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Ethereum Validator Count Surpasses 500,000 Ahead of Upcoming Shanghai Hard Fork
17.1.2023
According to statistics, the number of Ethereum network validators on the Beacon chain exceeded 500,000 as of Jan. 12, 2023. The validator milestone comes as Ethereum core developers prepare for the Shanghai hard fork. Five days ago, Ethereum core developers launched a developer network environment...
Fasttoken, Official Crypto of Fastex, to Launch to the Public on January 18
16.1.2023
Developed by technology giant SoftConstruct, Fasttoken (FTN) is the official cryptocurrency in the Fastex ecosystem and the native token of the Fastex Chain. Aside from passing two audits by independent third-party auditors, Fastex is a regulated virtual currency exchange and virtual currency...
Hardfork: Polygon PoS Chain upgrade to increase performance
16.1.2023
The debut of Polygon PoS came with the solution for Ethereum’s scaling problem. Developers and users benefited from almost everything they love about Ethereum with low gas fees. Now, the Polygon has evolved as a leading destination for dApps with numerous decentralized apps, 207 and above unique...
Polygon primed for hard fork aimed at reducing gas fee spikes: New details revealed
15.1.2023
Polygon told Cointelegraph that the hard fork will take effect at block 38,189,056, which will be initiated without the influence of centralized actors
Polygon Announces Upcoming Hard Fork to Address Gas Spikes and Chain Reorganizations
15.1.2023
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.”...
Ondo brings US treasuries & Institutional-Grade Bonds On-Chain
12.1.2023
Ondo Finance recently announced tokenized US treasuries and bonds on Twitter. The latest tweets by Nathan Allman talk about helping stablecoin users invest in US Treasuries. The platform will facilitate it through a bankruptcy-remote, daily liquid, tokenized fund through licensed service providers....
Smart Contract Platform Tokens See Double-Digit Gains, Boosting Defi TVL Above $40 Billion
9.1.2023
Decentralized finance (defi) and smart contract platform tokens rallied on Monday morning (ET) and the total value locked in defi jumped above the $40 billion zone for the first time since mid-December 2022. The top smart contract platform coins by market capitalization increased 7.1% on January...
Unreported Transactions Linked to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Revealed by Onchain Investigation
5.1.2023
According to onchain research, wallets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, transferred a significant number of previously unreported transactions across various blockchains. The transfers were discovered by Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, and while most of...
Ukrainian Pharmacy Chain Introduces Cryptocurrency Payments
5.1.2023
A major Ukrainian chain of pharmacies has started accepting cryptocurrency through Binance Pay. The new payment method will be available online, according to the company, which operates hundreds of drugstores across the war-torn Eastern European nation. Pharmacy Offers Ukrainians Option to Pay With...
Crypto Incidents Involving Exit Scams, Hacks, and Code Exploits Reach Record Low in December 2022 According to Certik
3.1.2023
According to blockchain security company Certik, the number of cryptocurrency incidents involving exit scams, hacks, and code exploits in Dec. 2022 was the lowest monthly figure of the year. Certik noted that the combined incidents amounted to $62.2 million “lost to exploits, hacks, and scams.”...
BNB Chain reflects 2022’s December star highlight
2.1.2023
BNB Chain, a blockchain network, took to Twitter to announce the last update for Dec 2022 Stars. The four projects, SuperPower Squad, Zebec, Yuliverse, and NFTScan, were made public in December. The highlights also included Christmas events from SuperPower Squad and Yuliverse and token listings...
Integrating Decentralized Cross-Chain Communication Makes Bridges ‘Substantially Safer’ — Flare Networks CEO
2.1.2023
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 Philion, the co-founder and CEO of Flare Networks...
BMW Partners With Coinweb to Develop Blockchain-Based Vehicle Financing Automation and Loyalty Program in Thailand
31.12.2022
BMW, the luxury car manufacturer, has partnered with Coinweb, a decentralized blockchain layer 2-based company, to introduce blockchain-based tools to its operations. The company will develop blockchain-based automation for vehicle financing processes, and also a rewards program for customers...
Binance Coin Price Prediction as German Car Manufacturer BMW Partners with BNB Chain – BNB to the Moon?
30.12.2022
Binance Coin price downtrend has cooled off this week, aided by a robust buyer congestion zone at $244. The native exchange token has, since December 17, recouped 11% of the losses suffered this month to trade at $244 at the time of writing, not to mention the retracement from highs around...
Zeus receives a grant from Oasys & integrates with Chain Verse
30.12.2022
Zeus happens to be extremely pleased in making its official announcement that it has received a grant from Oasys. Simultaneously, they have successfully formed a merger with the Chain Verse Platform. For the uninitiated, Chain Verse happens to be a Layer 2 Versus Chain which ChainGuardians have...
BMW taps Coinweb and BNB chain for blockchain loyalty program
29.12.2022
BMW will integrate decentralized tech in two phases- first in its daily operations to eliminate complex paperwork, and the second phase would see the development of a customer loyalty program
Alameda Research Liquidated Ether-Based Token Holdings for Bitcoin in Past 24 Hours, On-Chain Data Shows
29.12.2022
The move came days after Sam Bankman-Fried posted a bail bond and was temporarily freed from jail
Solana Price Prediction as On-chain Data Suggests Alameda Wallets are Dumping Tokens – Can Solana Fall to $3?
28.12.2022
SOL, the native token of the Solana blockchain, slumped under $10 for the first time since February 2021 on Wednesday, dropping 10% intra-day and extending its losses since the abrupt collapse of Sam Bankman Fried’s seemingly corrupt FTX/Alameda crypto empire in early November to roughly 70%. Price...
2 NFT Projects Plan to Transition From Solana to Alternative Blockchains
26.12.2022
Two prominent Solana projects have announced they are transitioning over to new blockchains. The non-fungible token (NFT) venture Degods detailed it will be moving to the Ethereum chain and the Y00ts NFT team detailed it is moving to Polygon. Both teams said the transitions will take place in 2023....
Polygon Overtakes the BNB chain in daily transactions every week
26.12.2022
The year ends on a great note for Polygon as the platform has overtaken BNB Chain for the second time in 2022. According to the latest reports, Polygon has surpassed BNB Chain in daily transactions every week. The exchange has noted over 3 million transactions daily, and the primary reason behind...