in

Gemini Set to Bring Crypto Custody and Trading Services to RIAs

In another plus for institutional cryptocurrency adoption in the United States, Gemini is offering crypto custody and trading services to registered investment advisors (RIAs). The move comes as a result of a partnership between Gemini and Blockchange, a crypto investment firm focused on wealth managers. Full-Spectrum Crypto Services for RIAs According to a press release issued by Blockchange on Tuesday, the collaboration with Gemini will enable the provision of institutional-grade cryptocurrency trading and custody solutions. Both companies aim to become a “one-stop-shop” for crypto trading and custody for big-money investors.

Ham to Improve on Yam With Latest DeFi Experiment

The Yam yield farming frenzy that took DeFi by storm last week highlighted a number of elements that could have been improved with the launch. A new offering called Ham aims to right the wrongs and improve on Yam with a truly community-driven project. There were several flaws with the Yam launch, but the ultimate reason was that it had to be rescued by whales. This pretty much negates any progress made on the path to becoming a truly democratic and community-governed monetary system. A migration plan proposed late last

Bitcoin and Gold Short-Lived Correlation Not a Sign of Comparability

The Bitcoin (BTC) and gold one-month correlation reached a record high of 68% as Bitcoin hit $12,000 early in August, but the correlation crashed by 20% the following week. Despite this, Bitcoin looks set to become digital gold in 2020 considering the price correlations and trends in the futures market.Both gold and Bitcoin are having a phenomenal year in terms of year-to-date returns. According to Skew Analytics, gold has a 27.93% YTD return, while Bitcoin has racked up a 71.68% YTD yield. Although Bitcoin sees much higher volatility than gold,

Bitcoin Bull Market ‘Confirmed’ Says PlanB as RSI Repeats 2016 Halving

The creator of arguably the most famous Bitcoin (BTC) price forecasting tool has declared that the largest cryptocurrency is in a bull market.In a tweet on Aug. 18, quant analyst PlanB, creator of the Stock-to-Flow series of Bitcoin price models, said that with a relative strength index (RSI) of 64, the bull market was “confirmed.”PlanB: BTC “looking strong”RSI is used to determine whether Bitcoin is overbought — or oversold — at a specific price point.Current behavior mimics that of previous halving cycles, with 2012 and 2016 both seeing solid RSI