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Many of today’s leading DeFi projects are popular because of their governance tokens – something that hasn’t really been the case back in the ICO boom of 2017.Now, the yield farming hype has created many new governance tokens to control a project’s properties. Yet, these tokens have been abused in various ways, acting as a monetary incentive instead of a true representation of voting power.In theory, a governance token gives the token holder voting power to influence the DeFi project’s...

Polkadot ist an der Schweizer-Börse handelbar. Nach dem Bericht auf dem Computer-Portal T3N rast der Kurs von Polkadot in die Höhe. Quelle: Coingecko Polkadots DOT-Token ist an der Schweizer Börse handelbar. Zum 4. Februar wurde der weltweit erste Polkadot ETP an der SIX Exchange handelbar gemacht und steht dort zum Start in direkter Konkurrenz zu Bitcoin, Ethereum und Co....

The U.S. SEC has charged three individuals on an initial coin offering scam, where their company Bitcoiin2Gen squeezed more than $11 million from retail investors. The ICO, which took place in 2018, involved actor Steven Seagal as a promoter of the newly created token.Defrauding Investors with More than $11MThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went after three individuals, allegedly defrauding hundreds of retail investors. The U.S. watchdog has charged them on a 2018 initial coin...

The complaint alleges that John DeMarr and Kristijan Krstic violated federal securities laws during the raise back in 2018 and accuses DeMarr and his associate and company promoter Robin of aiding and abetting.Three people involved with promoting the 2018 B2G token, championed by actor Steven Seagal have been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC, the three individuals of the now-defunct crypto firm, Bitcoiin2Gen defrauded investors of $11.4 million...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]1st February 2020, London, United Kingdom: Blockchain as a Solution (BaaS) service provider Stratis makes decentralized adoption easier for any firm with its innovative products designed to fit seamlessly with legacy operations, by allowing companies access to the Stratis blockchain via the widely-used C# programming language. The platform allows seamless running of smart contracts, multiple sidechains, and houses a full-scale ICO platform.Alphabit, A...

[Featured Content]TakaMaka is a project that attempts to solve the governance issues related to distributed blockchains, as well as the execution of smart contracts, placing the emphasis on enterprise environments.The platform takes advantage of an innovative Proof of Stake (PoS) solution, which enables it to process a high number of transactions (1,000,000 TX/hour) under normal working conditions. The network algorithm, alongside the verification process, allows the realization of a...

[Featured Content]Cryptocurrency trading seems to many as a very opportunistic endeavor that could net a ton of profits. After all, in just a few months, the prices for most coins have skyrocketed as the total market capitalization surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in history. And while all this might be true on the surface, in reality, it’s particularly challenging because the prices are very volatile.For example, just about a week ago, Bitcoin lost $12,000 of its dollar-value in less...

Paypolitan is expected to provide TenX users a product that will seamlessly satisfy their needs.According to industry sources, the Estonian fintech Paypolitan (Paypolitan.io) is planning a takeover of Singaporean fintech TenX. TenX, once a shooting star in the crypto world, raised USD 80 million through an ICO in 2017 and reached a market cap of over USD 500 million in early 2018. After losing the Visa card supplier Wavecrest, 200 000 TenX clients got their cards blocked overnight. Beginning...

There have been various fundraising mechanisms in the cryptocurrency space that gained and then fell out of popularity over the years.Starting with ICOs (initial coin offerings), moving to IEOs (initial exchange offerings), and now IDOs (initial DEX offerings), the way in which projects raise funds has continued to evolve.Although currently ICOs are almost unheard of and IEOs are taking place much less frequently, there have been quite a few projects that got their starts as IEOs and have...

[Featured Content]Cryptocurrency markets are volatile. There’s absolutely no doubt about it. In fact, this is perhaps the most volatile market that one can choose to engage with.This became particularly evident in the past week. Over the course of just a few days, the price for Bitcoin marked an all-time high of $42,000 only to drop by almost $12,000 and chart a low of slightly above $30K in less than two days. This volatility has a direct impact on traders, and the massive liquidations were...