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June close barely beats 2017 high as Coinbase Premium flips positive

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) finished June 2022 just below $20,000 after a last-minute pump saw bulls escape 40% monthly losses.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewAnalyst: Bitcoin could stay "boring" for monthsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD spiking higher into the monthly close, which came in at $19,924 on Bitstamp.With that, the pair narrowly avoided its first-ever monthly close below a previous halving cycle’s all-time high. On Bitstamp
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MakerDAO members shoot down proposal for more centralization

[ad_1] In a major win for decentralization, members of MakerDAO, the lending protocol behind the Dai (DAI) stablecoin, have rejected a series of proposals that would have seen the protocol’s governance structure become more centralized. On June 27, the members of MakerDAO (MKR) showed up to consider three proposals that would have reorganized the leadership of the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) into something that more closely resembles a traditional corporation, complete
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Multisigs mean funds in bridges are ‘one small slipup’ from being hacked

[ad_1] The recent exploit on Harmony’s Horizon Bridge revealed the inherent flaws with multisig admin keys that leave projects and their users “one small slipup” from deep trouble.Two crypto project leads expressed their concern that the expansion of the multi-chain ecosystem could be hampered by the use of multisig contracts due to the dangers they pose with bridges keeping crypto funds safe. Multisig refers to the requirement of multiple individuals
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Hundreds of Bored Ape owners sign up to hire out their NFTs to brands

[ad_1] Hundreds of Bored Ape owners have signed up to a new NFT licensing marketplace that enables hodlers to rent out their Ape’s IP to brands. Blockchain accelerator Mouse Belt Labs launched the marketplace called “Boredjobs” claiming that it will list all 10,000 BAYC NFTs on its website for brands to browse through and “indicate interest in hiring for campaigns.”Of course 10,000 Apes won't be available to hire unless the
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Better days ahead with crypto deleveraging coming to an end: JPMorgan

[ad_1] The historic deleveraging of the cryptocurrency market could be coming to an end, which could signal the close of the worst of the bear market, according to a JPMorgan analyst.In a Wednesday note, JPMorgan strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou highlighted increased willingness of firms to bail out companies, and a healthy pace of venture capital funding in May and June as the basis for his optimism. He said key indicators support
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Ethereum fork a success as Sepolia testnet gears up to trial the Merge

[ad_1] The difficulty bomb-delaying Gray Glacier hard fork went live on Ethereum on Thursday without a hitch according to the network’s core devs including Ethereum Foundation’s Tim Beiko.The Sepolia testnet is also set to run through its Merge trial over the next few days and is the second last testnet to go through the trial before the official Merge. According to Etherscan, the Gray Glacier hard fork was initiated on