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Less than 1% of all holders have 90% of the voting power in DAOs: report

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have become a rage in the ever-expanding crypto ecosystem and are often seen as the future of decentralized corporate governance.  DAOs are organizations without a centralized hierarchy, intended to work in a bottom-up manner, where the community collectively owns and contributes to an organization’s decision-making process. However, recent research data suggests that these DAOs are not as decentralized as it was intended to be. A recent report from Chainalysis analyzed the workings of ten major DAO projects and found that on average, less than 1% of…

Crypto Exchange FTX Interested in Acquiring a Stake in BlockFi: Report

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The Bahamas-based digital asset exchange FTX is reportedly interested in acquiring a stake in crypto lender BlockFi. The Wall Street Journal reports discussions between the firms are ongoing and that no equity agreement has been reached yet, according to anonymous sources. Earlier this week, FTX agreed to provide BlockFi with a $250 million line of credit. Zac Prince, BlockFi’s chief executive, said the money is “intended to be contractually subordinated to all client balances across all account types (BlockFi interest account, BlockFi personal yield and loan collateral) and will be…

Celsius Network hires advisers ahead of potential bankruptcy: Report

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Crypto lending platform Celsius Network has reportedly onboarded advisers from a management consulting firm in advance of the company possibly facing bankruptcy. According to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal, Celsius hired an unknown number of restructuring consultants from the firm Alvarez & Marsal to advise the platform on potentially filing for bankruptcy. The report followed one from June 14, which said Celsius had hired lawyers in an attempt to restructure the company amid its financial issues. Steady lads https://t.co/5YAdmq5kt8 — Ben McKenzie (@ben_mckenzie) June 24, 2022 Celsius…

FTX may be planning to purchase stake in BlockFi: Report

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Crypto exchange FTX is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in BlockFi following the company issuing a $250 million credit to the lending firm. According to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal, FTX is currently in discussions with BlockFi regarding the crypto exchange purchasing a stake in the firm, but no equity agreement has been reached. The reported ongoing talks followed BlockFi signing a term sheet with FTX to secure a $250 million revolving credit facility on Tuesday. “BlockFi does not comment on market rumors,” a BlockFi…

FTX in Talks to Acquire Part of BlockFi: Report

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Bitcoin Miners Contributing To BTC Crash? New Report Sheds Light

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Bitcoin remains in the red with a 10% loss over the past week. The number one crypto by market cap has been consolidating at its current levels after a massive crash too it to a multi-year low of $17,500. Related Reading | Are Small Cap Crypto Assets Rebounding A Sign Risk Appetite Returning? At the time of writing, BTC’s price trades at $20,400 with sideways movement in the last 24 hours. BTC moving sideways on the 4-hour chart. Source: BTCUSD Tradingview As many outlets have been reporting, Bitcoin miners have been…

Executive From Crypto Exchange Huobi Accused of Netting $5,000,000 via Illicit Trading: Report

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Crypto exchange Huobi is reportedly suing a former executive accused of raking in $5 million in Tether (USDT) by secretly trading against a company account under his control. The Financial Times reports Chen Boliang engaged in the illegal trading scheme between February and March 2020 while he was still a senior manager in Huobi’s institutional client’s department. The lawsuit claims Chen set up a Huobi retail account using his father’s name and gave it a $20-million credit line from the exchange. He then used it to trade against a corporate account…

RBI, Indian Banks to Pilot Blockchain Trade Financing: Report

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Bitcoin․com Exchange Market Insights Report for June 2022 – Promoted Bitcoin News

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This is the June 2022 monthly market insights report by Bitcoin.com Exchange. In this and subsequent reports, expect to find a summary of crypto market performance, a macro recap, market structure analysis, and more. Crypto Market Performance Crypto markets continued on a downtrend as BTC and ETH were down 30% and 44% respectively over the last 30 days. The macroeconomic outlook continues to be unfavorable for risk assets as high inflation combines with elevated commodity prices and tight U.S. labor market conditions. Adding to that, crypto has experienced a credit…

Blockchain isn’t as decentralized as you think: Defense agency report

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Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains including Bitcoin and Ethereum may be more vulnerable to centralization risks than initially thought, according to Trail of Bits.  The security firm on Tuesday released its report titled “Are Blockchains Decentralized?”, which was commissioned by the U.S. Government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The report aims to investigate whether blockchains including Bitcoin and Ethereum are truly decentralized, though the report appeared to focus largely on Bitcoin. Among its key findings, the security firm found that outdated Bitcoin nodes, unencrypted blockchain mining pools and…