Bakkt shares skyrocket after partnering with Mastercard and Fiserv
Bakkt’s share price is up more than 200% in five days as the firm announced partnerships with Mastercard and Fiserv.
Valid Points: Ethereum 2.0 Trends Toward Decentralization
This week, a guest post by analytics firm Nansen breaks down data behind validator behavior and stake centralization on Eth 2.0 thus far.
MoneyGram launches USDC settlement using the Stellar blockchain
MoneyGram aims to bridge crypto assets and fiat currency by using the Stellar blockchain.
Ethereum 2.0 inches closer with the Beacon Chain’s Altair upgrade
The Altair upgrade later this month will be the first update to the Beacon Chain, marking the first preparatory move for the upcoming Merge.
Cointelegraph Consulting: Terra’s bullish case after Columbus-5 upgrade
The Columbus-5 upgrade took place on Sept. 30 and has introduced an overhaul in Terra’s tokenomics. Is LUNA more bullish because of this?
Uniswap Poll Signals Strong Support for Putting v3 on Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum
The Uniswap community has expressed its interest and now the vote moves to a Consensus Check, which would establish a formal discussion.
MakerDAO Moves to Full Decentralization; Maker Foundation to Close in ‘Months’
"The Foundation will formally dissolve within the next few months," MakerDAO's Rune Christensen wrote.
Vitalik Buterin shares positive outlook on the establishment of crypto cities
According to Buterin: "Running any new or existing mechanism on-chain gives the public an easy ability to verify that everything is following the rules."
Compound crisis averted? Securing exposed COMP could be just the start
Due to a time-lock restriction module used by Compound, the protocol has placed $150 million worth of COMP tokens at risk.
DeFi picks up the pace as alternate blockchains and NFTs boom
The user’s independence and the innovation that DeFi protocols offer to investors will only serve to further grow the space.