cLabs Acquires Summa to Boost Crypto Interoperability on Celo
Token startup cLabs just acquired decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Summa, best known for its interoperability work with Bitcoin and Ethereum. …
Daily Profitability for Ethereum Miners Hits Over 2-Year High
The surge in profitability comes after rises in transaction fees and prices of the ether cryptocurrency. …
Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Backed Loans to US Customers
Coinbase will allow U.S. retail customers to borrow fiat loans against as much as 30% of their bitcoin holdings starting in the fall. …
Corporate America’s Investments In Clean Energy Fell 30% So Far This Year
New data shows the risk of leaving an overdue energy transition to companies. …
Alchemy Goes Public With Developer Platform in Bid to Grow DeFi Ecosystem
Blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy just launched its full suite of products to the public, after a two-year closed beta serving teams like MakerDAO and Kyber Network….
Chia Network Raises $5M to Rival New Crop of DeFi-Friendly Base Layers
Chia Network, led by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen, just raised another $5 million in an equity round led by Slow Ventures. …
McDonald’s Sues Ousted CEO For ‘Silence And Lies’ About Sex With Employees
The fast food giant says former executive Steve Easterbrook engaged in a cover up and doesn’t deserve his $41.8 million severance package. …
Cosmos’ Founding Team Broke Up Early This Year. The Project Didn’t
How Cosmos, the blockchain interoperability project that turned a small ICO into a thriving ecosystem, survived the breakup of its founding team. …
Mark Zuckerberg Gets Even Richer, Joins The Ranks Of The ‘Centibillionaires’
The man who created Facebook in his dorm room is now worth at least $100 billion. …
Coronavirus Tore Through This Meatpacking Plant With Incredible Speed
About 67 Smithfield workers a day were contracting the virus at the peak of the outbreak, the CDC found. …
California Agency Backs Green-Energy Pilot Using RSK’s Bitcoin Smart Contracts
The California Energy Commission is funding an experimental market for carbon credit trading on the RSK blockchain, which runs on top of Bitcoin. …
Russia’s Sberbank Launches Blockchain on Hyperledger, Mulls Stablecoin in 2021
Russia’s largest retail bank is launching a Hyperledger-powered blockchain for trade finance initially, and may add a ruble-linked stablecoin next year …
The Election Could Ultimately Decide The Dakota Access Pipeline’s Fate
The controversial oil route once again fended off an order to shut down — for now. …
Social Engineering: A Plague on Crypto and Twitter, Unlikely to Stop
The SIM swapping community entered the spotlight after helping the Twitter hacker breach the social media platform, but these threat actors have been going after the…