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Why are dollar-backed stablecoins earning 8% yield?
It’s not a scam. Look upstream, because the ones paying 8% are actually earning even higher rates. | learn more
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on the blockchain
As DeFi eyes profits, one stablecoin won’t sacrifice privacy
“For years, the rich have stored gold and euros in offshore bank accounts. Haven thinks everyone should have that level of privacy, minus the bank accounts.” | learn more
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Stablecoin adoption revisited
From the esteemed venture investor Fred Wilson: “I heard about a transaction that closed last week in which the buyer sent millions of USDC to the sellers’ wallet. Instead of wire instructions, scan a QR code and hit send. This […]
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Yearn’s expanding DeFi universe
“In just eight weeks, Yearn has grown from a simple yield aggregator into a comprehensive DeFi ecosystem. Yearn’s asset management platform already manages more than $1B. If that weren’t enough, Yearn has already expanded into insurance and venture financing.” | learn more
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Public company makes Bitcoin their primary treasury asset
“This week, more details surfaced around how MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor convinced the board of a publicly traded company to allocate nearly all of the company’s $500M cash position to bitcoin.” | learn more
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Bitcoin miner scoring 700% profits selling energy to grid
The miner is in a part of Texas that’s flush with wind power. The nature of renewable energy creates periods where supply vastly outstrips demand. This unique dynamic is an opportunity for large energy users who have the flexibility to […]
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MetaMask is now a little less open source
“On August 20th, 2020, the team behind MetaMask— the most popular dApp-enabled wallet in the Ethereum ecosystem— announced a change to their software license.” | learn more
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The IRS seized millions in terrorists’ crypto
“After federal law enforcement seized millions of dollars’ worth of crypto from terrorist organizations, Congress is left with questions.” | learn more
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Crypto-native insurance
This is a great primer on the state of the crypto insurance market, including the problems that need to be solve to really unlock its potential. Written by Fred Ehrsam, who “personally secured the first ever crypto insurance (I believe) […]
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Newsweek in 1995: Why the internet will fail
This isn’t about blockchain, but it’s a must-read complementary pairing to the article above about blockchain being good for (almost) nothing. “They speak of electronic town meetings and virtual communities. Commerce and business will shift from offices and malls to […]