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Broxus CEO Vlad Ponomarev on Everscale and Developing a Universal Bridge Mechanism
22.4.2022
Everscale is the most scalable network in DeFi. With the capacity to process over a million transactions per second, Everscale is able to offer users some of the fastest transaction speeds paired with fractional fees. The Everscale ecosystem includes a cross-chain bridge platform with a unique...
Tron’s Justin Sun Reveals Decentralized Algorithmic Stablecoin USDD
21.4.2022
On April 21, Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, announced the launch of a decentralized algorithmic stablecoin called USDD. Sun said on Thursday that the USDD Network will “provide custody service for the $10 [billion] worth of highly liquid assets raised from blockchain industry initiators...
A Use Case You Can Eat: California Crabs Tracked by Helium Network
21.4.2022
A quirky use-case from the Helium Network has saved one user $1000s on crab pots every year
Algorand aims to convert network transaction fees into carbon offsets
21.4.2022
The smart contract will automatically allocate part of the Algorand blockchain’s transaction fees to purchase carbon credits at the carbon offset marketplace ClimateTrade
Frax, Terra-Backed 4pool Goes Live on Fantom Network, Attracts $31M
21.4.2022
Frax is working on supporting Fantom projects interested in joining the yield pool, its founder confirmed
$19.2 Billion in Staked Assets — Liquid Staking Solution Lido Set to Surpass Curve’s TVL
21.4.2022
While the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) hovers just above the $214 billion mark, a defi protocol called Lido has been moving closer toward taking Curve’s top spot in terms of TVL in a defi protocol. Currently, the liquid staking solution Lido has $19.2 billion...
Doge Day Then and Now: Lackluster Buzz as Dogecoin’s Price Is 65% Lower Than Last Year
20.4.2022
While April 20 or 420 is synonymous with cannabis culture, the day is also considered “Doge Day,” by a great number of dogecoin supporters. The day prior on Twitter, the Doge network’s co-founder Billy Markus asked what people should expect on Doge Day and for dogecoin’s...
Makerdao Plans to Integrate Ethereum L2 Solution Starknet to Lower DAI Transaction Costs
20.4.2022
The decentralized finance (defi) project Makerdao has announced its plans to support the zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup solution Starknet in order to make DAI transactions faster and network costs cheaper. Starknet will be integrated into the defi protocol on April 28, 2022, as part...
MakerDAO deploys on layer-2 network StarkNet to enhance functions of DAI stablecoin
20.4.2022
MakerDAO is currently the 4th largest DeFi protocol as per TVL rankings with $14.24 billion in locked value
Brazilian Development Bank Sets Deadline for Completion of Blockchain Network
20.4.2022
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has partnered with the Court of Accounts of the Union (TCU), a constitutional institution of the Brazilian government, to complete the development of the Brazilian Blockchain Network. The partnership, established through a memorandum of understanding...
Privacy-Centric Monero Plans for July Hard Fork, Plans Include Ring Signature, Bulletproof Upgrade
19.4.2022
According to a recent update on Monero’s Github repository, the privacy-centric crypto network plans to hard fork in July, at block height 2,668,888. Monero is the largest privacy crypto asset in terms of market capitalization and during the last seven days, monero climbed 13.4% against...
Terra’s Algorithmic Dollar-Pegged Crypto UST Is Now the Third-Largest Stablecoin
18.4.2022
The algorithmic stablecoin stemming from the Terra (LUNA) network has become the third-largest stablecoin token in terms of market capitalization at $17.54 billion. As of today, UST’s market capitalization has surpassed the BSC-based stablecoin BUSD by more than $67 million. Stablecoin...
Dvision Network to Launch the Third Land Sale on Shopify Utilizing Both Polygon Network and BNB Chain
18.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Dvision Network has announced the third LAND Sale to be conducted on both the Polygon Network and the BNB Chain. The most exciting aspect of the third LAND Sale is that 50% of the available LAND NFTs will be sold through the Shopify Marketplace. Moreover, the LAND NFTs pre-minted...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments Jump Over 400%, 80M Users Have Access to Lightning
18.4.2022
As the usage of the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network is growing rapidly, now more than 80m users are estimated to have access to this network, compared with 100,000 users last summer, a new report from Arcane Research has found.
The main driver of growth for the Lightning Network this year...
Ethereum Network Reaches Lowest 6-Month Figure in Gas Fee
18.4.2022
A gas fee for the Ethereum network is a fee that compensates for the consumption of energy that is spent in processing and validating a transaction. The users pay the Ethereum gas fee for every transaction they perform. Value depends on the network congestion and demand for particular services...
Following a Brief Fee Spike, Gas Prices to Move Ethereum Drop 76% in 12 Days
17.4.2022
Transaction fees on the Ethereum network are dropping again after average fees saw a brief spike on April 5 jumping to $43 per transfer. 12 days later, average ether fees are close to dropping below $10 per transaction and median-sized fees have slid below $4 per transaction. Moreover, layer...
Taproot Adoption Remains Low, But Devs Say It Isn’t a Problem for Bitcoin
17.4.2022
Taproot is the biggest upgrade Bitcoin (BTC) has seen since SegWit (Segregated Witness), providing the cryptocurrency with a range of new features that make it more private and more versatile. These include support for complex transactions involving multiple signatures, as well as the ability...
Play-to-Earn Bitcoin Games: How Lightning Network Enables Gamers to Earn Sats
16.4.2022
The gaming universe has evolved over the years, now enabling professional gamers across the globe to earn an income at esports tournaments. But it’s not just esports athletes that are making money gaming.
A new generation of play-to-earn (P2E) games enables anyone with an internet connection...
Three African Countries Plan to Adopt Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Solutions
16.4.2022
Three African countries — namely Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the Republic of Congo — are reportedly planning to adopt cryptocurrency and blockchain solutions powered by The Open Network (TON). Separately, Cameroon is considering issuing a national stablecoin...
Robinhood’s CEO, Elon Musk, and DOGE Co-Founder Billy Markus Discuss Improving Dogecoin
15.4.2022
On Thursday, following Robinhood’s listing of shiba inu, the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, Vladimir Tenev, spoke about dogecoin being the future currency of the internet on Twitter. Tenev’s Twitter thread got a lot of comments and also received responses from the co-founder of...