Paypal enables cryptocurrency / Eth2 ready to launch/ Singapore's biggest bank launching a crypto…
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Published: 2020-10-27 18:39:58

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title: Paypal enables cryptocurrency / Eth2 ready to launch/ Singapore's biggest bank launching a crypto…
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### Paypal enables cryptocurrency / Eth2 ready to launch/ Singapore's biggest bank launching a crypto exchange

#### Harvest Finance Exploit / Stop the EARN IT Bill before it will break the encryption

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/0*tR0YrOy8Jj9TcSjP.jpg)<figcaption><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ji9iqa/our_true_desire/">Source</a></figcaption>

- Paypal [launching](https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2020-10-21-PayPal-Launches-New-Service-Enabling-Users-to-Buy-Hold-and-Sell-Cryptocurrency) a service that will enable customers to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrencies directly from their Paypal accounts.
- DeFi protocol Harvest Finance was [exploited](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/82292/defi-protocol-harvest-finance-exploited) and the attacker drained $33.8 million from the protocol and then returned $2.5 million.
- A team of [analysts](https://fortune.com/2020/10/26/jp-morgan-chase-bitcoin-predictions-analyst-jpm-cryptocurrency/) at J.P. Morgan’s Global Markets Strategy group is touting Bitcoin’s emergence as an alternative to gold among millennials, suggesting a “doubling or tripling” in the price of the cryptocurrency if current trends continue.
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#### Latest News 📰

- PayPal [Launches New Service](https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2020-10-21-PayPal-Launches-New-Service-Enabling-Users-to-Buy-Hold-and-Sell-Cryptocurrency) Enabling Users to Buy, Hold, and Sell Cryptocurrency. And looking to [acquire](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/82096/report-paypal-is-looking-to-acquire-crypto-companies-bitgo-named-as-potential-target) BitGo.
- Singapore’s [biggest bank DBS](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/82411/singapore-biggest-bank-dbs-crypto-exchange) is launching a crypto exchange
- For years J.P. Morgan was [skeptical of Bitcoin](https://fortune.com/2020/10/26/jp-morgan-chase-bitcoin-predictions-analyst-jpm-cryptocurrency/). Now the bank’s analysts say its value could triple, challenging gold
- DeFi protocol [Harvest Finance exploited](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/82292/defi-protocol-harvest-finance-exploited), attacker, drained $33.8M, and then returned $2.5M
- Quantstamp Says Ethereum 2.0 [Ready for Launch](https://decrypt.co/46295/quantstamp-says-ethereum-2-0-ready-for-launch)
- Stop the [EARN IT Bill](https://act.eff.org/action/stop-the-earn-it-bill-before-it-breaks-encryption-a7904e20-2083-4d5e-88ae-44ee5fef7a5d) Before It Breaks Encryption
- Ledger is investigating a [phishing scam](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/82336/ledger-is-investigating-phishing-scam-that-targets-wallet-users) that targets wallet users
- Lossless [Lottery PoolTogether](https://www.coindesk.com/lossless-lottery-pooltogether-opens-up-to-more-coins-more-prizes) Opens Up to More Coins, More Prizes
- Tax Payers [Needn’t Disclose](https://www.coindesk.com/tax-payers-must-disclose-airdropped-forked-cryptos-says-irs-draft-2020-guidance) Merely Holding Crypto: IRS Draft 2020 Guidance
- Ethereum set to [become the first](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-set-to-become-first-blockchain-to-settle-1-trillion-in-one-year) blockchain to settle $1 trillion in one year
- [Mainstream DeFi](https://cointelegraph.com/news/mainstream-defi-is-inevitable-us-currency-comptroller) is ‘inevitable’: US currency comptroller
- Ethereum Vs Polkadot / [Germany’s Blockchain](https://medium.com/coinmonks/paypal-enters-digital-currency-markets-ethereum-vs-polkadot-germanys-blockchain-driven-energy-1f5ceb73cf73)-Driven Energy Economy

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#### Good Reads 📑

- Not Investment [Advice](https://medium.com/coinmonks/not-investment-advice-dda27251ab9f)
- The [Last Word](https://www.coindesk.com/the-last-word-on-bitcoins-energy-consumption) on Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
- The Custodian [Menace](https://blog.keys.casa/the-custodian-menace/)
- Balancer’s DeFi Protocol is [bringing](https://near.org/blog/balancers-defi-protocol-is-bringing-programmable-liquidity-to-near/) Programmable Liquidity to NEAR
- Crypto [Index fund](https://overanalyser.medium.com/crypto-index-fund-construction-27011e11c19d) construction
- [Attesting](https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/tips-and-tricks/attesting-the-health-of-ethereum-2-0.html) the Health of Ethereum 2.0
- [Derivatives](https://incuba-alpha.medium.com/derivatives-the-second-half-of-defi-ed3c20d4cf07), the Second Half of DeFi
- [Ownership Will Eat](https://medium.com/@etm612/ownership-will-eat-the-software-thats-eaten-the-world-82030c8b6a14) the Software That’s Eaten the World
- [Saving](https://medium.com/armorfi/saving-200m-in-defi-cover-ffe492f9459b) $200m in DeFi Cover
- Why [Ethereum will continue](https://skymine.medium.com/why-ethereum-will-continue-to-remain-the-home-for-nfts-that-matter-842b72f6035b) to remain the home for NFTs (that matter)
- 13 [DeFi Notifications](https://medium.com/ethereum-push-notification-service/13-defi-notifications-ethereum-needs-today-df4dcc98a797) Ethereum Needs Today
- “I’m Not [Super Bullish on DeFi](https://thedefiant.substack.com/p/im-not-super-bullish-on-defi-were-caa). We’re Using This Tech to Enrich a Small Group of People:” James Prestwich
- [Coverage](https://ournetwork.substack.com/p/our-network-issue-44) on tBTC, stablecoins, 0x, and Curve
- [Learning Solidity](https://lexdao.substack.com/p/learning-solidity-for-attorneys) for Attorneys
- [Bitcoin & Lockdowns](https://medium.com/coinmonks/bitcoin-lockdowns-9a4f41a6a6ff)
- [Impermanent](https://medium.com/hakkafinance/impermanent-gain-the-antimatter-of-impermanent-loss-8d4d6c513d09) Gain, the Antimatter of Impermanent Loss
- What are the [best books to learn](https://medium.com/coinmonks/what-are-the-best-books-to-learn-bitcoin-409aeb9aff4b) about Bitcoin?
- [Trading Cryptos](https://medium.com/coinmonks/trading-cryptos-how-to-get-the-data-and-create-interactive-visualisations-with-python-and-plotly-f76424c29082): How to get the Data and create interactive visualizations with Python and Plotly

