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Bitcoin Interest-Bearing Accounts Were Conceived Over Ten Years Ago, but the Idea Took 8 Years to Catch On

September 8, 2022 by DIGIT

While decentralized finance (defi) has created a plethora of protocols that make it so crypto assets can gather a yield, ten and a half years ago a bitcoin exchange called Bitcoinica introduced the first interest accruing system for bitcoin deposits. Despite being the first to test the waters, Bitcoinica eventually went bust after a series … Read more

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  • ethereumEthereum(ETH)$3,125.062.31%
  • tetherTether(USDT)$1.00-0.01%
  • rippleXRP(XRP)$2.081.83%
  • binancecoinBNB(BNB)$898.900.69%
  • usd-coinUSDC(USDC)$1.000.01%
  • solanaSolana(SOL)$133.931.57%
  • staked-etherLido Staked Ether(STETH)$3,124.982.37%
  • tronTRON(TRX)$0.282771-1.17%
  • dogecoinDogecoin(DOGE)$0.1430593.47%