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As the DeFi and yield farming craze continues to entertain the cryptocurrency industry, the price of yEarn. Finance’s native token YFI has gone parabolic, surpassing Bitcoin’s by almost $1,000. This makes YFI the most expensive crypto asset in the market.1 YFI = 1.15 BTCAccording to data on Binance, the DeFi token is trading at $12,770 at the time of writing, while Bitcoin’s dollar value is currently around $11,790. Earlier today, YFI traded at an All-Time High (ATH) of $13,444 before...

Paris Hilton, a businesswoman, model, singer, and heiress to the Hilton Hotel chain has successfully sold in an auction a picture of her cat as a non-fungible token on an Ethereum-based platform for 40 ETH.While employing the same platform to auction off a picture of his own, Ashton Kutcher burned the paper copy to immortalize the digital form existing now only on the blockchain.Paris Hilton Raises 40 ETH For CharityBased on the Ethereum blockchain, Cryptograph enables famous individuals to...

Popular cryptocurrency advocate John McAfee has ghosted his Ghost project, citing incompetence of the management team.McAfee Ghosts GhostTweeting on Wedsnesday (August 19, 2020), McAfee announced that he was dumping Ghost, a privacy-centered project. Back in April, McAfee announced the Ghost privacy coin, which uses proof-of-stake (PoS) and will ensure users’ privacy by making them “ghosts” when carrying out transactions.The tech guru further explained the reason for his actions, saying:“I...

IOTA announced the release of the first phase of the IOTA 1.5 upgrade onto its mainnet today. True to its promise, IOTA finally presented a considerable step in achieving its roadmap and more excellent opportunities for the community.Before that, the project had published a release strategy, which is to happen in two phases. Today marks the beginning of Phase one after calculated research and application considerations on how best to integrate the new features into Chrysalis.Chrysalis (#IOTA...

Google trends data reveals that the number of “buy crypto” searches has exploded worldwide in the past few weeks to a two-year high.Simultaneously, the “buy Bitcoin” searches, which jumped prior to the 2020 halving and decreased immediately after, have increased since late July.Buy Crypto Searches To A Two-Year HighAccording to Google trends, “buy crypto” searches reached an all-time high rather expectedly during the parabolic price increase of late 2017 and early 2018. As the market was...

US authorities have charged with fraud and money laundering five people operating a Bitcoin mining Ponzi scheme. Called AirBit Club, the scam operated since 2015 and duped numerous victims into investing by promising alluring but false returns.How Did AirBit Club Operate?According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Pablo Renato Rodriguez and Gutemberg Dos Santos co-founded AirBit Club in late 2015. Cecilia Millan and Jackie Aguilar joined the project later on as promoters, and Scott...

The Algorand Foundation and Algorand Inc have announced a significant upgrade to its layer-1 protocol that will enhance the platform’s abilities to power complex decentralized applications, including DeFi projects scalable to tens of millions of daily transactions with low fees.Algorand Protocol Update To Enhance DeFi SolutionsThe company announced the protocol upgrade in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. It described it as the “launch of comprehensive smart contract capabilities that...

A Russian businessman has reportedly taken a loan from a bank using the WAVES token as collateral. With the nation’s unclear regulation status regarding digital assets, local lawyers argued on whether such transactions could legally proceed in the future.The First Cryptocurrency-backed Bank Loan In RussiaAlexander Ivanov, Waves founder and CEO, confirmed the news earlier today. He outlined the local report, which reads that for the first time in Russia, a bank has approved a loan secured by a...

The U.S. Government’s acting Comptroller of the Currency allowed banks in the country to offer cryptocurrency custody services a little less than a month ago.Advocating the case for crypto, he now says that payments need to happen ‘virtually instantaneously.’ He also feels that ‘the crypto phenomenon cannot be ignored.’Crypto-Friendly Brian: Payments Need To Happen ‘Virtually Instantaneously’Speaking to CNN’s Julia Chatterley, Coinbase’s former Chief Legal Officer, and the U.S. Government’s...

Swipe is set to venture into the U.S. market following approval from regulators. The news of the launch caused a rise in the price of its SXP tokens.Swipe Crypto Trading Functionality Coming to 200M AmericansIn a tweet on Tuesday (August 18, 2020), crypto wallet and card provider Swipe announced that it received a go-ahead to launch its services in the United States. According to the announcement, the Binance-owned platform stated that its wallet and debit card would be available in the U.S....