Blockchain

MicroStrategy Repays $205M Bitcoin-Collateralized Loan in Full at 22% Discount for $160M, Acquires Additional 6,455 BTC and Now Holds 138,955 BTC Mit dem Crash der Silicon Valley geriet auch der Bitcoin Kurs ins Wanken. Wie jetzt bekannt wurde, nutzte das Unternehmen „MicroStrategy“ die Gelegenheit, um seine Reserven weiter aufzustocken. Bereits jetzt gehört die Firma zu den größten Investoren der Kryptowährung. Schon jetzt hat sich der Kauf...

The hacker behind DeFi protocol Euler Finance’s $200 million exploit earlier this month has publicly communicated through the blockchain to apologize for his crime. The exploiter, going by the name “Jacob,” has gradually been returning funds related to the hack, now totalling $177 million.  In an encoded blockchain message on Monday, the hacker promised to return all of the money he stole, saying he was only delaying out of concern for his own safety.  In a follow-up message,...

Conventional language learning websites and apps are endemic. A simple Google search will yield dozens. While these Web 2 platforms may claim to utilize exclusive cutting-edge methodology and guarantee results, on closer examination, they are all nearly the same, and more than 85% of their users give up within a month. But now there’s a language learning app that is actually truly unique. LetMeSpeak makes use of Web3 technology to create a blockchain-based network of...

ZCash (ZEC) ist eine der jüngsten digitalen Währungen auf dem Markt, die jedoch schnell an Popularität gewinnt. ZCash ist eine Kryptowährung, die auf der Zerocoin-Protokoll basiert und auf maximale Anonymität und Privatsphäre ausgelegt ist. Im Folgenden werden wir uns ansehen, warum ZCash die beste digitale Währung auf dem Markt ist. Anonymität und Privatsphäre Eine der wichtigsten Eigenschaften von ZCash ist seine Anonymität und Privatsphäre. Im Gegensatz zu Bitcoin und anderen...

Popular on the Ethereum blockchain, zk-proofs are also coming to the Bitcoin network. ZeroSync Association is bringing zk-proofs (Zero Knowledge) to Bitcoin (BTC) even as cryptographic techniques become popular on the Ethereum blockchain. Reports state that ZeroSync, a Swiss non-profit association, received sponsorship from crypto investment platforms Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries. The newly-formed association already has a working prototype, allowing users to validate the...

Schon ausprobiert, Bitpanda Spotlight? Bitpanda Spotlight bietet Früheinsteigern und Trendsettern Zugang zu neuen, schwer auffindbaren und schnell wachsenden Kryptowährungen auf einer stark regulierten und sicheren europäischen Plattform. Neu hat Bitpanda Aleph Zero aufgeschaltet und schreibt an seine Kunden: Aleph Zero (AZERO) im Rampenlicht AZERO ist der native Coin von Aleph Zero, einer Blockchain zur Verbesserung der Privatsphäre, die Skalierbarkeit, niedrige Transaktionsgebühren und...

CZ recently rebuffed the CFTC complaint calling for a permanent US injunction against Binance and its executives. Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has responded to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) complaint against the exchange. Responding to the federal agency’s call for a US injunction against Binance, CZ raised several issues alleged in the complaint. CZ also said that the CFTC filed the “unexpected and disappointing civil” complaint despite Binance’s prior cooperation...

As far as the EU is concerned, it is gradually advancing in its crackdowns on the crypto industry through functional regulation. The European Union (EU) is set to vote on a new set of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws that may impose some significant restrictions on transactions involving the crypto market. According to recent clarifications given by Damien Carême, a French lawmaker from the Green party, the new restrictions will be based on scenarios where the sender cannot be identified....

As per the proposed conditions, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will get a new phone with no internet capability limited to voice calls and text messages. On Monday, March 27, lawyers of FTX’s disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried said that they have reached an agreement with US prosecutors over the new bail conditions. This development comes as the judge raised the prospect of sending SBF to jail pending trial. The newly proposed conditions have been submitted for approval to District Judge...

In a statement about reasons for the halt of NFT plans, Chair of the Treasury Select Committee Harriet Baldwin cited the uncertainty across the cryptocurrency sector. The UK Treasury Department has revealed it will no longer be going forward with its initial plans of launching a non-fungible token. According to an April 2022 proposal, which was put forward by then Chancellor of the Exchequer and current prime minister Rishi Sunak, the plans were part of a broader effort to make the UK a...