There’s a new type of token gaining popularity in the crypto space with the launch of coins that are backed by a specific amount of proof-of-work (PoW) hashrate. On January…
Continue ReadingAccording to onchain statistics, there is a colossal amount of bitcoin, approximately 141,231 bitcoins or $3.3 billion at the time of publication locked into Ethereum-based tokens. There are roughly seven…
Continue ReadingFinance Redefined is Cointelegraph’s DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every Wednesday. Today the crypto world is celebrating Bitcoin’s new all-time high. We did it guys! We’re back to $20,000 after…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed two separate contributions to the Bitcoin ecosystem today. Here’s how the top crypto platform plans to boost the future of the first-ever cryptocurrency…
Continue ReadingWrapped Bitcoin custodian BitGo has adopted Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve mechanism in order to boost the transparency and auditability of the tokenized asset for DeFi protocols. The functionality, which is…
Continue ReadingSoon there will be another network that allows people to tokenize BTC in order to leverage the underlying blockchain’s speed and fees. On September 24, Bitgo, the custodian of the…
Continue ReadingCompared with the traditional financial system, the cryptocurrency industry is evolving fast. Technologists are experimenting with the vast-reaching potential of blockchain. And regulation is typically immature, inconsistent and unevenly applied…
Continue ReadingTron, the blockchain launched in 2017 by former Ripple devotee Justin Sun, has entered a strategic alliance with custody specialists BitGo. The partnership will bring BitGo’s wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) into…
Continue ReadingYears ago when the Bitcoin network started suffering from higher fees and congestion, a number of bitcoiners advocated the use of sidechains in order to relieve the main chain’s duties.…
Continue ReadingAccording to onchain data, there’s now 69,836 synthetic bitcoin tokens (over $700 million) circulating on the Ethereum blockchain. Out of the six synthetic bitcoin token projects, wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) commands…
Continue ReadingThe decentralized finance movement has helped drive up the value of Ethereum and other ERC-20 based projects compared to Bitcoin and other assets. It has prompted even Bitcoin holders to…
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