Number of Stablecoins Held on Exchanges Slips to 2-Year Low
[May 2, 2023 4:53 AM] While the stablecoin exchange balance has dropped 44% this year, bitcoin's price has rallied by 70%.
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Ethereum Network Fees Surge 153% in 30 Days, While Arbitrum Daily Transactions Outpace ETH Following Shapella Upgrade
[May 1, 2023 12:00 PM] Ethereum network fees have experienced a significant upswing following the implementation of the Shapella upgrade on April 12th. In the last 30 days, onchain fees have soared by over 153%, from a prior rate of $4.65 per transfer to a current…
NFT Sales Drop for Second Consecutive Month After Record-Breaking Start to 2023
[Apr 30, 2023 12:00 PM] Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have declined by 5.76% over the past 30 days, according to the latest NFT sales statistics. The data reveals that the sales figure stood at $732.13 million in April, which is $44.75 million lower than the $776.88…
Bitcoin Network Hits 75% Progress Towards Next Reward Halving
[Apr 29, 2023 10:00 PM] At 11:06 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 29, 2023, at block height 787,500, the number of blocks left to discover until the next Bitcoin blockchain halving is now fewer than 52,500 blocks. This means the network has progressed 75% through the…
Litecoin Enters The Green Zone As Crypto Market Rebounds
[Apr 29, 2023 5:29 AM] Litecoin is trading in the green today, between the $89.78 and $90 price level, to consolidate on yesterday’s closing price of $89.73. LTC started the year trading at $70 on January 1, 2023. It moved to $80 by January 10 as the bulls seized…
Terra Classic Advocates Propose Plan to Re-Establish USTC’s Peg With US Dollar, Token’s Value Surges by Over 9%
[Apr 28, 2023 2:00 PM] Almost 12 months back, terrausd (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin, suffered a detachment from the U.S. dollar, causing the Terra ecosystem to crumble shortly thereafter. At present, supporters of the Terra Classic blockchain community are…
Cointelegraph accelerator program welcomes Brickken: A new step in asset tokenization
[Apr 28, 2023 11:18 AM] By participating in Cointelegraph’s Accelerator Program, Brickken aims to support companies through the entire tokenization cycle.
Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Are Profitable for First Time in 11 Months, Blockchain Data Shows
[Apr 28, 2023 2:44 AM] Bitcoin's long-term holder spent output profitability ratio (LTH-SOPR) shows coins moved onchain that have a lifespan of at least 155 days or higher are being sold at profit. That suggests the bitcoin bear may be behind us.
Cross-Chain Bridge Stargate's Volume Soars as Airdrop Hunters Set Sights on LayerZero Token
[Apr 27, 2023 5:17 AM] Volume on the Stargate cross-chain bridge has surged by 30% in the past 24-hours as investors attempt to meet the criteria for a rumored LayerZero airdrop.
Bitcoin Mempool Overwhelmed With 134,000 Unconfirmed Transactions Amid Price Volatility
[Apr 26, 2023 3:30 PM] Amidst the buzz surrounding bitcoin’s latest price surge, a significant number of transactions are currently clogging up the mempool. As of writing, 134,986 unconfirmed transactions await confirmation, and block times are lingering above the…
Circle Unveils New Method for Moving USDC Between Blockchains
[Apr 26, 2023 10:39 AM] The cross-chain transfer protocol seeks to improve liquidity of the major crypto payments rail.
Cata Labs Raises $4.2M to Develop 'Bridging' Software
[Apr 26, 2023 10:00 AM] The round was led by Spartan Group and included participation from Robot Ventures, Maven11, Alchemy Ventures, HashKey Capital, Circle Ventures and Superscrypt.
Why anonymity is key to self-autonomy — And how crypto helps freedom movements win
[Apr 26, 2023 6:20 AM] The Agenda podcast chats with DarkFi to explore how Rojava is experimenting with cryptocurrency and why encryption and anonymous spaces are critical for building self-autonomy.
Sui Network to Issue Token Following Exchange Sale; Airdrop Hunters Dismayed
[Apr 26, 2023 5:18 AM] The highly-anticipated release of the SUI token, the native token of layer1 blockchain Sui, will take place once the mainnet goes live on May 3 following token sales on crypto exchanges Bybit, OKX and Kucoin.
