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Ethereum’s Gas Fees Remain Low While Network Turns Inflationary

According to recent metrics, Ethereum’s onchain fees continue to stay impressively low, with the average transaction cost this weekend at just 0.00029 ETH or $0.743. Etherscan reports that even high-priority fees are under 1 gwei, sitting…

Bored Ape Yacht Club Leads the Week’s Priciest NFT Sale Despite Overall Market Dip

While non-fungible token (NFT) sales saw a 24% boost the week before, the last seven days have witnessed a 4.3% dip. Meanwhile, the number of NFT buyers jumped by 31.48%, with sellers also on the rise by 25.86%. NFT Sales Drop 4.3%, But Buyer and…

Friday Market Recap: Ether ETFs See Zero Gains as Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $175 Million

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced another round of outflows as five funds pulled out $175.67 million. At the same time, despite a trading volume of $173.66 million, ether ETFs saw no net gains or losses on Friday. Bitcoin ETFs Lose…

Top TON Coins Face Turbulent Week Amid Durov Arrest and Network Disruptions

Over the past week, The Open Network (TON) ecosystem has encountered a series of setbacks due to a wave of unfavorable news. The turbulence began with the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, followed by two significant outages on the blockchain…

Washington Man Faces Charges in $64 Million Crypto Laundering Scheme

A Washington resident has been charged with involvement in a $64 million cryptocurrency laundering scheme. He allegedly deceived investors, posing as an escrow agent, and transferred funds into his accounts. The funds were moved offshore or…

Lightspark Presents Solution Linking Lightning Network Payments to Bank Accounts in the U.S.

Lightspark, a Bitcoin Lightning Network financial services company, has announced the release of its UMA Extend feature, which focuses on increasing the interaction between crypto and legacy rails in the U.S. With UMA Extend, businesses can opt in…

Nigeria Approves Two Crypto Exchanges, Warns Against Patronizing ‘Illegal Operators’

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted “approval-in-principle” to Busha Digital and Quidax Technologies, the first digital asset exchanges to operate in the country. Additionally, four digital asset offering…

How Will The US Upcoming Fed Rate Cut Impact Bitcoin? QCP Analysts Weigh In

As the United States Federal rate cut is fast approaching, analysts at QCP Capital, a global digital asset trading firm and market maker has now shared their prediction on how this development could impact Bitcoin price. According to the analysts…