What Is a Flash Loan?
A guide to one of DeFi’s most innovative and controversial features.
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What Is DeFi?
Decentralized finance (DeFi) applications aim to cut out the middlemen of our everyday finances.
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May 24, 2022 at 1:59 p.m. UTC
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Now You Can Try 'Teleporting' Bitcoin for Greater Privacy With CoinSwaps
The alpha release of Teleport implements the CoinSwap privacy technique in an effort to improve bitcoin privacy by making transactions "invisible."
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Mar 11, 2022 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
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JoinMarket Is About to Make Bitcoin Privacy More User-Friendly
Developers hope the forthcoming JoinMarket UI will give people an easier way to use CoinJoins to keep their Bitcoin transactions private.
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Feb 25, 2022 at 9:37 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021
Of the nearly $1 million raised by the non-profit, 58% of the donations were in cryptocurrencies.
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Feb 2, 2022 at 9:33 a.m. UTC
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What Is Ethereum?
Ethereum is the world’s second-largest crypto project by market capitalization and was the first to introduce smart contract functionality to the industry.
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Jan 26, 2022 at 4:33 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Isn’t Private – But Its Recent Taproot Upgrade Will Help
The upgrade could give the network a much-anticipated privacy boost once its effects ripple throughout the ecosystem.
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Jan 24, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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What Is Ether?
Ether is the second-largest cryptocurrency and handles more transaction volume than any other digital asset. But what is ether used for on the Ethereum network?
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Jan 13, 2022 at 2:33 p.m. UTC
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5 Ways Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Advanced in 2021
This past year, key developments on the Lightning protocol have been making Bitcoin a better payment system.
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Dec 28, 2021 at 2:16 p.m. UTC
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