On July 25, the Jito Foundation made a splash with a major update that could transform staking and restaking on Solana. This new code release has the potential to shake up the entire blockchain landscape! Why Jito’s Restaking Code Matters Here’s why this is exciting – Jito’s code could enable Solana based apps to use...Read More
The Solana blockchain saw the launch of 30 meme tokens by celebrities last month, including those from notable figures like Andrew Tate and Soulja Boy, according to Jupiter Slorg’s recent statistics. On average, they have fallen by 94% from their peak values, with the top-performing tokens still suffering losses of over 70%, while half saw...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – New York, New York, July 25th, 2024] Kintsu, an innovative liquid staking protocol, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its $4 million seed funding round. The round was led by Castle Island Ventures, with additional support from prominent investors including Brevan Howard Digital, CMT Digital, Spartan Group, Breed VC, Arche...Read More
Marathon Digital, the world’s largest Bitcoin mining company, has announced its latest purchase of $100 million worth of BTC, increasing its stash to more than 20,000 BTC. According to a press release, Marathon is changing its approach to its Bitcoin treasury policy and adopting a full HDOL strategy. This means that the miner will hold...Read More
Coinbase’s UK unit – CB Payments Limited (CBPL) – was fined $4.5 million by the UK financial regulatory agency, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), for repeatedly violating a requirement that barred the firm from providing services to high-risk customers. While CBPL itself does not handle crypto transactions for customers, it serves as a “gateway” for...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 25th, 2024] Nexabot AI, the leading developer of crypto tools based on Artificial Intelligence, has announced the launch of an innovative Cronos EVM trading bot. The bot provides Telegram users with a seamless and user-friendly interface for trading and monitoring assets on the Cronos EVM blockchain network....Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Tortola, BVI, July 25th, 2024] The Tanssi appchain infrastructure protocol has announced a significant collaboration with Grupo Flow, one of Brazil’s largest media ecosystems, boasting over 23 million subscribers across multiple platforms. As Grupo Flow transitions into the blockchain space with the creation of Flow Chain, this collaboration signifies a milestone. Tanssi...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 25th, 2024] The ‘Web3 Shopify of Social’ hits 30,000 onchain users in 2 weeks as the first app goes live OpenSocial Protocol, a composable infrastructure layer for building social applications, announced today a $6 million strategic backing led by Framework Ventures and North Island Ventures, with participation...Read More
A Bitcoin mining device with a hashrate of only 500 gigahashes per second (Gh/s) managed to mine a block on July 24, earning a reward of $206,000 in Bitcoin. This event stands out given that the device has only a 1 in 1.1 billion chance of achieving this approximately every ten minutes. $206,000 Block Reward...Read More
Investment management firm VanEck has outlined a scenario in which bitcoin (BTC) could reach $2.9 million per coin by 2050. This forecast is based on their “base case scenario,” which envisions bitcoin becoming a key international medium of exchange and ultimately growing to be one of the world’s reserve currencies. The Road to $2.9 Million...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – London, England, July 24th, 2024] MoonTaurus, the latest entrant in the cryptocurrency market, has made an impressive debut by raising $100,000 within the first two hours of its presale launch. As the presale continues, the team hopes excitement around MoonTaurus will increase, so it can be positioned as a significant player in...Read More
Harris, who was nominated as candidate for the presidential election when Joe Biden bowed out of the race on July 21, may even speak at the upcoming Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville which starts on July 25. On July 24, the CEO of the event, David Bailey, said that they were in talks with the...Read More
Developers at BitcoinOS (BOS) made blockchain history on Tuesday by successfully verifying the first-ever zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) on Bitcoin mainchain. This milestone opens the door to truly minimized Bitcoin layer 2 rollup systems, offering limitless scalability and functionality for Bitcoin without needing changes to its underlying consensus code. Bitcoin Now Has ZK Proofs According to...Read More
Fold, a popular Bitcoin financial services platform, has confirmed arrangements to become a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The firm’s entry will add another tally to the growing list of public stocks that keep a large swath of Bitcoin directly on their balance sheet. Bitcoin Banking Gone Public Per a press release...Read More
On July 23, Cynthia Lummis released a report arguing against the Biden administration’s proposed 30% excise tax on the energy consumed by Bitcoin miners. Lummis argues that this tax could severely impact the growing Bitcoin mining industry in the U.S., based on what she describes as “unfounded concerns” about environmental pollution and risks to the...Read More
