$1B in Wrapped Bitcoin now being audited using Chainlink’s ‘Proof of Reserve’
Wrapped Bitcoin is now even safer with Chainlink oracles checking custody wallets every ten minutes. Wrapped Bitcoin custodian BitGo has adopted Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve mechanism in order to boost the transparency and auditability of the tokenized asset for DeFi protocols.The functionality, which is currently live on testnet, enables Ethereum-based dApps to completely automate the burden of auditing wBTC. The move comes as the amount of Wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum approaches $1 billion in value, or the equivalent of over 92,500 BTC.The mechanism negates the need to rely on manual....
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Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue has announced that its daily XRP Raffle lottery will now be secured by Chainlink’s verifiable randomness function (VRF). The tool will be used to select the lottery’s string of winning numbers. Bitrue’s XRP Raffle Made Even More Secure Starting from this week, Bitrue exchange’s daily XRP Raffle will become more reliable through the use of Chainlink’s verifiable randomness function (VRF). The top decentralized oracle provider will help Bitrue determine each of […]
Wrapped tokens have become increasingly popular because they allow traders and investors to utilize their crypto-assets on different blockchain networks. For instance, Wrapped Bitcoin, which now accounts for roughly 1% of all Bitcoin in circulation, may be used on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain to engage in various types of decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions. However, it […]
wETH is the ERC-20 compatible and tradable version of ETH and can be used to interact with other ERC-20 assets. Traders who use the Ethereum network are familiar with the ERC-20 technical standard and have most likely traded and invested in tokens that utilize it. After all, its practicality, transparency and flexibility have made it the industry norm for Ethereum-based projects.As such, many decentralized applications (DApps), crypto wallets and exchanges natively support ERC-20 tokens. However, there’s one problem: Ether (ETH) and ERC-20 do not exactly follow the same rules, as Ether was....
New research from Glassnode indicates the top 1% of Chainlink holders control nearly 81% of the token’s supply. According to crypto market data aggregator Glassnode, Chainlink’s (LINK) token distribution is at record levels of centralization — with more than 80% of LINK not held on exchanges currently residing in the top 1% of Chainlink wallets. Glassnode’s research found that 81% of LINK not held on crypto exchanges of smart contracts is currently stashed away in 125 wallets, with the number of tokens held by Chainlink’s whales steadily increasing over the past two years.When including....