Crypto Has Evolved From Being Seen as an ‘Anti-Establishment Rebellion Asset’ Says FCA Executive Director
Report: Terraform Labs Co-Founder Indicted on Fraud Charges in South Korea
[Apr 25, 2023 12:00 PM] Recent local reports have brought to light that Shin Hyun-seong, also known as Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terraform Labs, has been indicted by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office on charges of fraud. Along with nine others, Shin…
Google Cloud to Help Web3 Builders Fast-Track Their Startups
[Apr 25, 2023 8:00 AM] The initiative will come with technical and monetary support for early-stage Web3 developers.
Nearly 1,000 Ancient Bitcoins from 2010 and 2011 Moved in 2023, Valued at Over $27 Million
[Apr 24, 2023 8:30 AM] Based on present data, within the last four months, a mere three block rewards from the year 2010 have been transferred after 13 years of dormancy. This is due to the fact that dormant wallets from that era are becoming a rarity to behold. The…
Value Locked in Defi Descends Below $50B Range 9 Days After 2023 High
[Apr 23, 2023 10:00 AM] The total value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has descended below the $50 billion range after reaching a 2023 high of $53.63 billion on April 14. This shift has been felt across the board with the top 18 defi protocols recording losses…
Non-Fungible Token Sales Spiked This Week Despite Crypto Market Volatility
[Apr 23, 2023 8:00 AM] In the midst of a turbulent week for the crypto market, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have shown resilience, experiencing a surge of 7.74% in weekly sales, totaling $181.82 million. Data also reveals that there has been an increase of 41% in NFT…
Bitcoin Stamps Surpass 18,000 Collectibles, Creativity Takes Center Stage
[Apr 22, 2023 11:30 AM] With the latest non-fungible token (NFT) trend on the Bitcoin blockchain, known as Bitcoin Stamps, users have issued more than 18,000 digital collectibles on the network. While this figure falls short of the number of Ordinal inscriptions, stamp…
Toy Manufacturer Mattel to Launch P2P Marketplace for Virtual Collectibles on NFT Platform
[Apr 21, 2023 4:00 PM] On April 20, the American toy manufacturing company Mattel announced an update to its virtual collectibles platform, which will go live on April 27. The peer-to-peer platform, called Mattel Creations Virtual Collectibles, will coincide with the Hot…
Bitcoin Whale Transfers $13 Million Worth of Dormant Coins Dating Back to 2012 and 2013
[Apr 21, 2023 12:00 PM] Following the transfer of $60 million worth of bitcoins on April 19, after more than nine years of dormancy, another whale has made its move. The whale, who acquired 1,129 bitcoins in 2012 and 2013, has transferred 464 bitcoins worth $13 million…
Unleashing the Green Economy: How Blockchain Can Transform Climate-Friendly Investment Opportunities
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Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Linked to Mt Gox Saga Moves $60 Million for the First Time Since 2013
[Apr 20, 2023 2:30 PM] According to onchain data, a bitcoin whale address transferred 2,071.5 bitcoin, worth approximately $60 million, after remaining dormant since December 19, 2013. Interestingly, this bitcoin address is linked to two wallets that sent 10,000 bitcoin…
Blockchains like Solana brag about TPS — but it's misleading
[Apr 20, 2023 2:08 PM] Developers love to tout the number of transactions that blockchains can process per second. Unfortunately, that fixation often distracts from other important issues — such as network security.
Bitcoin Miners Contend With Fifth Network Difficulty Increase of 2023
[Apr 20, 2023 12:30 PM] Bitcoin miners are contending with the fifth network difficulty increase since February 24, 2023, following a 1.72% rise on April 20 at block height 786,240. The network’s difficulty now stands at 48.71 trillion, marking a 22.62% increase…
African Blockchain Business Funding Rose 429% in 2022 — Report
[Apr 20, 2023 4:30 AM] In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the year earlier, the latest CVVC African blockchain funding report has revealed. The custody and exchanges category raised over $250…
Sotheby’s to Auction 3AC’s NFT Collection, Including Larva Labs’ Zombie Punk and Dmitri Cherniak’s ‘Golden Goose’
Trezor Enables Coinjoin for Trezor T Model to Bolster a ‘New Era of Privacy’
[Apr 19, 2023 11:30 PM] According to Trezor, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, owners of the Trezor T model can now use a Coinjoin feature to preserve their privacy. Trezor had announced the Coinjoin feature’s impending arrival on the hardware wallet seven…