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Kyber Network Aims to Improve DeFi Liquidity With ‘Katalyst’ Protocol Upgrade

Sebastian SinclairDec 18, 2019

Kyber Network, the ethereum-based protocol focused on aggregating liquidity and facilitating swaps for ERC-20 tokens, is about to launch a major upgrade.

Brian Armstrong at Consensus 2019 via CoinDesk archives

Coinbase

Coinbase Will Now Reward Users for Holding This Cryptocurrency

William FoxleyNov 7, 2019

Coinbase is for the first time allowing general users to earn rewards by simply holding cryptocurrency, starting with the Tezos (XTZ) token.

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Markets

Do Custodians Wield Undue Influence on Crypto Market Prices?

Noelle AchesonJan 21, 2020

Noelle Acheson warns of the consolidating power of crypto custodians, and the influence this could have on asset prices.

News

There’s Now a DAO for Deciding Which Blockchains to Stake On

Christine KimOct 30, 2019

StakerDAO will allow participants to vote on where to best earn rewards as validators in a given proof-of-stake network.

Payments

New Flexa Tech Will Let You Spend Bitcoin From Other Apps Too

Brady DaleAug 21, 2019

Mobile wallets and other apps will soon be able to plug into Flexa's payment rails and offer crypto payments to retailers.

Startups

This Crypto Asset Doesn’t Exist Yet, But Soon You’ll Be Able to Stake It

Brady DaleAug 16, 2019

Perlin's PERL cryptocurrency looks to make shipping easier, but could also democratize the proof-of-stake model.

Decred

Staking Isn’t Just a Way to Earn Crypto Money – And It Shouldn’t Be

Jake Yocom-PiattJun 22, 2019

Staking is getting attention for all the wrong reasons, and it’s time to re-examine its role, argues Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt.

Venture Capital

Staking-as-a-Service Startup Raises $2 Million From DHVC, Plug and Play

Wolfie ZhaoMay 15, 2019

New funding for InfStones, a node operator currently staking over $450 million worth of EOS, will fuel hiring and an expansion into more PoS networks.