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Axident's NFTs Turn Justin Bieber's 'Company' Into a Royalty Investment, 350 Minted in 2 Minutes
7.9.2023
Andreas Schuller, known by his producer name Axident, has just started the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that give their owners a percentage of future streaming royalties to Justin Bieber’s song 'Company'.
To transform Bieber's fans "from passive listeners to empowered music stakeholders,"...
Base's 'Onchain Summer' saw over 700K NFTs minted from 268K users in August
6.9.2023
The "Onchain Summer" promotion drove activity to the new network, with hundreds of thousands of users minting NFTs in August
Casascius Bitcoin Peels: $10M Cashed in 2023, Yet a $1 Billion Stash Remains Unclaimed
4.9.2023
While bitcoin (BTC) is already a limited asset, Mike Caldwell’s Casascius physical bitcoins take rarity to a whole new level. Between 2011 and 2013, he endowed over 27,000 coins and bars with nearly 100,000 BTC. As we step into September 2023, a limited supply of 19,082 Casascius physical...
Bitcoin Miners Feel the Pinch: 10% Value Drop Tanks Hash Price in August
29.8.2023
August has proved to be a challenging month for bitcoin miners, facing two difficulty spikes and witnessing the currency’s value plummet over 10% in the past 30 days. This decline in value has pulled the network’s hash price to levels reminiscent of late 2022. At present, miners...
As Ordinal Transaction Dominance Soars, NFT Advocates Question Bitcoin’s Reported Downturn
21.8.2023
Metrics reveal a significant day for the Bitcoin blockchain as 411,511 Ordinal inscriptions were minted Sunday, clinching the title of the second most prolific day for inscriptions ever. Additionally, over the past seven days, Ordinal inscriptions represented a hefty 53.9% of all transaction...
20 Million Reddit Collectible Avatars Minted on 0xPolygon Platform – NFTs Making a Comeback?
14.8.2023
Reddit non-fungible tokens (NFTs) minted on layer-2 network Polygon have surpassed 20 million in the face of general quiet on the NFT front.
According to Dune Analytics (on Monday morning, 9:00 UTC), a total of 20,323,749 collectible avatars has been minted since the launch of the project in July...
Base to list minted assets on OpenSea
4.8.2023
OpenSea has announced that it will now Base on getting its minted digital assets listed on the platform. Meaning everything that an artist creates at Base will be available on OpenSea for the purpose of purchase and sale. Moreover, the community of the Base Network will have access to all...
Ordinals Reach 20 Million Milestone, But Bitcoin-Based NFT Sales Slide
30.7.2023
This week marked a milestone as the number of Ordinal inscriptions minted on the Bitcoin blockchain crossed the impressive 20 million threshold. But despite this achievement, Bitcoin-based non-fungible token (NFT) or Ordinal marketplace sales have witnessed a downturn since mid-July. Once...
Aave Protocol launches stablecoin GHO on Ethereum mainnet, $2M minted
17.7.2023
Decentralized finance protocol Aave has finally launched its new algorithmic dollar-pegged stablecoin GHO on Ethereum
Ordinal Inscriptions Surge Past 13 Million Amid Game-Changing Recursive Inscription Upgrade
21.6.2023
On June 20, 2023, around 9 p.m. Eastern Time, the tally of Ordinal inscriptions minted on the Bitcoin blockchain surged past 13 million. A mere five days had elapsed since the 12 million milestone was reached, indicating a persistent demand for these inscriptions that shows no signs of diminishing....
Ordinals Inscriptions on Bitcoin Surpass 10 Million, Fueling NFT and Token Boom
30.5.2023
On Monday, May 28, 2023, a pivotal landmark was reached as the aggregate quantity of Ordinal inscriptions minted on the Bitcoin blockchain exceeded 10 million in under half a year. Since Ordinal inscriptions’ inception, bitcoin miners have garnered roughly 1,596 bitcoins, valued at $44.37...
Economist Peter Schiff Surprises Critics, Dives Into Bitcoin-Backed NFT Market
27.5.2023
Economist and ardent gold advocate Peter Schiff caused a stir on Friday by announcing his participation in an upcoming art sale featuring non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These unique digital collectibles will be minted on the Bitcoin blockchain using Ordinal inscription technology. Schiff’s...
$22M of Curve Finance algo stablecoin minted since mainnet launch
4.5.2023
Decentralized finance protocol CurveDAO has successfully launched its algorithmic stablecoin crvUSD on the Ethereum network
Bitcoin Blockchain Surpasses 2 Million Ordinal Inscriptions Milestone in Just Over 4 Months
28.4.2023
As of April 28, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain has exceeded 2 million, according to current statistics. This milestone has been reached within just over four months since the first Ordinal inscription was minted on December 16, 2022, at block height 767,753....
Russia to Work With Digital Currencies of Other Nations
23.4.2023
The platform developed for the digital ruble will be able to operate with different state-issued digital currencies, the Bank of Russia said. Mechanisms for interaction with digital coins minted by the central banks of other countries are already under development, the monetary authority unveiled....
Bitcoin Stamps Emerge as New Image-Storage Trend on the Bitcoin Blockchain, Over 8,000 Stamps Minted So Far
5.4.2023
After the Ordinal inscription process gained significant traction on the Bitcoin blockchain with more than 800,000 inscriptions to date, a new trend of non-fungible token (NFT) technology has emerged called Bitcoin Stamps. The image-storing technique is a new way of storing images on Bitcoin,...
Ethereum’s Transition to Proof-of-Stake Yields Deflationary Results
20.2.2023
After the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum’s annual issuance rate has been reduced to negative 0.057%, according to statistics 158 days after The Merge. The metrics indicate that more ethereum tokens have been removed than issued, and if the chain were...
Giant Bitcoin 'Taproot Wizard' NFT Minted in Collaboration With Luxor Mining Pool
2.2.2023
Luxor Mining collaborated with independent developer, Udi Wertheimer to mint the NFT advertising “Magic Internet JPEGs” in “the largest Bitcoin block ever mined.”
Trump’s NFT Prize Collection Surfaces on Secondary Markets, Generates $53K in 24-Hour Sales
12.1.2023
Following the launch of Donald Trump’s non-fungible token (NFT) card collection, winners of the Trump-themed prizes are selling prize NFTs on secondary NFT marketplaces such as Opensea. The Polygon-minted NFTs act as passes for a one-on-one Zoom meeting with the 45th president of the United...
‘Ultra Sound’ Money — Simulation Shows Ethereum’s Inflation Rate Is Significantly Lower Using Proof-of-Stake
29.12.2022
Its been 105 days since Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to a proof-of-stake (PoS) network and the number of Ethereum validators is set to surpass 500,000 in 2023. According to metrics, Ethereum’s issuance rate of new coins has dropped considerably and only...