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Bitcoin Records Largest Mined Block to Date, 4 MB Block Containing NFT Causes Unease Among Small-Block Supporters 

[Feb 2, 2023 9:30 AM] Amid the controversy surrounding the Ordinals project and the debate over what types of data should be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, the network mined its largest block, nearly 4 MB in size, containing just 63 transactions. One of the…

Nearly $13 Billion in Sales: Breaking Down 5 NFT Collections by Sales Volume 

[Jan 29, 2023 9:30 AM] Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have existed since at least 2014, but interest in them began to rise in January 2021, according to Google Trends data. Approximately one year later, the search term “NFT” reached its highest score on…

Crypto Regulation Is Like a Flimsy Umbrella in a Monsoon

[Jan 24, 2023 11:30 PM] You know what they say, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” But when it comes to protecting your crypto funds on centralized exchanges (CEXes), the old adage should be “when life gives you regulations, make a self-custody…

Quicknode Raises $60 Million in Series B to ‘Fuel Blockchain Adoption’ and Expand Globally

[Jan 24, 2023 11:30 AM] Web3 infrastructure firm Quicknode raised $60 million in a Series B funding round, according to an announcement the company made on Tuesday. The capital injection brings the company’s post-valuation to $800 million, and Quicknode says the…

Ethereum Gas Fees Spike as ETH Value Rises: Average Onchain Fees Jump by More Than 50%

[Jan 18, 2023 7:30 PM] While the second-largest crypto asset by market capitalization, ethereum, has risen 27% against the U.S. dollar in the last two weeks, the network’s average and median-sized gas fees have increased by more than 50%. On the first day of 2023…

Decentralized Exchange Trading Volumes Remain Lackluster in the New Year, Uniswap Leads the Way with Daily Swaps

[Jan 14, 2023 3:30 PM] According to statistics, decentralized exchange (dex) monthly trading volumes have dropped significantly since Jan. 2022. After a brief spike in volume in Nov. 2022, dex trade volumes have been lackluster for the past 44 days. As of Jan. 14, 2023…

Layer-1 EVM oracle platform Flare launches to boost interoperable DApps

[Jan 9, 2023 6:00 PM] Layer 1 EVM blockchain Flare goes online, aimed at providing developers a platform to build decentralized interoperability applications.

JPMorgan Expects Major Changes Coming to Crypto Industry and Regulation Post FTX Collapse

[Nov 28, 2022 7:00 PM] JPMorgan has outlined key changes it expects in the crypto industry and its regulation following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. The global investment bank envisages several new regulatory initiatives, including those focusing on custody…

Nigerian Web3 Startup Says Funds Are Stuck With FTX, Lays Off Employees

[Nov 17, 2022 5:00 AM] Nestcoin, a Nigerian Web3 startup which got an investment from Alameda Research in 2021, revealed on Nov. 14 that it had “a significant proportion of stablecoin investment” stuck at FTX. According to the startup’s CEO, laying off…