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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the DeFi ‘Flash Loan’ Attack

There’s now a case study for how DeFi can go awry. bZx, the eighth-largest decentralized finance project according to DeFi Pulse, suffered two attacks last weekend following the introduction of “flash loans,” a new DeFi feature that limits a trader’s risk while improving the upside.

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Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov on the Growth of Polkadot

Sergey Nazarov sits down with Will Foxley to talk about Polkadot at ETHDenver

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Candidates Make Final Pitches Before Super Tuesday

At the South Carolina Democratic Party Candidates Dinner, just over a week before super Tuesday, the remaining Democratic presidential candidates tried to sell the room of over 300 people on why they were the best choice for their vote. Biden would eventually go onto win the primary, trouncing second-place finisher Bernie Sanders. The endorsement of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, who was seated front and center of the dinner, went a long way towards securing Biden's victory. While the candidates spoke about electability and climate change, voters at the cocktail hour prior expressed reservations about tech taking a backseat in these conversations, the security risks of a coin like Libra, and concern that Congress is consistently lagging behind when it comes to even understanding technological developments."

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CoinDesk’s Quarterly Review Q1 2020: A World in Crisis

March 12 changed how investors look at crypto markets and assets, shook out some participants and left others unmoved.

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Une nouvelle application permet aux entreprises touchées par le coronavirus d'accepter les paiements en Crypto pour les appels Zoom.

L'application vise à permettre aux entrepreneurs exerçant leur activité à domicile de maintenir plus facilement leurs revenus.

One of Zoom's view options. (Credit: Zoom)

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CoinDesk's Quarterly Review Q1 2020: A World In Crisis

March 12 changed how investors look at crypto markets and assets, shook out some participants and left others unmoved. The CoinDesk Quarterly Review is a Q1 analysis of how the narrative has changed for crypto blue-chips like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which assets outperformed, and how the participants in crypto markets are shifting in the wake of Q1’s defining event. Will Bitcoin move beyond “digital gold? Is ether viable as money? In 24 charts, CoinDesk Research shows what happened to crypto assets in Q1 2020 and begins to examine what may emerge in the future. Join the CoinDesk Research team as we discuss the most salient trends and what they mean for the future of crypto investment.

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Le jeton LINK de Chainlink surpasse Bitcoin , les succès commerciaux alimentant le cycle de battage médiatique

Le jeton de LINK de Chainlink surpasse le Bitcoin à pas de géant, car les différents cas d'utilisation du réseau oracle ont suscité l'attention et le battage médiatique.

HOW IT’S MADE: "Link has a strong fan base that constantly promotes or ‘shills’ the project to potential buyers. This often creates a positive reinforcement cycle, further driving up the price," says an analyst.  (Credit: Shutterstock)

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La SEC inculpe deux personnes pour vente frauduleuse de jetons adossés à de l'eau

La SEC a accusé un ancien pasteur du Texas et sa femme d'avoir prétendument fraudé des centaines d'investisseurs via une Cryptomonnaie adossée à l'eau alcaline, TeshuaCoin.

The SEC alleges a fraudulent operation involving a"TeshuaCoin" backed by alkaline water. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Alors que les Cours des cryptos ont chuté au premier trimestre, ces pièces se sont démarquées

Alors que le Bitcoin et le marché des Crypto en général ont chuté au premier trimestre en raison de la crise mondiale, quelques cryptomonnaies ont surperformé. Voici quelques gagnants et perdants notables.

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Les détenteurs de Crypto rencontrent toujours des difficultés pour déclarer leurs obligations fiscales, selon une enquête menée auprès des experts-comptables.

Selon une enquête, les experts-comptables agréés familiers avec la Crypto pensent en grande partie que leurs clients pourraient être confrontés à des audits ou à des sanctions pour avoir sous-déclaré leurs avoirs au cours des années passées.

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