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Ancient Bitcoin Block Rewards See Decrease in Spending After Record Activity in 2020 and 2021

In 2021, a number of 2010 block rewards were spent after the bitcoins sat idle for more than a decade. Furthermore, in 2020 and 2021, an early miner from 2010 spent strings of 20 ancient block rewards. In 2022, however, only 17 block rewards from…

Disputed Venezuelan Gold Worth $1.8B in Bank of England Vaults Remains Uncertain After Dissolution of Interim Government

The status of the Venezuelan gold currently being held by the Bank of England might fall into regulatory limbo after the dissolution of the interim government of Juan Guaido. The 31 tons of gold have been the subject of dispute between the current…

Avalanche Exits 2022 With 10% Decline – Will AVAX Recoup That Loss This Week?

Avalanche recorded a number of significant developments, which was encouraging for AVAX since it enhanced the network’s value. Before 2022 came to a close, the network revealed that it had partnered with Dua.com, a SocialFi that had picked…

Integrating Decentralized Cross-Chain Communication Makes Bridges ‘Substantially Safer’ — Flare Networks CEO

Although they grabbed less media attention than the collapse of centralized organizations, the so-called bridge exploit incidents in 2022 again proved that the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem still lacks sufficiently secure solutions, Hugo…