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Diminished Activity, L2 Migration Push Ethereum to Turn Inflationary
24.9.2023
Recently, Ethereum has seen a shift towards inflation, sparked by a dip in network activity and onchain fees. Data reveals that, with decreased activity and lower fees, Ethereum’s inflation rate stands at 0.270%. The decline in overall activity and people transitioning to layer two (L2)...
Liquid-Staking Token-Backed Stablecoin MKUSD Surges 27,000% in Under a Month
23.9.2023
Since the start of 2023, the size of the stablecoin economy has decreased amid numerous redemptions. However, new stablecoin asset projects, such as Aave’s GHO, First Digital’s FDUSD, and Paypal’s PYUSD, have emerged. On September 1, a stablecoin protocol named Prisma Finance...
Defi TVL Dips Below $40B Amidst Market Turbulence and Shrinking Confidence
22.8.2023
After remaining above $40 billion for much of 2023, the total value locked in decentralized finance, or defi, fell below the threshold on August 17, reaching $37.9 billion by August 22. Additionally, from August 13, the top 100 DeFi tokens have decreased by $1.74 billion in value over nine days....
DAI Emerges as Third-Largest Stablecoin, Overtaking BUSD in Market Capitalization
17.6.2023
Makerdao’s DAI stablecoin is now the third-largest stablecoin by market capitalization, surpassing Binance USD (BUSD), which has officially declined to $4.304 billion. DAI’s market valuation on Friday, June 16, 2023, is approximately $4.394 billion, but the number of circulating...
If Microstrategy Chose ETH Over BTC, the Firm Would Be up 54% and Ahead by More Than $2B, Data Reveals
12.6.2023
At 1:19 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, June 11, 2023, Microstrategy, a publicly-listed company, had 140,000 bitcoin (BTC) on its balance sheet. Despite this impressive figure, a data analyst at blockchaincenter.net compiled metrics that reveal the company’s investment has decreased in value...
Bitcoin Fees Decrease, But Over 257,000 Pending Transactions Await Confirmation
5.6.2023
Although the Bitcoin blockchain’s average transaction fees have decreased since surpassing $30 per transfer on May 8, there are still over 257,000 pending transactions awaiting confirmation. Furthermore, from May 1 onwards, the network has successfully verified anywhere from 355,000 to over...
Bitcoin Transaction Backlog Shrinks, but Over 289,000 Still Await Confirmation
20.5.2023
Although Bitcoin’s network transaction fees have decreased and a portion of the unconfirmed transfer backlog has diminished, the protocol still grapples with over 289,000 transactions awaiting confirmation. As of this writing, more than 218 blocks must be processed to fully alleviate this...
NFT Sales See Modest Increase of 1.46% to Reach $149M in Past Week
6.5.2023
In the past week, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increased by 1.46%, raking in a total of $149,312,180. However, while the number of NFT buyers has risen by 22.48%, the number of NFT transactions has decreased by 8.78% compared to the previous week. Azuki Emerges as Top-Performing...
Tether Grows 2.3% as Stablecoin Economy Loses $2.4 Billion in Value Since March 31
25.4.2023
While several top digital assets have decreased in value against the U.S. dollar over the past month, the stablecoin economy has lost $2.4 billion in value since March 31, 2023. Four of the top five stablecoins experienced net redemptions over the last 30 days, except for tether, which grew by 2.3%...
China’s Inflation Rate Drops to Lowest in 18 Months
12.4.2023
The annual inflation rate in China has unexpectedly slowed down in March to its lowest level in a year and a half, the latest statistical data indicates. On a monthly basis, consumer prices decreased for a second consecutive month, despite estimates suggesting they will remain unchanged. Post...
NFT Sales Rise 7.28% to $179.64 Million in 7 Days, Nakamigos Takes the Top Collection Spot
8.4.2023
Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) increased this week, with $179.64 million in sales over the last seven days. NFT sales rose 7.28% and transactions grew by 2.29% during this period, but the number of digital collectible buyers decreased by 4.34%. NFT Sales Improve This Week, Rising 7.28% Higher...
A Look at the Fed’s Recent Custodia Bank Denial and the Central Bank’s Push Back Against Narrow Banking
27.3.2023
Over the past century, the number of American banks has significantly decreased, dropping from 30,000 banks in 1921 to 4,997 U.S. banks in 2021, according to data from the Federal Reserve. Recently, the U.S. central bank denied Custodia Bank of Wyoming, a financial institution that holds $1.08...
Bitcoin Becomes 12th Largest Asset Worldwide by Valuation, Surpassing Visa
15.3.2023
After dropping below $26,000 per unit, the price of bitcoin, the leading digital asset by market capitalization, is still up 9.6% since last week. However, its price has decreased by 6.5% in the last 24 hours. Out of the 7,316 companies, crypto assets, precious metals, and exchange-traded funds...
Study Shows QR and Digital Payments Continue Gaining Ground in Argentina
14.3.2023
A recent study made by Fiserv, a global payments company, shows that QR and digital wallets have grown significantly as payment options in Argentina. While credit card preference has stagnated, the use of cash for payments has decreased, with only 14% of the polled choosing to use it over other...
Bitcoin Network Experiences Slight Dip in Difficulty After Record High
12.2.2023
Bitcoin’s difficulty decreased 0.49% on Feb. 12, 2023, following a sustained all-time high of 39.35 trillion over the previous two weeks (2,016 blocks). The decrease in difficulty offers a brief respite for bitcoin miners, after the network recorded a 14.94% increase in the last month....
Stablecoin Market in Flux: More Than $2 Billion in USDC Redemptions in 30 Days
10.2.2023
It appears that the circulation of the stablecoin usd coin has decreased while tether’s has grown, as the latest statistics paint a contrasting picture. Tether saw a 3% increase in coins in circulation over the last month, while the U.S. dollar-pegged crypto asset usd coin recorded a decrease...
Ethereum Classic’s Hashrate and Price Trend Lower After Ethereum PoW to PoS Transition
30.1.2023
Just before the Ethereum network transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum Classic’s hashrate saw a significant increase. Three days after The Merge, Ethereum Classic had 214.37 terahash per second (TH/s) of hashrate. However, since then,...
Nearly $13 Billion in Sales: Breaking Down 5 NFT Collections by Sales Volume
29.1.2023
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 Google Trends. During that time the top five...
Ransomware Revenue Drops as Victims Pay Less Often, Chainalysis Reports
21.1.2023
While the number of ransomware hits may not have decreased significantly, the revenue from such attacks has fallen sharply last year, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain forensics firm believes that to a large extent the trend can be attributed to more of the targeted organizations refusing...
Wrapped Bitcoin Project Sees 18% Redemption of Circulating Supply in 54 Days
20.1.2023
Statistics show over the course of 54 days, the number of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) hosted on the Ethereum network has decreased by 40,156. This equates to a more than 18% redemption of the circulating supply of WBTC since Nov. 27, 2022. WBTC Remains Largest Operation in Terms of Bitcoin Custody...