Analysts predict that the imminent launch of yETH by Yearn Finance could trigger a renewed surge in buying pressure on the ETH markets. The product, which is being voted on by YFI token holders, will automatically find the highest yielding decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol/strategy for...
Month: September 2020
Malaysian authorities arrest crypto miners for $600K power theft
Officials in the Malaysian state of Johor shut down two crypto operations which had stolen more than $600,000 worth of electricity over three years. According to a Sept. 1 report from local news site The Star, Malaysia’s Energy Commission, power utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad...
Ethereum Wrapped Bitcoin Supply Doubles In August Alone, But Why?
The 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 “wrap” their BTC in Ethereum. The amount of BTC supply wrapped in Ethereum has doubled...
Major Swiss health insurance company now accepts crypto payments
A major health insurance provider in Switzerland has made Bitcoin and Ether payments available to its policyholders. According to an Aug. 31 announcement, Atupri Health Insurance is partnering with crypto financial services company Bitcoin Suisse for its 200,000 customers to make payments using Bitcoin (BTC)...