Andreas Antonopoulos came out with some forceful criticism of PayPal’s crypto product today, and the DeFi Daily is there to cover it! Plus, MicroStrategy might just be getting a bit too into Bitcoin, a two startups raised money to bring DeFi to individuals and institutions.
Tag: BTC
Dec 9th, 2020: Monero Under Attack, and That’s Good For Crypto
Amy and Pat chat about a recent series of attacks against privacy focused coin Monero, they discuss a new over the counter crypto index fund (BITW), Bitstamp apologies for a report they didn’t even write, and JP Morgan says crypto is eating gold’s lunch, Pat argues vociferously both in favor and against this.
Dec 8th, 2020: Apparently Pat’s In a Bad Mood
By refusing to hit 20k, Bitcoin has put Pat in a bad mood, and he’s taking it out on the news! Amy and Pat discuss compound as one of the top-performing DeFi assets for December, Pat absolutely loses his mind talking about a DeFi working group, and then we get all technical talking about how […]
Dec 7th, 2020: #202020k
Pat and Amy discuss Bitcoin’s continued reticence to hit 20k, then Pat goes way off the deep-end chastising Coinbase. Microstrategy is buying more bitcoin (perhaps that gets us to 20k in 2020??), and Bittrex is launching some tokenized publicly traded stocks on the blockchain. Happy Monday!
Dec 3rd, 2020: We’re Back On Bitcoin 20k Watch (Day 4)
Will Bitcoin ever reach 20k? Will the Dow Jones release an index fund that includes, among others, the Bitorrent Coin, Wink Coin, and Doge Coin? Will Pat ever get sick of crazy, insane, ridiculous, and awesome price predictions? Find out on today’s edition of the DeFi Daily!
Dec 2nd, 2020: Visa Brings Centralization To Crypto, Yay.
Well, Bitcoin hasn’t hit 20k yet so we’re putting a small pause on our Bitcoin 20k watch to talk about Visa’s foray into Crypto currency with a new USDC backed card, Auditors are getting death threats because…they audited and disclosed a vulnerability…and 1Inch raised a bunch of money!
Dec 1st, 2020: Bitcoin 20k Watch, Day 2
Bitcoin is still under 20k, but don’t worry, YFI is gobbling up all the DeFi coins out there! Plus, Venezuela is mining crypto currency, Ethereum 2.0 successfully launched, and Grayscale is still trading at a 1,000% premium to the price of the underlying assets…WHY!?
Nov 30th, 2020: Bitcoin 20k Watch, Day 1
Bitcoin hits a new all-time high, when are we going to see it break $20k? Plus, Pat and Amy talk about a Compound attack, Niall Ferguson is out there shilling the hell out of Bitcoin, and more institutions are getting into crypto.
Nov 23rd, 2020: Someone Got Their Hand in the Pickle Jar
Pickle is the most recent entrant into the DeFi Hack of Fame, losing $20mil over the weekend. Plus, ETH 2.0 is ready to roll, Bitcoin Cash ABC is suffering a super interesting economic / DOS attack, and why the hell is XRP up 50%?!
Nov 19th, 2020: SEC Gets Egalitarian
Amy and Pat talk about the new SEC guidelines on accredited investors, then go on to pontificate about Huobi’s interest in bedraggled South Korean exchange Bithumb, wax philosophical about DeFi price movements, and look! – another rich guy is getting into crypto.