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South African Mobile Network Operator MTN Buys Land in the Metaverse
2.3.2022
Mobile network operator MTN recently staked claim to its status as one of the first South African companies to enter the metaverse, after it purchased 144 plots of digital land in the virtual world Ubuntuland for an undisclosed amount. MTN Seeks to ‘Amplify Consumers’ Digital...
Revault Network Will Use Orbs 3.0 to Power Its DeFi Application
2.3.2022
Revault Network and Orbs announced a collaboration to improve the Revault protocol using Orbs Layer-3 (L3) architecture. Revault will use the functionality of Orbs 3.0 to decentralize the procedure of its protocol’s tools and features, which are presently centralized. The Orbs public...
Ethereum Beacon Chain Surpasses 300K Validators, Over $28 Billion in Ether Deposits Locked
1.3.2022
The Ethereum protocol has reached another milestone as the number of Ethereum 2.0 validators has surpassed 300,000. At the time of writing, the Ethereum 2.0 contract has over 9.6 million ether deposited worth more than $28.4 billion. Ethereum Beacon Chain Validators Jump Past the 300,000 Mark...
These Coins Have Moved the Most Since the Ukraine War Started
1.3.2022
Financial markets have been in turmoil ever since the war in Ukraine broke out, and the crypto market is no exception. To help readers navigate the space, Cryptonews.com has looked into the coins that have so far seen the biggest gains, as well as those that have seen the biggest losses....
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stc Bahrain to Bring Validated Data as It Joins Chainlink Network
1.3.2022
stc Bahrain is known to focus on next-generation technology. Its list of innovations is quite vast. One move that validates this statement is its recent announcement where stc Bahrain stated that it was now live with its own node on the Chainlink Network. The node has gone live on the Ethereum...
Bitcoin network's carbon emission jumped 17% after China ban: Report
28.2.2022
The research report blamed the increase of Bitcoin's carbon footprint on the China mining ban and claimed Chinese miners were more renewable energy focused
Ethereum Network Fees Continue to Drop — Transfer Fees Hit Lowest Rate in 6 Months
28.2.2022
It’s getting cheaper to send ethereum these days as the gas price to push a transaction is more than 80% less expensive than it was to transact with ether 48 days ago on January 10. On that day, Ethereum network fees were around $52 per transaction and today, the average transaction fee...
Bitcoin’s Hashpower Drops, BTC Mining Difficulty Expected to Jump Higher in 4 Days
27.2.2022
The processing power behind the Bitcoin network has dropped 30% since the hashrate’s all-time high (ATH) on February 15, sliding from 249 exahash per second (EH/s) to 169 EH/s. Furthermore, four days from now, the network’s mining difficulty is expected to increase following the 4.78%...
EU Commission to remove Russian banks from SWIFT cross-border network
27.2.2022
While condemning the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s move to lay siege across Ukraine, the EU Commission committed to undertake a series of measures to isolate Russia from the international financial system
A Ton Of Xbox Players Can't Play Elden Ring Online
26.2.2022
Elden Ring is currently one of the most highly praised games in recent memory and also having its fair share of troubles on PC and PS5. Most recently, tons of Xbox players have reported being unable to play the open world RPG online since it launched yesterday. Read more
Ethereum After 1559: Network Nears 2 Million ETH Burned Worth Over $6.9 Billion
26.2.2022
Approximately 205 days ago, the Ethereum network upgraded via the London hard fork which implemented the packaged Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559. Since then, the EIP-1559 upgrade made it so a fraction of gas is destroyed during the transaction process and to date, 1,915,220 ether has been...
'Will ETH Survive?': Why Ethereum's Leaders Forked the Network in 2016
26.2.2022
VeChain Signs an Integration Deal with XP.Network
25.2.2022
The crypto space is becoming all the more competitive with new and innovative projects and announcements every day. Crypto companies are increasingly joining forces with other projects in the field. Recently, the NFT multi-chain platform XP.Network. The network signed a partnership with...
'Bitcoin makes no sense for blockchain developers,' says 1inch Network co-founder
24.2.2022
Anton Bukov, the co-founder of 1inch Network, explains how Ethereum can overcome its scalability issue and why it could soon become more valuable than BTC
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Ends Blockchain Payment Network Plan
23.2.2022
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of Japan's largest financial institutions, has decided to suspend its high-speed blockchain payment network
Steam's Biggest (And Smallest) Discounts Are Going Away
22.2.2022
At the end of March, Valve is making changes to the way studios and publishers can offer their games at a discount on Steam, which sounds like a minor administrative thing is also something the more financially-savvy Steam game purchasers among you might want to keep an eye on. Read more
Streaming Service Sling TV Adds Crypto Payment Support for Monthly Subscriptions
22.2.2022
The American streaming television service Sling TV has announced the company is now accepting cryptocurrency payments from customers paying their monthly subscriptions. Sling TV detailed the company is leveraging the crypto payment provider Bitpay and will accept seven different cryptocurrencies...
Tether Teases Swiss Bitcoin Plan, VKontakte Mulls NFTs, FTX Ups Its Game, EU Open to Crypto + More News
21.2.2022
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Bitcoin network activity down 30% from highs as 'tepid' demand mimics mid-2019
21.2.2022
2022's bear is 2019's bull as Bitcoin active entities number around 275,000 per day in February
Russian Social Media Network Vkontakte to Introduce NFT Support
21.2.2022
Russia’s largest social media network, Vkontakte, has announced it’s going to introduce support for blockchain and NFTs. The crypto technologies will be incorporated into the platform’s scheme for monetization of user content and copyright protection. Vkontakte to Facilitate...