Binance Eyes Uniswap’s Lunch With Launch of Centralized ‘Swaps’ Platform
The exchange giant is hoping to capitalize further on the DeFi boom with a new centralized trading platform that makes it a rival of the likes of Uniswap. Source
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Russia’s New Blockchain Elections Remain Centralized
Russian communications giant Rostelecom has finally published details about its blockchain-based voting system that will be deployed for by-elections in September. There will be two blockchain voting pilots in different regions of the country next month. One will be run by Rostelecom, the state-owned major telecom provider, and the other by
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A ‘Wake Up Call’ for Centralized Platforms
July 15 will go down as an infamous day for Twitter, as an unknown attacker managed to take control of a number of accounts on the social media platform before duping unwary users into a Bitcoin giveaway hoax.The event grabbed media attention, as some of the world’s most notable companies,
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Balancer Votes for Centralized Quick Fix to Stop Users Gaming System
Following the meteoric launch of Balancer Labs’ governance token, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has quickly implemented changes to limit large players from exploiting the platform to mine BAL tokens, rather than for crypto asset trading.With $3 million worth of tokens airdropped to users storing assets in Balancer pools, the
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Why This Dev Built a ‘Centralized Ethereum’ on Top of Bitcoin’s Lightning
Ethereum was created to carry out complex applications Bitcoin supposedly couldn’t handle. A new app brings the idea full circle. Pseudonymous developer Fiatjaf has created Etleneum, which he describes as a “centralized” version of Ethereum that runs on payments from Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Hence the name, a portmanteau of “Ethereum” and
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Found More Centralized Than Expected by Researchers
The Lightning Network’s (LN) configuration is becoming increasingly centralized, with multiple hubs being formed. This is the finding of a yet-to-be-reviewed research paper, released on pre-print site arXiv on Feb. 7.A team of academics from Switzerland, France, Italy and Canada authored the paper. Jian Hong-Lin and Kevin Primicerio conducted
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Growing ‘Increasingly Centralized,’ Researchers Find
Bitcoin's lightning network is growing "increasingly centralized," making it more susceptible to attacks, asserts a new paper by security researchers.Seen as a potential solution to bitcoin's scaling headaches, lightning is a payment network allowing for speedier and cheaper transactions. Partly to make lightning more robust, developers and researchers have been
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New List Claims 1.9 Million Bitcoin Held by Centralized Exchanges
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a newly developed exchange ranking developed by the crypto portfolio and trading bot startup Bituniverse. According to
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