Crypto && Coffee 032
- 6 minsTechnology Recap:
Bitcoin:
- Itay Tsabary, Matan Yechieli and Ittay Eyal posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list recently with a paper claiming one could bribe miners with a transaction that is timelocked (utilizing HTCLs) and can’t be confirmed until some point in the future.
- Bitcoin Bounce tournament run by MintGox is heating up with 500,000 satoshis up for grabs. Check out Thndr Games to play!
Ethereum:
- Prysmatic Labs releases the full ETH2.0 Dev Update with information on the Altona testnet.
Other Chains:
- Kyber Network has successfully launched the Katalyst Protocol Upgrade and KyberDAO on mainnet.
- Gnosis introduces Omen, a decentralization maximalist prediction market platform which is maintained and governed by the DXdao.
- 0x’s Matcha is now live! Matcha is a decentralized exchange made to be a simpler approach to users.
- TornadoCash launched the Tornado Fund, a DAO to invest in Tornado Cash and help the ongoing development of the project.
- A vulnerability has been disclosed regarding the Ravencoin blockchain which was used by unknowns to mint RVN that goes beyond the coinbase of 5000 RVN per block.
- mStable has been added to the DeFi Pulse!
- Gelato, which is now live on Ethereum mainnet, integrates Chainlink to provide developers with tools to quickly build and deploy automated applications.
- Bitcoin and Lightning security company, Casa, conducts a server performance report on Electrum.
- New platform, xToken, has been released which aims to build smart contracts that wrap complicated staking and liquidity strategies into a single ERC-20 token. xTokens are free-floating ERC-20s that can be traded, added to liquidity pools and pledges as collateral for loans.
- Checkout this fun exchange, xMOON, on Ethereum’s Rinkeby testnet to bridge ETH to xDAI and then to Reddit’s MOON tokens and then back.
- There is now an awesome explorer for Cosmos, Cosmoscan, which highlights validators, delegators, comparative turnout, and participation charts!
- The Maker community has been discussing how to deal with the DAI peg over the last few months. In a forum post, the community is moving forward with the response to increase the USDC debt ceiling, which displays the Maker Governance’s willingness to defend the peg.
- View the full recap of the Executive Vote placed by the Maker Foundation Interim Governance Facilitator to raise the ETH debt ceiling to 160M.
- BandChain is aiming for their next launch, Phase 1, which will bring oracle functionality to the BandChain mainnet.
- Torus Labs releases their latest update, v1.7.2, which allows users or applications to create a new Ethereum blockchain wallet in a single step with any of the following social identities: Google, Facebook, Reddit, Twitch, Discord, AppleID, GitHub, LinkedIn, Twitter, Line, and Passwordless Accounts.
- Confidential assets such as Confidential Synthetics, Confidential Wrapped Assets like BTC and ETH, and community tokens are now live on Beam mainnet.
- Meter, which is a low-volatility cryptocurrency that utilizes Proof-of-Work to create the tokens and Proof-of-Stake for validators who are holding the Meter governance token (MTRG) will integrate Chainlink oracles to bring price reference data into the Meter ecosystem.
- Terra, Cosmos, and Polkadot have partnered to govern the research and development body of the Interchain Asset Association to support Anchor Protocol.
- dChat has been released which is an open-source chat protocol that is linked to your crypto address. View the full code of the first dChat app, Unstoppable Chat.
- Staked announces support for Kyber Network staking allowing stakers to delegate the power to vote and earn rewards from Staked.
- Monero wallet, Monerujo, has updated to v1.13.3 to support the latest version of Monero and fixing some Ledger issues.
- Chainlink and Nexo are teaming up to integrate Chainlink into Nexo’s market-leading lending and trading operations.
- Axie Infinity announced Ronin - an Ethereum sidechain made specifically for Axie.
Mainstream Recap:
- Cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask releases their latest version, v8. This new major release comes with UI/UX updates, onboarding library for web3 developers, and updated EIP-2255 permissions system.
- Ledger Nano X’s first firmware update, v1.2.4-2 has been released with security enhancements and further additions.
- Lightning developer and founder of Zap Inc., Jack Maller, announced the Strike public beta. This new app, Strike, is available on iOS, Android, and Chrome and will allow anyone in the world to interact with Bitcoin and Lightning Network protocols using only a bank account and/or debit card.
- BitPay finally adds support for SegWit in their BitPay App.
- Cardano Developer IOHK announces it will launch the “cFund” in partnership with Wave Financial Group. This is the first venture fund to support the adoption of IOHK’s blockchain platforms. Full press briefing here.
- IOHK and Coinbase Custody also signed an agreement to allow ada holders to store and stake their investments.
- Switzerland’s InCore Bank AG has become the first financial institution in the country to offer banking services to Kraken clients. As noted by CoinDesk, the companies plan to enable deposits in British pounds (GBP), Swiss francs (CHF) and Canadian dollars (CAD) in Q3 2020.
- Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri announced on July 6, 2020 that the country’s cryptocurrency miners will have to register with the government. Full details from CoinDesk here.
- Crypto Facilities which is a subsidiary of Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency company to obtain a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
- Binance backed, Travala.com, joins forces with Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS) to book trips with more than 30 cryptocurrencies including: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Chain (BNB), and Travala.com’s native currency - (AVA).
- Ocean Protocol delivers a proof-of-concept for Daimler AG, more commonly known as Mercedes, in collaboration with Daimler South East Asia to explore the use of decentralized data sharing.
- Binance has completed its acquisition of Swipe, the industry’s leading multi-asset digital wallet and Visa debit card platform. The two companies will work together to further mainstream adoption of crypto and bridge the gap between fiat and digital assets.
- DerivaDEX is no longer stealth! DerivaDEX is a next generation decentralized exchange for derivatives. DerivaDEX has raised $2.7M from Polychain Capital, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, CMS Holdings, Three Arrows Capital, Calvin Liu (strategy lead at Compound) and Phil Daian.
This Week’s Cup of Coffee:
This week, we are jumping back stateside to Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters in Sandpoint, Idaho. Grabbing a cup of their Luis Alfonso Menza Best Cup Winner from Colombia. This roast goes through a fully washed and sun dried process to bring out some notes of floral, lemon and cocoa. Enjoy this rich roast while getting caffeinated!
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