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Earlier on Saturday, the lead developer behind the popular Sushiswap protocol sold all of his tokens, causing a massive drop upwards of 50% in the token’s price.Elsewhere, the entire cryptocurrency market is feeling the pressure as the total capitalization is down by more than $11 billion in the last few hours.Sushi Seloff Headstarts a Market CollapseCryptoPotato reported earlier that the lead developer of the popular Uniswap fork, Sushiswap, swapped all of his tokens for ETH. In a trade...

This week has been great for SushiSwap’s leading developer, not so much for the token hodlers. A few hours ago, Chef Nomi, the anonymous character behind the project, sold all his tokens and cashed out.The self-proclaimed “head chef” sold millions SUSHI tokens over the weekend. Money is a “Distraction”Following what many call a rug pull, the token’s price has dropped more than 50%. The move caused strong reactions within the community, especially from critics and analysts who rushed to call...

A recent report indicated that as proof-of-work-based cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Monero were increasing in value in 2020, the cryptojacking cases worldwide have surged after a year of continuous decline.Cryptojacking On The Rise In 2020The term cryptojacking refers to when an unauthorized person gains access to a computer for mining (or minting) digital assets. These attacks can sometimes be so precise and critical that the victim fails to comprehend what is draining his device’s...

The number of web developers building applications on Ethereum has increased year-on-year since 2018. According to data from npm.stat, which displays the number of times a JavaScript code library has been downloaded, more Ethereum-specific code packages were downloaded in 2020 than in 2018 and 2019 combined.Ethereum ‘Buidlers’ Keep on BuildingThe two most commonly used JavaScript libraries in Ethereum are Ethers.js and Web3.js. Seen below, courtesy of ChainShot.com, the use of both code...

Russia’s On Digital Financial Asset (DFA) legislation has received yet another set of proposed amendments that can push the country into launching a full-scale ban on cryptocurrency usage, with three exceptions – inheritance, bankruptcy, and enforcement proceedings.Russia’s DFA Sees New PropositionsThe world’s largest country by landmass has been rather indecisive, to say the least, in its approach towards cryptocurrency regulations. The nation successfully passed the DFA bill in July after...

Following the launch of its mainnet earlier this summer, Elrond continues with new developments. The company recently introduced a new economic model for its native cryptocurrency and a token swap implemented firstly on Binance that transitioned ERD to the new coin called eGLD in a 1000:1 ratio.Elrond’s Token Swap Implemented On BinanceAs CryptoPotato reported in late July, Elrond launched its mainnet as the company also unveiled the first application utilizing the Elrond blockchain dubbed...

After a few days of declines, Bitcoin has regained some value and is hovering around $10,500. Most altcoins are also recovering, with the total market gap increasing by $10 billion from yesterday’s bottom.Bitcoin Bounces Off $10KThe bears dominated the cryptocurrency field in the past few days. Bitcoin dipped below $10,000 on two occasions just days after exceeding $12,000. Since the second drop, though, BTC has displayed signs of recovery and is currently trading around $10,500.From a...

The popular Bitcoin and cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX announced the launch of ‘quanto futures’ for four crypto coins – EOS (EOS), Chainlink (LINK), Tezos (XTZ), and Cardano (ADA). This comes after BitMEX’s recent move that requires users to sign up for a mandatory ID verification procedure’. BitMEX To Launch Quanto Futures Trading For LINK, XTZ, EOS, ADA In an early morning blog announcement today, the Seychelles-based futures exchange said that it plans to...

The events of the past seven days took a turn for the worst throughout the entire cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin started the week trading at around $11,500 and managed to advance to a peak of around $12,050 a few days later.And that’s when it went downhill.In less than two days, BTC lost around $1,500 of its value, bringing the price down to its current level of $10,500. However, the primary cryptocurrency spiked to a low of $9,875 on Binance before recovering, taking all large-cap altcoins...

The Bitcoin (BTC) price dip seen on Thursday has triggered a cascade of forced liquidation on derivatives exchanges like BitMEX and Bitfninex. U.S. stocks have also taken a beating, with the markets experiencing its worst performance since June.Bitcoin Long Bloodbath as BTC Price Falls to $10,700According to data from the crypto derivatives analytics platform Datamish, about $131 million in Bitcoin Longs on the BitMEX exchange got liquidated, following Bitcoin’s plunge to below $10,500.As...