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Anza, a collective of developers focused on the Solana blockchain, has produced a fix that aims to reduce the congestion that the network has been experiencing. The new version of Solana, now being tried in testnet, includes a feature called stake-weighted quality of service (SWQOS), that prioritizes transactions from higher quality validators. Solana Gears up … Read more
Over the weekend, cryptocurrency assets saw a significant drop, with the crypto economy shedding more than 5% to fall to $2.3 trillion, while precious metals also saw declines, albeit less severe than the digital currency sector. Amidst the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, gold fell by 1.18% in the last day; however, in contrast … Read more
Data shows that U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced negative outflows on Friday, totaling $55.1 million, with Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) seeing another notable decrease. Metrics from Thursday reveal GBTC held 316,193.43 bitcoins, but after a decline of 2,048.23 bitcoins, the fund’s holdings reduced to 314,145.2 bitcoins. Blackrock and Fidelity Absorb Bitcoin Despite GBTC’s … Read more
Buckle up, crypto enthusiasts! Elon Musk’s latest platform, X (formerly Twitter), could be the next stage for Raboo’s meteoric rise. With a presale token price of $0.0036 and projections hinting at a staggering 100x surge in 2024, Raboo is poised to disrupt the $62 billion meme market. Keep your eyes peeled as Musk potentially steers … Read more
The fifth-largest stablecoin in the crypto economy by market capitalization, Ethena’s USDE, temporarily detached from its peg on Saturday amid market declines. Data reveals that the token, designed to mirror the U.S. dollar’s value, declined to $0.965 each. Similarly, the market witnessed the fourth largest stablecoin, FDUSD, fall to a low of $0.9557 per coin. … Read more
On April 13, Iran initiated a drone strike on Israel followed by reports that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were intercepted by Israeli, U.S., and other Western allied forces. Concurrently, bitcoin and the broader crypto economy experienced a significant downturn, with many analyzing the fundamentals in the context of a potentially intensifying military conflict. Community Reacts … Read more
Robert Kiyosaki expressed his stance on potentially investing more in Bitcoin if its price plummets to $200, as economist Harry Dent has forecasted. Cryptoquant data reveals that Bitcoin miners are selling off their holdings in anticipation of the network’s upcoming halving event, which is expected to impact their rewards. JPMorgan has speculated that the SEC … Read more
History has shown that collaboration is a powerful driver of digital innovation, propelled by the exchange of knowledge between scientists and engineers. Indeed, instrumental to the birth of the Internet was the collaboration between Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf in the 1970s, which enabled communication between computers and networks and unlocked the new digital era … Read more
A former security engineer, who stole digital assets valued at more than $12 million from two decentralized exchanges, has received a three-year prison sentence. In what has been characterized as the “first-ever” conviction for a smart contract hack, the U.S. Judge also ordered the ex-engineer to forfeit roughly $12.3 million. Ex-Engineer Sentenced to Three Years … Read more
A group of Chinese victims of a $6 billion fraud scheme have requested assistance from their country’s foreign ministry in recovering 61,000 bitcoins, seized from a fraudster and her associate. The fraud victims have strongly opposed attempts to transfer the ownership of these bitcoins to the U.K. government. Petition Garners More Than 2,500 Signatures A … Read more