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Blockchain Bites: Is DeFi an Inside Deal?

SushiSwap's creator cashed out, BTC options traders remain bullish and data indicates people are "buying the dip."

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Blockchain Bites: Tether's Dispute, Buterin's Fix and 3 Reasons for Bitcoin's Sell-Off

Tether disputes allegations of market manipulation, Vitalik Buterin proposes a fix for Ethereum's high gas fees and Voatz weighs in during a federal trial.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver 2020.

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin's Steep Sell-Off, Pornhub's Crypto Payments, Twitter's Latest Hack

Pornhub will accept BTC and LTC payments, a nonprofit wants Coinbase to be more transparent and credit default swaps are coming to the Ethereum blockchain.

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Blockchain Bites: How SushiSwap Drove Uniswap to DeFi's Top Spot

A South Korean crypto exchange has been raided by police, Bitcoin's Lightning Network hit a new high and mining revenues are climbing.

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Blockchain Bites: Patoshi's Patterns, Canaan's Losses, DeFi's 'Weird' Moment

Decentralized exchange volumes climb for a third straight month, Tezos settled a class action and Coinbase added a16z and DoorDash executives to its board.

Is Dorian Nakamoto really Satoshi? Decidedly not. But researchers are working to understand the mining patterns of some of Bitcoin's earliest contributors. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Classic Attacked, Electrum Wallet Drained and Taxable Microtasks

Signature Bank gave out dozens more PPP loans to crypto firms than previously known, Ethereum Classic has suffered another 51% attack and a digital yuan wallet went live and disappeared.

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Blockchain Bites: Winklevoss' Wild Prediction, Bitcoin Miners' Horde, Ethereum's 'Critical Bug'

Mongolian authorities have limited cheap electricity for crypto miners, Venezuela is seeing crypto use outside government-approved exchanges and a “critical bug” has left 13% of Ethereum nodes useless.

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Blockchain Bites: What Rising Inflation Could Mean for Bitcoin and the US Dollar

Bitcoin is a tool to avoid police extortion in Nigeria, centralized social media is being censored amid Thai protests and what Powell's address means for bitcoin.

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Blockchain Bites: Major Acquisitions, Bitcoin Futures Liquidations and the SEC's New Rules

FTX acquired Blockfolio, ConsenSys acquired Quorum and police have seized the third largest exchange in South Korea.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin's 'Rich List,' Ethereum's Volatility, DeFi's Shakeup

The number of addresses on Bitcoin’s “rich list" is reaching new highs while another firm is putting its cash reserves into bitcoin, not a bank account.

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