After the first successful parachain on Kusama is demonstrated, Polkadot will transition towards a complete main net launch, allowing for Wood’s dream of a scalable multichain platform to be completed. Testing Methodology The creation of parachains will be groundbreaking, but their viability must be tested thoroughly before deployment. Parachains are fine-tuned chains for specific purposes,...Read More
The Polkadot network is on the verge of making some major updates. Yesterday, Parachain auctions and crowdloans were added to Kusama and Westend. Polkadot’s Role in the Blockchain Ecosystem While other blockchains like Ethereum and Solana are marching ahead, Polkadot has promised to provide serious improvements to existing solutions’ scalability and connectivity. Notably, Polkadot offers...Read More
$50 million worth of various cryptocurrencies has disappeared from the automated market maker platform running on the Binance Smart Chain – Uranium Finance. While the team behind the project claims the funds were stolen, the cryptocurrency community speculates of a possible rug pull. $50M Gone From Uranium Finance The DeFi project took it to Twitter...Read More
The largest stablecoin by market capitalization, Tether (USDT), has announced plans to launch on two more blockchains – Polkadot and Kusama. Tether aims to become the first-ever stablecoin operating on Polkadot, but it will first launch on Kusama due to the availability of parachains. USDT Goes on Polkadot and Kusama Tether Operations Limited is the...Read More
In an attempt to serve as the next generation of DLT, Polkadot has announced plans to establish decentralized and trustless bridges to enhance interoperability among various networks. Parity Technologies is developing the first generic bridge that will enable all Substrate-based chains to connect and communicate with each other. Polkadot’s Decentralized Bridges The blockchain project behind...Read More
Parity Technologies aims at developing and releasing a generic asset parachain to serve as one of the first common-good chains on Polkadot. Dubbed Statemint, it would provide functionality for deploying various asset types, such as tokenized artwork or even central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Statemin to Come on Polkadot The press release shared with CryptoPotato...Read More
The popular DLT protocol Parity Technologies has partnered with Berkeley’s Blockchain Xcelerator program to provide educational panels for students in the university’s blockchain curriculum. As part of the collaboration, Polkadot’s co-founder Gavin Woods will be a guest lecturer in the A. Richard Newton Distinguished Innovator Lecture Series. Parity to Educate Berkeley Students About Blockchain Parity...Read More
The popular hardware wallet provider, Ledger, has added Polkadot to its wide variety of supported tokens. Additionally, Ledger will also enable users to stake DOT coins directly on the platform, thus increasing the total number of staking options to five. Ledger Adds Polkadot and DOT Staking Founded in 2014, Ledger is a digital asset wallet...Read More
FD7 Ventures, the cryptocurrency-oriented fund that recently vowed to dispose of its BTC holdings for ADA and DOT, has set up a $250 million micro-fund focusing on investments in teams working on the ecosystems of Polkadot and Cardano. FD7 Goes to India for DOT and ADA Based in Dubai, UAE, FD7 is a crypto-oriented investment...Read More
Polkadot, the interoperable blockchain protocol spearheaded by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood, has announced its forthcoming parachain launch. Parachains – application-specific blockchains that connect to the main network and benefit from its security and computing capacity – are viewed as the building block of Polkadot’s ecosystem. Initially, the plan was for 100 parachain slots, with an...Read More
Cosmos developers will be welcoming the news that their chains can now connect with Polkadot’s Substrate network of parachains with minimal effort. Until now, projects elected to build on Cosmos would have been forced to remain there, given the costs and time associated with migrating to a different blockchain and rebuilding from scratch. A new...Read More
The world’s first ETP tracking the performance of Polkadot will see the light of day on February 4th, 2021, courtesy of 21Shares AG. The firm will release the product on the regulated Swiss stock exchange and will be fully backed by DOT tokens. 21Shares is a Zug, Switzerland-based company with nearly $500 million in assets...Read More
With nearly 90% of investments located in its Bitcoin Trust, Grayscale could be providing new diversification products to its institutional investors. Recent filings in Delaware revealed that the company has registered for new cryptocurrency products for the privacy-oriented coin Monero and three DeFi tokens – Polkadot, Cosmos, and Aave. According to the filings made by...Read More
This week was very intensive in the cryptocurrency market. It’s perhaps safe to say that it was among the most tumultuous ones we’ve had in the last few months. Everything started calmly, and during the weekend, the price hit an all-time high value of $42,000. The excitement was short-lived, as immediately after that, bitcoin went...Read More
