Blockchain inshorts #8
In short, we bring you what is the most interesting and important news in the blockchain world
Are you HODLING?
Today’s the day when HODL meme was born. A user named “GameKyuubi“ posted a thread - I AM HODLING, and that’s how the meme was born. #HODLDAY
Moving on, we have a ton of news as Bitcoin reaches new all-time high
Coinbase files confidential S-1 ahead of potential IPO
Guggenheim, an asset management firm, that invested in Bitcoin recently did a TV interview with Bloomberg. The CIO, Scott Minerd said that BTC should be worth $400,000 based on its fundamentals.
Nigeria is now the world’s second-biggest bitcoin market after the US
US Treasury said to weigh new crypto transaction reporting rule aimed at self-hosted wallets
Grammy-nominated rapper Megan Thee Stallion is giving out $1 million in Bitcoin via Twitter. It's the result of a partnership with Cash App
Story of one of the earliest members of Bitcoin developer - Sirius. He is famous for his earliest contributions to Bitcoin. He famously bought a condo with 10,000 BTC in Helsinki.
Spain’s Second Largest Bank BBVA Launches Bitcoin Trading and Custody in Switzerland
MakerDAO's Year in Review: 2020
Compound launches compound chain, putting it in direct competition with Maker by launching their own debt-generated stablecoin, CASH
Another day, another flash loan attack using flash swaps Warp finance, a money market protocol for LP tokens, lost $8 million
The Graph Network is officially live
Tornado cash, a privacy solution for Ethereum, launches a governance proposal for fully automatic and decentralized service. So much so, that they ask the community to deploy the contracts!
Future of NFTs. We cover what is NFT, here; important people in NFT here and here
ETH network growth metrics
Until next time..