 An upgrade to the DeFi staking protocol Compound resulted in $90M in crypto being sent to users by mistake due to a bug in the code. The founders are now requesting a voluntary return of the platform's crypto tokens. More: - The Compound upgrade launched on Wednesday but contained a bug in its comptroller contract, which awarded some users extra COMP tokens.
- One user reported receiving more than 70M COMP, which would be worth a bit more than $20M.
- Robert Leshner, the founder of Compound Labs, has offered for users to keep 10% as a "white-hat" feature for returning the other 90%. He tweeted Thursday that users not returning the money would be doxxed and the income reported to the IRS, before walking back those comments later.
- CNBC did the math and found that a newly minted COMP millionaire would end up ahead financially by paying the taxes on the income rather than returning the funds.
- Although much of the funds will likely be returned, the more significant issue is the question of whether people can trust the system to function properly.
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 NFT marketplace Eternal just got fresh funding from Mark Cuban and Coinbase in a $4.5M round. Gary Vaynerchuk, Dapper Labs, and Arrington Capital also participated. Y Combinator previously backed the company. More: - Eternal is built on the Flow blockchain, which is also used by NBA Top Shot.
- Eternal moments are non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for twitch streamers.
- Eternal makes popular clips from game streamers which users can choose to buy packs of their favorite gaming moments.
- Unlike NBA Top Shots, Eternal allows users to deal with players on an individual basis as opposed to an organization.
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 China's ban on cryptocurrencies makes Europe the biggest cryptocurrency economy in the world. The region has received over $1T in cryptocurrency in the past year. More: - The highest volume of cryptocurrency trading came from the United Kingdom, around $170B, followed by France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain.
- A Chainalysis report showed Europe as making up 25% of global crypto activities from July 2020 to June 2021 in areas of decentralized finance, trade, and investments.
- The majority of transfers involved DeFi platforms on the Ethereum network.
- As the crypto transaction volumes increased in Europe, a sharp decline occurred in East Asia.
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 The DeFinance Team announced that it will offer its users a $5M NFT airdrop for MetaMask wallet users. The team believes that this offer will likely increase the token's awareness among crypto investors. More: - DeFinance claims that investors that buy the token before the airdrop will have a greater chance at a return on investment when the token appreciates in the future.
- The offer is available to 20,000 MetaMask wallet users.
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 Jerome Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, confirmed that he has "no intention" to ban cryptocurrencies. Powell also said that stablecoins ought to be brought into the regulatory framework. More: - The price of Bitcoin increased by 10% to $47,884. Ethereum, Litecoin, and EOS also jumped as much as 8.9% after experiencing a decline.
- Traders speculate that the sudden jump in value may be related to Powell's comments Thursday morning.
- Cryptocurrency regulations are still in their infancy as Bitcoiners and politicians need to work on aligning their interests and decide the best path forward to regulate cryptocurrencies.
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 Coin Nerds, a small cryptocurrency store that operates like a bank n Mississauga, Ontario, is one example of a burgeoning market for walk-in crypto exchanges. Customers can walk up to a counter to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and other cryptocurrencies. More: - Walk-in exchanges like Coin Nerds provide a personal touch absent in online exchanges, teaching neophytes how digital currencies work and helping them set up a digital wallet.
- The store resembles a small local bank — customers walk into a brightly lit area and are greeted by a receptionist that later directs their appointments to staff members.
- Coin Nerds claims to give their clients the best exchange rates and an alternative to buying crypto by avoiding high fees at Bitcoin ATMs.
- The company is planning to expand operations to downtown Toronto next year.
- There are 24,000 crypto ATMs in the United States, though walk-in crypto exchanges are still uncommon in markets such as the U.S. with access to digital banking and high trust in financial institutions.
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