Closing Decentralized Marketplace OpenBazaar Gets Lifeline

OpenBazaar was all set to shut off services.

Uniswap First DeFi App to Lock Up $2 Billion in Ethereum

Total user value locked in Uniswap is now more than $2 billion, equivalent to the entire DeFi marketplace just three months ago.

Anonymous donor saves OpenBazaar... for now

OpenBazaar received a temporary lifeline, but they aren’t out of the woods yet. On September 25, OpenBazaar announced that their platform would likely shut down due to financial difficulties, stating that user growth and adoption had stalled. According to a tweet published on Open Bazaar’s official Twitter account, a mysterious donor has since agreed to cover the cost of the marketplace’s operations through the end of the year. While the exact amount of funding provided was not disclosed, OpenBazaar’s donation wallets have received over $13,000 as of publication.

OpenBazaar Temporarily Saved From Becoming ClosedBazaar

The Haven app. Source: a video screenshot, OB1 The decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar has reportedly been saved from having to shut down after an anonymous donor has agreed to cover the costs of operating the platform until “at least the end of the year.” The marketplace, which allows users to buy and sell goods using cryptocurrencies without a central party, has been reportedly dealing

Crypto-Fueled Market Openbazaar to Close Shop Unless OB1 Raises Community Funding

On September 25, the creators of the decentralized marketplace, Openbazaar, announced that unless the project can gather community funding, the supporting services like seed nodes and the API wallet will shut down.

Decentralized Marketplace OpenBazaar To Close Unless Community Donates $100k

The most well-known decentralized marketplace said it had no choice but to close unless its community donates.

Dapper Labs and Blockparty Join Forces to Bring A New Breadth of Digital Collectibles onto Flow

VANCOUVER / SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 — Blockparty—the New York-based rare digital collectibles marketplace that launched last month to foster more meaningful fan engagement for artists, musicians, and sports teams—today announced a partnership with Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, who will bring Blockparty onto Flow, their user-centric blockchain built for mainstream […] The post Dapper Labs and Blockparty Join Forces to Bring A New Breadth of Digital Collectibles onto Flow appeared first on Bitcoin News.

Mask Network Launches Uniswap Trading via its Twitter extension

The company also plans to roll out an NFT marketplace and start doing “Initial Twitter Offerings” that allow users to discover and buy new tokens, all via their Twitter extension.

Crooked police chief sentenced to 8 years for dark web shenanigans

The charges are reminiscent of events that took place during the "Silk Road" saga. Former police chief Yuri Zaitsev was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for acting as a bounty hunter for a dark web marketplace.

SaTT Smart Advertising Token Announces Listing on Leading Crypto Exchanges, KuCoin and Uniswap

Singapore, 18th September, 2020 – Smart advertising marketplace SaTT is proud to announce the listing of its namesake token SATT on leading digital assets trading platforms – KuCoin, a centralized exchange (CEX) and Uniswap, a decentralized exchange (DEX).

Crypto P2P Exchange LocalBitcoins: We Have No Plans to Exit Venezuela

Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto marketplace LocalBitcoins said it has “no plans” to leave Venezuela – despite the United States Treasury-endorsed sanctions that have already forced one of its rivals to close down its operations in the South American nation. As previously reported, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Treasury’s financial intelligence and

Paxful breaks ground on Nigerian school in #BuiltWithBitcoin initiative

The P2P marketplace continues its push to highlight the benevolence and positive nature of the Bitcoin community. Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace Paxful announced Sept.

Paxful Announces Fourth “Built With Bitcoin” School, in Nigeria 

Bitcoin marketplace Paxful is now four schools closer to its ambitious target—with 96 more to go.

Hydra’s ‘Complex Drug Delivery System’ in Russia Overshadows Western Darknet Markets

On September 14, the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis reported on the infamous Russian darknet marketplace (DNM) known as Hydra and noted the DNM is Eastern Europe’s “sixth-largest service by volume in the region.” Moreover, the report also reveals that Hydra has created a “complex drug delivery system” inside Russia and throughout various countries in Europe […] The post Hydra’s ‘Complex Drug Delivery System’ in Russia Overshadows Western Darknet Markets appeared first on Bitcoin News.

The $700 Million Wallet Crack: Bitcoin’s 7th Largest Address Is Under Constant Attack

During the last two years, hackers have been trying to crack the seventh-largest bitcoin wallet, an address that holds 69,370 BTC or $712 million using today’s exchange rate.