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Bitfinex Invests in Derivatives Exchange Built With Bitcoin's Lightning Network

The raise came after the new trading platform reached nearly $10 million in aggregate trading volume.

By Zack VoellSep 8, 2020

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One person holds the keys to $200 million of a project’s crypto. His co-founder says that has to end

Co-founders Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang have conflicting restructuring plans, Da wants independent governance and multi-sig protection; Zhang wants accountability investigations and to remain on the board.

Yesterday

8:53 PM

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2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains

An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp's LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.

8:27 PM

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Why Michael Saylor's Strategy decided to make STRC's dividend bi-monthly

Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market.

8:21 PM

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From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on crypto’s thirst for energy

Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG.

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