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/0*9UP-jf9f_xht0RlZ.jpg)

#### Developers

- [Falsehoods](https://gist.github.com/spalladino/a349f0ca53dbb5fc3914243aaf7ea8c6) that Ethereum programmers believe
- HARVEST FINANCE — [REKT](https://rekt.ghost.io/harvest-finance-rekt/)
- Eth2 [Medalla](https://eth2data.github.io/) — a data driven deep dive
- Efficient [audits with machine learning](https://blog.trailofbits.com/2020/10/23/efficient-audits-with-machine-learning-and-slither-simil/) and Slither-simil
- Buidler has [evolved](https://medium.com/nomic-labs-blog/buidler-has-evolved-introducing-hardhat-4bccd13bc931): Introducing [Hardhat](https://medium.com/nomic-labs-blog/buidler-has-evolved-introducing-hardhat-4bccd13bc931)
- Discovering [Lighthouse](https://medium.com/empireventures/discovering-lighthouse-branding-the-eth2-0-client-d3a6bb503a6b): Branding the Eth2.0 Client
- A [statechain](https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-853/) implementation in the wild
- Unity [Engine + MetaMask](https://medium.com/coinmonks/unity-engine-metamask-wallet-6797d4699e45) Wallet
- Enterprise [Bitcoin](https://blog.river.com/enterprise-bitcoin-engineering/) Engineering
- [Ethereum](https://notes.ethereum.org/e8VFLDiUSPSn2v7VVM1CXw) State Availability
- [Chainlink](https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-vrf-now-live-on-ethereum-mainnet/) VRF Now Live on Ethereum Mainnet
- [Detecting](https://diligence.consensys.net/blog/2020/09/detecting-ownership-takeovers-using-mythril/) Ownership Takeovers Using Mythril
- [IDX](https://medium.com/3box/idx-a-devkit-for-open-identity-48edc88e8e85): A Devkit for Open Identity
- [Visualizing](https://medium.com/coinmonks/visualizing-whales-in-the-rough-seas-of-medalla-the-ethereum-2-testnet-f748592fc08a) whales in the rough seas of Medalla, the Ethereum 2 testnet
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![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/637/0*P7rUkvPrEJsb4Wef.png)<figcaption><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/jfeo0r/satoshis_vision/"><strong>Source</strong></a><strong> — Paypal will not allow you to withdraw your crypto to any other 3rd party wallet</strong></figcaption>

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- [TypedMemView](https://github.com/summa-tx/memview-sol) — a library for interacting with the EVM’s linear memory in Solidity
- A [Gas friendly](https://twitter.com/acuestacanada/status/1319581439831298048) WETH Contract
- [Mamba](https://mamba.vyper.fun/) — A Web 3.0 Mystery Game.
- [ETH.Build](https://courses.blockgeeks.com/course/eth-build/) — Free course by Austin Griffith
- [Loan Shifter ](https://medium.com/defi-saver/introducing-loan-shifter-change-your-collateral-or-debt-asset-and-shift-between-protocols-using-cf03ec3c225f)— change your collateral or debt asset and shift between protocols using DeFi Saver
- [MultiBaas](https://www.curvegrid.com/blog/2020-10-20-multibaas-for-google-sheets/) for Google Sheets

#### Podcasts & Videos 💽

- When [Encryption Was a Crime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv8OFSWZkGs&feature=youtu.be): The 1990s Battle for Free Speech in Software
- [Becoming a Bitcoin Core Developer](https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/becoming-a-bitcoin-core-developer-with-amiti-uttarwar) with Amiti Uttarwar
- Unhashed Podcast — [Square puts $50M](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/unhashed-podcast-square-puts-50m-brainwallet) in Brainwallet

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- Hello World! By Polkadot
- [Liquidity 2020](https://liquidity2020.dystopialabs.com/)
- [Seed Club](https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/seed-club-hacks/onboard) Hackathon
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![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/0*fX3NoX-QJp4wBLld)<figcaption><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/jfnwkk/goodbye_banks/">Source</a></figcaption>

#### Jobs 👷

- [mStable](https://twitter.com/mstable_) seeks experienced [Smart Contract/Protocol Dev](https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/engineering/mstable-protocol-developer-defi/)
- Bitquery is hiring [Ruby developers](https://angel.co/company/bitquery/jobs)
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