Auteur/autrice : Alberto
Bitcoin lenders are betting that tighter controls and clearer risk management can rebuild trust in a sector still haunted by the collapse of predecessors Celsius and BlockFi.Major Bitcoin lenders of the previous cycle imploded after turning user deposits into undercollateralized loans. When Bitcoin (BTC) prices fell and liquidity dried up, billions in customer funds were frozen or gone.But those implosions don’t prove that crypto-backed loans are doomed by design. The failures were largely the result of poor risk management rather than the model itself. Some platforms are now taking the right steps, such as overcollateralization, while enforcing stricter liquidation thresholds,…
The cryptocurrency market plunged on Friday, June 13, as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East rattled investors. Following news that Israel had launched a major military operation against Iran, digital assets tumbled sharply. The total crypto market capitalization dropped 7% over the past 24 hours to $3.3 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) declined around 5%, trading at $103,464 as of press time. Ethereum (ETH) fell 10% to $2,471, while Solana (SOL) dropped 11% to $141. XRP (XRP) and BNB (BNB) also lost ground, down 6% and 4% respectively. Data from CoinGlass shows that crypto liquidations surged 125% in a single day,…
Image credit: Wojciech Wandzel, Riot Games After Paper Rex lifted the Masters Toronto 2025 trophy in June, the VALORANT EMEA esports scene is preparing for another competitive split with VCT EMEA Stage 2 2025. Before the final stage of the 2025 season begins in July, Riot Games has revealed everything there is to know about VCT EMEA Stage 2’s schedule, format, map pool and how fans can tune into the action. Keep Reading Apeks signs OLIZERA ahead of VCT EMEA Stage 2 Karmine Corp wins VCT Game Changers EMEA Stage 2 VALORANT reveals the top selling VCT Team Capsules so…
The founders of the crosschain bridge Across Protocol have been accused of siphoning $23 million of funds to their own for-profit company.In a Friday X thread, Ogle — the pseudonymous founder of layer-1 project Glue and onchain sleuth — accused some founders of Across Protocol of covertly manipulating decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) votes to fund their for-profit company, Risk Labs. Ogle accused the project of being among the “DAOs that are DAOs in name only.”Hart Lambur, who founded both Risk Labs and Across, denied the claims in a separate post. He said that Risk Labs is a Cayman Islands-based nonprofit…
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest sold $12.5 million Coinbase shares as the crypto exchange’s stock closed at a new all-time high. Coinbase’s shares (COIN) closed trading on the Nasdaq yesterday at $375.07, up 5.5% for the day and 40% in the past month, according Yahoo Finance data. Coin had earlier hit $382 before paring gains. The rally continued in after-hours trading, with COIN rising more than 1%. Ark Invest Sells Coinbase And Block Inc. Shares Ark Invest took advantage of COIN’s recent rally to sell $12.5 million worth…
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Roughly five years after Doom Eternal spiced things up with a far more intense refresh of the series’ tried-and-tested formula, a new entry in the rebooted continuity (a prequel this time around) is about to be unleashed unto the world. Doom: The Dark Ages takes the long-running FPS franchise in a different but still familiar direction with even more impressive tech, but does it land its shots as well as the two previous entries? Anyone who’s been playing these games for decades now is well aware of its tendency to shake things up with almost every new installment. Ripping and…
In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small AI data center.Redwood Materials, one of the US’s largest battery recycling companies, showed off this array of energy storage modules, sitting on cinder blocks and wrapped in waterproof plastic, during a press tour at its headquarters on June 26.The event marked the launch of the company’s new business line, Redwood Energy, which will initially repurpose (rather than recycle) batteries with years of remaining life to create renewable-powered microgrids. Such small-scale energy systems can operate on or off the…
Bitcoin.com, a global leader in self-custodial crypto solutions, today announced native support for Confidential Assets issued on the Zano blockchain. With this release, users can now send and receive any Zano-based asset — including the newly launched Freedom Dollar ($fUSD) private stablecoin — directly within the Bitcoin.com Wallet app, with full asset, amount, and participant […]
The founders of the crosschain bridge Across Protocol have been accused of siphoning $23 million of funds to their own for-profit company.In a Friday X thread, Ogle — the pseudonymous founder of layer 1 project Glue and onchain sleuth — accused the founders of Across Protocol of covertly manipulating decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) votes to fund their for-profit company, Risk Labs. Ogle accused the project of being among the “DAOs that are DAOs in name only.”Hart Lambur, who founded both Risk Labs and Across, denied the claims in a separate post. He said that Risk Labs is a Cayman Islands-based…