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While Worldcoin Sees a 148% Surge in Unique Addresses, the Top 20 Wallets Command 94% of WLD Supply
6.8.2023
Worldcoin’s native cryptocurrency, worldcoin (WLD), has oscillated in value between $2.69 and $2.13 per token throughout the preceding 12 days, peaking at $3.30 per coin on July 24, 2023. The number of individual addresses possessing WLD under Worldcoin’s umbrella has surged by more...
Examining Worldcoin’s Concentrated Supply at Token Launch
25.7.2023
Following the Monday, July 24, launch of the worldcoin (WLD) token, the cryptocurrency quickly peaked at $3.30 per coin but has since depreciated by over 35%. Despite 18 months of beta testing and claims of more than 2 million sign-ups, the token has a scant 164,195 holders with its circulating...
Crypto Hubs 2023: Where to Live Freely and Work Smart
27.6.2023
With shifting regulatory regimes worldwide, crypto is on the move to find the best locales to put down roots, get licensed, register or just be. Crypto Hubs 2023, our ranking of the top 15 global crypto hubs, is a good place to start
Berlin: The Center for Decentralized Finance – and Techno Music
27.6.2023
When the tech hub of Europe meets a society that prizes financial autonomy, the result is a crypto community that practices the very decentralization it preaches. Case in point: Blockchain Week Berlin, the flagship annual conference of the No. 10 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023, is...
‘Withdrawals are coming!’ — Ethereum devs confirm epoch for Shapella fork
29.3.2023
Shapella will take effect at epoch 194,048, which is scheduled for 10:27:35pm UTC on April 12
Bitcoin B logo lights up Germany's tallest building in Berlin
23.1.2023
Berliners could see the Bitcoin B projected onto the Berliner Fernsehturm tower on January 21
Subway accepts Bitcoin, so users can get a sandwich on the Lightning Network
9.11.2022
The largest franchise in the world, Subway, is testing out the Lightning Network layer-2 Bitcoin payments solution and receiving encouraging results in Berlin, Germany
Three Ethereum Testnets Are Transitioning to the Highly Anticipated London Upgrade
22.6.2021
According to a blog post on the Ethereum Foundation’s website, three Ethereum testnets leveraging the London hard fork will go live during the next few weeks. Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko explained last Friday that the “upgrade will first go live on Ropsten, at block 10499401...
Battlefield 2042 Is Not Commentary On Climate Refugees Says Dev, Internet Disagrees
10.6.2021
Just as the world keeps turning—at least, until the climate apocalypse claims us all—so too has the latest big video game announcement brought a new developer attempt at denying that their game might say something.Read more
Ethereum price all-time high follows reduced gas costs and DeFi revival
27.4.2021
Analysts expect Ethereum price to rally to new all-time highs after the Berlin upgrade results in a drip in gas fees and a surge in DeFi activity
Kenyan Athlete and Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge Gets $40K in ETH After Auctioning NFTs of ‘Key Moments’
14.4.2021
Kenyan athlete and world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge recently auctioned off his first set of NFTs for a total of 17.9837 ethereum tokens. The auction, which was conducted on the NFT marketplace Opensea, includes some of the key moments in Kipchoge’s career. According to a report, one...
Ethereum Core Developers Eye Mid-April for ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork
19.2.2021
The hard fork will facilitate live swapping Ethereum from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake blockchain
Luigi's New Ride Is Just A Penis
13.1.2021
Today marks the start of mobile Mario Kart’s 35th tour, transporting players to Berlin, Germany, where Luigi dons knee-length leather shorts and rides about town in a wheeled phallus brandishing a fork-skewered sausage. Read more
Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork
30.10.2020
Ethereum developers are eyeing January for the Berlin hard fork. The backwards-incompatible upgrade of the existing Eth 1.x blockchain was first set for July
Bitcoin Bar ‘Room 77’ Shuts Down
19.10.2020
Room 77, the German bar and restaurant that claims to be the first retail outfit in the world to accept bitcoin payments, has shut down. Cypherpunk Holdings chief economist Jon Matonis broke the news on Twitter. Bar owner Jorg Platzer later confirmed it on Reddit. “Room 77 is closing...
Tim Draper’s Venture Studio to Triple-Down on Blockchain Projects With a $25M Fund
6.10.2020
At the LA Blockchain Summit, the blockchain and fintech venture studio Draper Goren Holm announced the launch of a $25 million blockchain fund called “Fund 1.” According to the announcement the money will be used for promising blockchain and fintech startups in Series A and seed...
Microsoft, EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals
23.6.2020
A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit market
2019: A Berlin Odyssey — 7 Days of Crypto-Living on Monolith's ETH Debit Card
24.11.2019
Cointelegraph’s Joseph Birch takes on mainstream finance with Monolith’s crypto debit card, “At this stage, crypto has infiltrated the mainstream financial network. I am inside”
Germany’s Financial Crisis Invokes 5-Year Rent Freeze
24.10.2019
All eyes are on the German economy which was once perceived as stable and strong. However, the financial state of affairs has been tumultuous and Berlin’s state cabinet recently agreed to a five-year rent freeze to help curb the rising housing costs in the country. Moreover, Bundesbank just...
Liechtenstein Authorities Allow Neufund Firm To Launch Public Token Offerings
16.9.2019
The Financial Monetary Authority of Liechtenstein has given their nod to Berlin-based fintech firm, Neufund to launch public offerings through its tokenized equity network. On September 16, 2019, Neufund announced retail-grade public offerings concerning tokenized equity with the least ticket value...