• BitMEX bitcoin Black Thursday bounce
    The red line is when a DDoS attack made BitMEX unreachable. Notice what happened next? (Photo: Coin Metrics)
    Bitcoin,  Technology

    BitMEX behind bitcoin Black Thursday bounce?

    New analysis from Coin Metrics suggests that a poorly timed DDoS attack may have helped bitcoin investors while costing BitMEX dearly in market share

    April 22, 2020 /

    BitMEX suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the worst day imaginable—Black Thursday. The exchange appears to be paying dearly for the blip, according to Coin Metrics, which said BitMEX's share of the bitcoin futures market has tumbled since then.

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  • Maker Foundation to dissolve
    The Maker Foundation may not be around in a few years, founder Rune Christensen hopes (Photo: MakerDAO/YouTube at DevconV)
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    ‘Completely pointless’ Maker Foundation to dissolve

    New proposals seek to turn MakerDAO into a truly decentralized, self-sustaining organization, ending a vicious cycle of ‘urgency, apathy, distraction, and denial’

    April 3, 2020 /

    MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen unveiled proposals yesterday that will effectively cause what he believes has become a “completely pointless” Maker Foundation to dissolve over the next few years, allowing the decentralized autonomous organization live up to its name.

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