President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 election race caused a significant stir in the crypto market. Bitcoin initially fell by 3% in response to the news but later recovered and even tapped a multi-week peak. According to Bitfinex analysts, this was a knee-jerk reaction to temporary uncertainty in the market. By Monday morning, Bitcoin...Read More
Beginning in early July, the defunct crypto exchange – Mt. Gox – initiated repayments to creditors affected by the 2014 hack. While Kraken has completed the distribution of all the Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash owed to Mt. Gox creditors, the former’s price remained stable. This could be due to the fact that creditors on Kraken...Read More
Ether’s has failed to gain any upward traction despite the hype around it. Instead, the altcoin ended up shedding nearly 2% over the past 24 hours as it hovered near $3,460 despite a strong debut for spot Ethereum ETFs. This tepid price movement contrasts with the strong trading activity recorded by these new investment vehicles...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Sheridan, United States, July 24th, 2024] Proptokenmarket, a dynamic newcomer to the real estate and blockchain landscape, proudly unveils its global Real Estate Token Directory. This groundbreaking platform is the first to provide a third-party directory for Real Estate Tokens, offering a fresh, user-friendly approach to discovering and engaging with tokenized real...Read More
Popular crypto analyst Willy Woo has identified an ongoing power tussle (or tug-o-war, in his words) between demand and supply in the Bitcoin ecosystem. In a tweet, Woo outlined three bullish and two bearish factors that could decide bitcoin’s (BTC) price trajectory in the near term. He opined that the bullish signals overpower the bearish...Read More
Franklin Templeton has recently endorsed Solana sparking speculations about a potential spot Solana ETF. Just yesterday, Franklin Templeton’s Ethereum ETF debuted, attracting $13.2 million in initial inflows. Moreover, its Bitcoin ETF holds assets exceeding $450 million. Franklin Templeton Next To File Spot Solana ETF? “Besides Bitcoin and Ethereum, there are other exciting and major developments...Read More
Bitcoin movements from the rehabilitation trustee of the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox are still ongoing. The wallet linked to the defunct entity just moved $2.47 billion worth of bitcoins (BTC) to an unknown address. According to data from the blockchain intelligence platform Arkham, the wallet transferred 32,371 BTC to the unlabelled address at around...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, July 24th, 2024] LandX Finance, through its blockchain based LandX Credit Gateway platform, and Dominion Blockchain Solutions Ltd. are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership designed to transform grain inventory financing. This alliance is set to advance the decentralized finance landscape significantly. LandX Credit Gateway: Pioneering Decentralized Lending LandX Credit Gateway...Read More
Spot Ethereum ETFs began trading in the United States for the first time on July 23, and the initial picture isn’t pretty for the world’s largest crypto asset manager. As expected, Grayscale’s newly converted Ethereum Trust (ETHE) hemorrhaged $484 million on day one of trading. If the situation mirrors that when Grayscale converted its Bitcoin...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Berlin, Germany, July 24th, 2024] FILLiquid, the open-sourced decentralized Filecoin-based lending platform, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its mainnet alongside the successful completion of its TGE (Token Generation Event). With this milestone, FILLiquid unveils its Filecoin liquidity pool, marking a significant advancement in Filecoin storage power growth by allowing...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, July 23rd, 2024] A groundbreaking moment in decentralized finance (DeFi) is here as Magnify Cash unveils its state-of-the-art DeFi protocol and announces the upcoming Fair Launch of its native token, $MAG. As a pioneer in financial technology, Magnify Cash is set to reshape the financial services landscape for individuals and...Read More
Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network – Base – is seeing a significant surge in daily activity thereby suggesting growing interest and adoption amidst an improved sentiment in the broader market. The Base mainnet also saw a recovery in its TVL after nearly two weeks of slump. Base Layer 2 Growth Over the past week, Base has...Read More
The US government transferred 58.742 BTC – worth nearly $4 million, to crypto exchange Coinbase on Monday. According to the latest data compiled by blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, the transfer came from an address labeled “US Government: Ryan Farace Seized Funds,” identified on the blockchain as 3B2jEBZi8fJWGEDrh6Pe7hDMaJ6iGfFtaU. These funds were confiscated three years ago...Read More
India has decided to uphold its existing crypto tax regulations for the 2024/25 fiscal year despite ongoing appeals from industry leaders for a reduction in the current rates. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed this decision during her budget presentation on Tuesday for the 2024/25 fiscal year. India’s Latest Budget Keeps 1% Crypto TDS India’s latest...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Taiwan, Taiwan, July 23rd, 2024] BNB Chain has announced the second iteration of BNB Incubation Alliance (BIA), set to take place on 26 July 2024 during Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville. This event aims to support and accelerate the growth of early-stage blockchain projects on BNB Chain. The vision of BIA is to...Read More
