Month: January 2023

One of the largest US colleges has begun teaching students about Bitcoin

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The professor said a “Programming Bitcoin” course will follow the first Bitcoin course, where students will learn how to “build a Bitcoin library from scratch.” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Polygon Announces Upcoming Hard Fork to Address Gas Spikes and Chain Reorganizations

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The Ethereum scaling blockchain, Polygon, has revealed plans to initiate a hard fork on Jan. 17, 2023. According to the team, the network upgrade will “reduce the severity of gas spikes” and “address chain reorganizations (reorgs) in an effort to reduce time to finality.” Polygon Team Outlines Network Upgrades to Improve User Experience On Jan. … Read more

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

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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, Uniswap version three (V3) has the highest trade volume during the past 24 hours at … Read more

The Hidden Gem of 2023? A Detailed Analysis

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As Vitalik Buterin said, the best thing a crypto team can do in the crypto winter: develop, develop and develop. So that is what the KRYZA Ecosystem was doing all year long. The Central European-based KRYZA Team entered the scene in the fall of 2021 with the idea of an exchange based on a crypto … Read more

Treasury Secretary Yellen Urges Swift Action to Increase Spending Limit, Avert Default on US Obligations

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Janet Yellen, the U.S. secretary of the Treasury, sent a letter to Congress on Friday urging lawmakers to increase the spending limit. Yellen stressed that the country would reach its statutory debt limit on Jan. 19, 2023. She warned that “failure to meet the government’s obligations would cause irreparable harm to the U.S. economy, the … Read more

Osprey Vies for Control of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust; Tron’s Justin Sun Offers to Invest Up to $1B on DCG Assets

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Following charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against the crypto exchange Gemini and the digital currency lender Genesis, Tron founder Justin Sun told the press that he may be able to purchase assets from Genesis, up to $1 billion, “depending on their evaluation of the situation.” Additionally, the crypto investment manager Osprey has … Read more