Reading Time: 5 minutes Cryptojacking remains a problem within the cryptocurrency system Cases have fallen in recent years but it still remains lucrative for those that pull it off We look at the best ways you can protect yourself from the cryptojacking scourge Cryptojacking has been a problem in the crypto space ever since the…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Web 3.0 is frequently mentioned within blockchain circles, but what exactly is it? The concept of a decentralized web was predicted by internet creator Sir Tim Berners Lee Our quick guide explores the essentials of Web 3.0 The World Wide Web came into our living rooms in the mid 1990s...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jamie Dimon has once again been presented with an opportunity to denigrate Bitcoin Axios asked a leading question on the cryptocurrency during an interview in a clear desire to get a soundbite The only reason people like Dimon are asked about Bitcoin now is so the platforms can print some nice…
Reading Time: 2 minutes A tweet mocking NFTs has been turned into an NFT The tweet promoted the “right click -> save as” mentality over buying the NFT of an image Until NFTs have more use cases this argument is hard to dispel A tweet mocking NFTs has...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Talk of a tax on unrealized capital gains has resurfaced The idea is to tax a portion of the population on their figurative gains Billionaires may be the first target, but a successful deployment could see the net widen Talk of a tax on unrealized capital gains has surfaced again as…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The investigation of Uniswap Labs by the SEC is the first such investigation of a DeFi platform by authorities SEC chair Gary Gensler has mentioned frequently his desire to target crypto exchanges since taking the post in May Some DeFi platform may consider themselves untouchable, but that could change News that…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Binance has questioned the strength of a warning given by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority FSCA warned South Africans over using the exchange because it wasn’t regulated Binance pointed out that FSCA doesn’t regulate any cryptocurrency entities and they are working with another body, the FIC Binance has questioned the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has addressed the regulatory crackdowns that have hit the exchange in recent weeks Zhao compared the growth in the crypto sector to the growth of the car in its early days Binance is taking steps to improve its compliance and regulatory obligations according to Zhao Binance CEO…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Adoption of Taproot by Bitcoin node operators stands at 27% Taproot was integrated over three weeks ago but Bitcoin node operators have failed to update their clients Segwit adoption was equally slow The adoption rate of Taproot among Bitcoin node operators stands at a measly 27% almost a month after the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ethereum EIP 1559 will likely take place on August 4 at block 12,965,000 The controversial upgrade, part of the London upgrade, redefines the tokenomics of the Ethereum model Miners might still mine the old Ethereum, much as some mined Ethereum Classic after the 2016 hard fork Ethereum’s much anticipated EIP 1559…