Acala’s native stablecoin, aUSD, came close to regaining its peg to the U.S. dollar after the Polkadot-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform burned over 1.2 billion aUSD tokens that were minted by exploiters over the weekend who took advantage a bug in one of the platform’s liquidity pools.
Bitcoin Blockchain Has Fourth ‘Halving’ in 15-Year History, in Show of BTC Monetary Policy Set by Code
Unlike traditional, or fiat, currencies, whose value has historically been eroded by inflation and government printing, bitcoin is designed to...