Crypto Markets Stage Dramatic Christmas Rally as Ethereum Surges 17% on December 28, 2018
The cryptocurrency market roared back to life on December 28, 2018, posting one of the most convincing single-day rallies in […]
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Ethereum at $91 and DeFi’s First Real Stress Test: How the 2018 Crypto Winter Forged Decentralized Finance
On December 10, 2018, Ethereum was trading at approximately $91 — a staggering 93% decline from its January 2018 peak
Ethereum Whales Accumulate 80% More ETH in 2018 Bear Market
The cryptocurrency market continued its consolidation phase on December 4, 2018, with Bitcoin trading around $3,956.89 and Ethereum at $110.21,
Tiger Global Leads Coinbase’s $300M Mega Round as the Exchange Quietly Builds Institutional Infrastructure
On October 30, 2018, Coinbase announced it had closed a $300 million Series E funding round, bringing its valuation to
Bitcoin Turns 10: How Satoshi Nakamoto’s Whitepaper Sparked the Birth of Decentralized Finance
On October 31, 2008, an anonymous figure operating under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto published a nine-page whitepaper titled Bitcoin: A
Republic Protocol Launches RenEx: The First Decentralized Dark Pool Exchange for Crypto
The Launch That Could Reshape Institutional Crypto Trading In a move that signals the maturation of decentralized finance, Republic Protocol
Andreessen Horowitz Bets $15 Million on MakerDAO: The First Investment From Its $300 Million Crypto Fund
The Strategy Outline On September 24, 2018, venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) makes its first major move from its
OKCoin Expands Licensed Exchange With Five New Crypto Trading Pairs as XRP Surges on xRapid Speculation
September 19, 2018, marked a significant day for cryptocurrency market access in the United States as OKCoin announced the listing
Ten Years After Lehman Brothers Collapsed, Decentralized Finance Offers a Radical Alternative to Wall Street
TL;DR September 15, 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ $600 billion bankruptcy filing Gallup polls showed stock market
Zaif Exchange Hack Exposes Hot Wallet Vulnerabilities as $60 Million Vanishes in Two Hours
TL;DR Japan’s Zaif exchange lost 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) in a hot wallet breach on September 14, 2018 Of