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Ethereum Name Service Domains Surpass 1 Million Registered Names
3.5.2022
Ethereum Name Service, or ENS, surpassed a million created names this week, according to statistics from the crypto metrics dashboard Dune Analytics. Data shows that there’s been a significant spike in ENS names registered during the last 30 days, and 24-hour statistics indicate ENS has been...
Uzbekistan President Issues Decree Regulating Cryptocurrencies, Mining and Trading
1.5.2022
The government of Uzbekistan has moved to expand its crypto regulations through a decree signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The document provides definitions for terms like crypto assets, exchange, and mining, and determines the main regulatory body for the industry. Agency Under President...
While Apecoin Reaches New Price Highs, Data Shows Top 100 APE Holders Control 52% of the Supply
23.4.2022
During the last two weeks, statistics show the new crypto asset dedicated to the Bored Ape Yacht Club community (BAYC), apecoin (APE), has climbed more than 50% against the U.S. dollar. A few days ago, apecoin tapped an all-time high at $17.30 per unit and the crypto asset is now the 32nd largest...
$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...
Study: Switzerland Has ‘the Most Profitable Bitcoin Traders’ Worldwide, While France ‘Is the Best Bitcoin Trading Nation’
20.4.2022
According to a recent study published by the online investing news and education platform Invezz, Switzerland currently has the most profitable bitcoin traders worldwide. That’s according to data stemming from Chainalysis, Worldometers, and Triple A, which helped Invezz assign each country...
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...
Australia to List Bitcoin ETF After 4 Clearinghouse Participants Commit to Meet Stringent Margin Terms
19.4.2022
Australia is set to get its first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) after a report suggested the country’s clearinghouse, ASX Clear, confirmed that four market participants agreed to meet its stringent margin requirements. ASX Clear’s Margin Requirements An Australian clearinghouse...
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...
Blockchain.com Inks Sponsorship Deal With the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys
14.4.2022
On Wednesday, the firm Blockchain.com announced it inked a deal with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys as the team’s “exclusive digital asset partner.” The deal will bring Blockchain.com a great deal of exposure in terms of television, signage, and radio and the digital currency...
13,233 Blocks Found by 16 Pools — A Look at the Top Bitcoin Mining Pools in Q1 2022
12.4.2022
During the first quarter of 2022, Bitcoin’s hashrate averaged between 180 to 200 exahash per second (EH/s) and during the course of that time, 13,233 block rewards were found by 16 mining pools. According to three-month statistics, Foundry USA was the network’s top mining pool...
Trends Study Says Dogecoin Is the Most Googled Cryptocurrency in the US
5.4.2022
According to a recent study analyzing Google Trends data, the cryptocurrency dogecoin’s search volume in the United States was highest in the most states as compared to other cryptos. The research also details that the leading crypto asset in terms of market capitalization, bitcoin, was...
Bitcoin Cold Case: The Tale of the Dormant Wallet With Close to 80,000 BTC From Mt Gox
4.4.2022
For the last 11 years, a mysterious wallet associated with the Mt Gox scandal has sat dormant holding close to 80,000 bitcoin worth $3.7 billion today. While the wallet was once the sixth-largest address a few years ago, today it’s the ninth-largest wallet in terms of bitcoin held, and...
Average Ethereum Gas Fee Jumps to $20 per Transfer, L2 Fees Follow Rise
3.4.2022
While Ethereum network fees to transfer data dropped significantly in recent times, tapping a low of $5.98 per transaction in mid-March, gas fees are rising once again on the second-largest cryptocurrency network in terms of market valuation. On Sunday, April 3, the average transaction network...
Total Value Locked in Defi Nears Lifetime High, Ethereum’s TVL Dominates by 54%
3.4.2022
On Sunday, April 3, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen to $231 billion. The TVL is nearing the all-time high (ATH) of $256 billion recorded on December 2, 2021, as it’s only 10.82% under the TVL’s ATH. Additionally, while Curve Finance continues...
Galaxy Digital Tweaks BitGo Purchase Terms As It Awaits SEC Action
31.3.2022
The acquisition was originally announced in May 2021 with an expectation to close that year
NFT Sales Slid Lower This Week, Cronos NFT Volume Jumps 236% Higher, Azuki Collection Rises
27.3.2022
Last week, non-fungible token sales saw an improvement after tumbling week after week in terms of sales volume. This week, NFT sales are down 2.15% from last week’s $544.6 million to this week’s $539.2 million. The top NFT collection in terms of weekly sales was the Azuki compilation...
Creators of the Cool Cats NFT Collection Sign With Leading Talent Agency CAA
26.3.2022
According to a report released on Friday, the creators of the non-fungible token (NFT) collection Cool Cats have signed a deal with the American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, CAA (Creative Artists Agency). Cool Cats is one of the top 20 NFT projects in terms of all-time sales...
Grayscale Investments Launches Smart Contract-Focused Diversified Fund
22.3.2022
The largest digital currency asset manager in terms of assets under management (AUM), Grayscale Investments, has announced the launch of a smart contract fund that is compiled of ethereum competitors. The fund called “GSCPxE” holds seven different smart contract coins and it’s...
Ukraine’s Largest Bank Suspends Money Transfers to Crypto Exchanges
19.3.2022
Privatbank, the largest commercial bank in Ukraine, has temporarily halted transfers in national currency to digital asset exchanges. The financial institution explained the move with restrictions imposed by the country’s central bank under the current martial law. Leading Bank in Ukraine...
NFT Weekly Sales Volume Improves Jumping 17% Higher Than the Week Prior
17.3.2022
After cryptocurrency assets jumped in value this week, following the Federal Reserve’s rate hike on Wednesday, non-fungible token (NFT) weekly sales volume data shows an improvement from last week’s sales metrics. At the time of writing, in terms of seven-day sales volume,...