Russia continued to pound the Ukraine capital Kyiv and other major cities, which faced humanitarian crises the likes of which have not been seen in Europe for decades. On Tuesday, the U.K. removed Russia from its most favored trade status. Most favored trade status, a principle established by the World Trade Organization, guarantees equal tariff and regulatory treatment among members of the group. Russia now faces a 35% increase above the usual tariffs on goods. On Monday, an employee of Russia’s state TV ran onto a live newscast holding a…
Month: March 2022
Maker Could Replace Governance Token, Enhanced Incentives?
According to a post on the MakerDAO Forum, the financial service protocol could replace its governance token MKR with a new token called stkMKR. The proposal was introduced to address the criticism around MKR’s tokenomics. Related Reading | Will Ethereum Give In To Bears? New MKR tokenomics could supplement and improve on previous benefits and incentives. The proposal emphasized that stkMKR will preserve MKR’s current burn mechanism and will allow users to claim their reinvest dividends and other payouts without spending funds on gas while keeping its tax efficiency. On…
Investors Inject $450 Million Into Consensys, Ethereum Incubator Now Valued at $7 Billion – Finance Bitcoin News
The Ethereum software firm Consensys has announced the incubator has raised $450 million in a Series D funding round led by Parafi Capital. The latest financing brings the company’s valuation to over $7 billion, following the $200 million Series C raise Consensys secured last November. Consensys Raises $450 Million, Proceeds From the Round Will Be Converted to Ether The Ethereum software and incubator firm Consensys has revealed it closed a $450 million Series D led by the venture capital firm Parafi Capital. The financing round also saw participation from Third…
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DeFi Lending Protocol Agave’s AGVE Plunges Over 20% Amid Exploit Investigation
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Bain Capital Crypto, Roasted for All-Male Twitter Photo, Adds Lydia Hylton as Partner
Bain Capital Ventures exec Stefan Cohen had posted the all-male team photo on March 8, sparking a backlash. He later deleted the tweet and apologized, writing that the firm was “committed to hiring women, investing in women-led projects and being a driving force in the industry for sponsoring the creativity and genius of women, non-binary people and people of color.” Source
Ethereum Merge testing on Kiln mostly successful, save for one minor bug
On Tuesday, Ethereum (ETH) developer Tim Beiko tweeted that Kiln successfully passed the Ethereum Merge, with validators producing post-merge blocks containing transactions. Kiln will be the last Merge testnet (formerly Ethereum 2.0) before existing public testnets are upgraded. “Merge” involves taking Ethereum’s Execution Layer from the existing Proof of Work layer and merging it with the Consensus Layer from the Beacon chain, turning the blockchain into a proof-of-stake network. The Foundation writes: “This merge signals the culmination of six years of research and development in Ethereum and will result in…
Commissioner Allison Lee announces her departure from the SEC
Securities and Exchange Commissioner Allison Herren Lee announced that she would be stepping down from her post at the end of her term in June. In a Tuesday announcement, Lee said that she will remain in the role until her successor has been confirmed. The SEC commissioner has spent less than three years at her current position, having been sworn in in 2019 to serve out the remainder of a five-year term expiring in June. With her departure, Lee, a Democrat who replaced former commissioner Kara Stein, will create a…
This Rugged FTM-Based Protocol Sends A Warning About DeFi Projects
The safety of the DeFi and especially the FTM ecosystem is shaking as “Tomb Fork” projects seem to be the perfect place for scams to thrive. Even after some investigation, what might look like a safer project can still turn out to be a fraud. Recently, PulseDAO got rugged. Allegedly, their own dev turned against the and KYC might not be enough to hold this person accountable. Tomb Forks And Rug Pulls As per Chainalysis data, in 2021 DeFi rug pulls took over $2.8 billion worth of crypto and accounted…
CPLAY Network (CPLAY) Is Now Available for Trading on LBank Exchange – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Mar. 15, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed CPLAY Network (CPLAY) on March 15, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the CPLAY/USDT trading pair is now officially available for trading. While growing rapidly, crypto space is facing some strict restrictions in application publishing and advertising. To ensure freedom and privacy for global crypto businesses, merchants, service providers, freelancers, and users, CPLAY Network (CPLAY) is creating a privacy protected crypto ecosystem that is going to launch world’s…