The popular decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX), IDEX, has announced a multi-chain solution that is intended to expand its entire infrastructure to additional blockchains, namely, Polkadot and Binance Smart Chain. IDEX Expands to Binance Smart Chain and Polkadot In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, IDEX has revealed its multi-chain solution. Called Multiverse, it’s intended to...Read More
Following the recent roller-coaster that resulted in a few massive four-digit price movements, Bitcoin appears to have calmed north of the $18,000 price tag. The alternative coins also followed the volatility ride but have ultimately lost market dominance against BTC. More interestingly, Bitcoin has managed to reach an all-time high value in terms of its...Read More
Bitcoin has overtaken the $16,000 price tag after struggling to remain above it during the weekend. Large-cap altcoins have fallen behind with slight decreases, while the DeFi field sees high volatility once more. Bitcoin Reclaims $16K As reported last Friday, Bitcoin’s impressive performance as of late took the asset towards a fresh yearly high of...Read More
Although BTC has recovered from the two dips beneath $16,000, so far over the weekend, the asset struggles with decisively reclaiming the coveted price level and the area between $16,000 – $16,250. Larger-cap altcoins have also lost some steam, but DeFi tokens have surged in value. Bitcoin Stalls Around $16K Bitcoin’s impressive performance as of...Read More
After marking a new yearly high of $16,500, BTC now seems to be retracing. The cryptocurrency dropped to as low as $15,750 and recovered to where it’s currently trading at $15,880. Most altcoins are following suit. The Correction Begins? There’s a saying for traders that goes – ‘what goes up, must come down.’ In other...Read More
Bitcoin marches confidently towards new yearly highs while most alternative coins have failed in pursuit. Consequently, BTC’s dominance over the market has climbed above 65%. Red Dominates The Altcoins On a 24-hour scale, most alternative coins have either decreased in value or remained stagnant. Ethereum initiated a leg up towards $470, but the bears didn’t...Read More
During the past 24 hours, Bitcoin tanked to $15,100, but it has recovered since then and trades around $15,400. Most high and mid-cap altcoins have outlined substantial gains and have reduced BTC’s dominance to below 64%. Bitcoin Price Slides But Recovers After peaking at nearly $16,000 last week, Bitcoin has struggled with maintaining such a...Read More
Despite briefly tanking following the results of the US Presidential elections, Bitcoin has reclaimed the $15,000 mark and registered its third-highest weekly close. The altcoins have also recovered yesterday’s losses, and the market cap has jumped back to $440 billion. Bitcoin’s Third-Best Weekly Close Bitcoin peaked at a new yearly high on Friday as the...Read More
The official election of Joe Biden as the 46th US President resulted in a sharp nosedive for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market. While BTC dumped to a low of $14,350 at its Saturday’s lowest, the total market cap lost nearly $30 billion at one point yesterday. Biden’s Election Drove BTC Down? The...Read More
After increased volatility that took Bitcoin to $16,000 and $15,200, the cryptocurrency has calmed and trades around $15,500. The altcoins have surged in the past 24 hours as Ethereum is above $450, while Ripple is north of $0.26. Most impressively, Yearn Finance’s YFI token increased by around 100%. Bitcoin Calms After Record Days The primary...Read More
Bitcoin briefly spiked above $14,000 again, this time perhaps on news from the US Presidential elections. The altcoins have erased most of yesterday’s losses, and the market capitalization has added about $10 billion. Bitcoin Reacts On US Election News? Bitcoin broke above the coveted $14,000 mark on Saturday for the first time since January 2018....Read More
Bitcoin continues to struggle ever since it peaked above $14,100 during the weekend. The situation with alternative coins is even worse, and the total market capitalization has dipped to about $390 billion. Bitcoin’s Struggles Since Its 1,000-Day Peak CryptoPotato reported over the weekend that the primary cryptocurrency spiked to a new 2020 high of about...Read More
Bitcoin has failed to sustain its level above $14,000 after breaking it a few days ago. In fact, the cryptocurrency saw a sharp decline in just a few minutes as it lost about $300. Bitcoin’s dominance has also decreased over the past 24 hours by almost 0.5% which means that altcoins are trying to claim...Read More
Bitcoin’s roller-coaster continued in the past 24 hours with significant fluctuations resulting in a few $500 moves and it finally breaking the previous 2019 high. The altcoins have taken a breather with some green charted, and the market capitalization has increased by around $15 billion. Bitcoin Goes On A Wild 24H Ride It’s safe to...Read More
After a sharp price jump towards $13,650 intraday, Bitcoin has retraced and trades around $13,200. The alternative coins continue to bleed out, and the total market capitalization has dropped below $390 billion. Bitcoin To $13,650 And Back On ECB Stimulus News Following the latest 2020 high, Bitcoin got rejected and lost nearly $1,000 of value...Read More
Bitcoin went on a roller-coaster ride in the past 24 hours from a new yearly high of nearly $14,000 to dipping below $13,000. Most altcoins mimicked their leader, and the total market cap has dropped by $15 billion. Bitcoin’s Wild 24H Ride As CryptoPotato reported yesterday morning, everything seemed to be going in BTC’s way....Read More
