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Wasabi Wallet to Begin Censoring Coinjoin Transactions
15.3.2022
Wasabi Wallet, a privacy-oriented bitcoin-only wallet, has announced it will start introducing censorship methods into its mixing procedures. The announcement was made on social media, where the official account of Wasabi explained that a blacklist will prevent some UTXOs (unspent transaction...
Mega Awakening — Whale Transfers 429 ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ From 2010 Worth Over $16.8 Million
10.3.2022
After tapping a 24-hour high at $42,592 per unit, the price of bitcoin lost the gains it gathered on Wednesday, sliding more than 5% during Thursday morning’s trading sessions. Meanwhile, as crypto prices fluctuated, an odd bitcoin transaction from 2010 was transferred at 1:45 a.m. (UTC)...
African Crypto Startup, Basqet Launches Payment Gateway to Enable Businesses Accept Bitcoin – Goes Live With 118 Businesses and $1.3 Million in Transaction Volume
10.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Recently, blockchain payments startup Basqet announced the launch of its cryptocurrency payments gateway which will allow businesses to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment. Basqet said it is launching a public beta and will be going live with 118 businesses already...
Bitcoin transaction fees briefly doubled yet remain exceptionally low
9.3.2022
The cost of sending Bitcoin from one address to another has stayed exceptionally low since July 2021 despite spiking in price last week
European Parliament Proposes Expanding 'Travel Rule' to Every Single Crypto Transaction
7.3.2022
Two major factions within the European Parliament propose to expand the "travel rule" to virtually every transaction of digital assets
Avalanche Users Can Now Buy Polygon or BSC Assets in a Single Transaction
3.3.2022
Cross-chain messaging protocol Router Protocol added support for Avalanche’s C-Chain, allowing users to conduct transactions across various networks
ConsenSys AG Shareholders File for Independent Audit of MetaMask, Infura Transaction
2.3.2022
Shareholders are claiming they were jilted in an asset transfer involving JPMorgan
Cryptowisser: Top 100 Crypto Coins Ranked by Carbon Footprint – Algorand Leads the Way
28.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. February 2022: Leading Crypto service comparison site Cryptowisser, announces its Crypto Carbon Footprint list. The list ranks how sustainable the top 100 cryptocurrencies are and is based on the research of a Swedish team of sustainability experts. The list ranks each coin of how...
Valve CEO Gabe Newell Praises NFT Technology, Criticizes Bad Actors
28.2.2022
Gabe Newell, founder and CEO of Valve, a popular company in the PC gaming market, has revealed his take on crypto and NFTs when applied to games. In an interview with gaming media, Newell validated the NFT technology that makes it possible to create these digital representations. However, he also...
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...
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...
Coinbase made $2.2 billion in revenue from transaction fees in Q4
25.2.2022
The largest crypto trading platform in the U.S. has beaten analysts’ expectations by 27% in its Q4 earnings despite a broader slump in the crypto market
Cardano daily transaction volume surges but ADA prices slump
22.2.2022
Charles Hoskinson’s blockchain has again become one of the most active networks by transaction volume as it approaches that of Bitcoin but none of that has helped the price of ADA
Ethereum Fees Drop to the Lowest Rate in 4 Months, 71% Lower Than Transfer Fees in January
13.2.2022
The average transaction fee on the Ethereum network has dropped to the lowest level in four months, according to statistics on February 13, 2022. Mid-September 2021 was the last time gas fees on Ethereum were this low, as average fees have dropped to roughly $15.13 per transfer. Ethereum Fees Slide...
Ethereum's average and median transaction fee slip, lowest in six months
13.2.2022
Ethereum's average transaction fees dropped by almost 73.3% just within a month — down to $14.17 from $53.03
Report crowns Solana for using least energy per transaction, but there's a catch
3.2.2022
Despite Solana’s low power consumption per transaction, the PoS network still uses much energy overall compared to other PoS protocols
India Proposes 30% Tax on Crypto Income — Finance Minister Cites ‘Phenomenal Increase’ in Crypto Transactions
1.2.2022
The Indian government has proposed taxing income from cryptocurrencies and other digital assets at 30%. India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said: “There’s been a phenomenal increase in transaction in virtual digital assets … The magnitude and frequency of these...
Bitcoin Network Transaction Volume Surpasses American Express: Research
1.2.2022
A recent NYDIG report found that Bitcoin had settled more transaction volume in Q1 2021 than “all credit card networks combined for the entire year” when including intra-network transactions
Averted a year ago, controversial transaction monitoring rule is back on Treasury’s radar
31.1.2022
The Treasury will consider imposing KYC regulations on transactions involving self-custodied wallets
Ethereum Fees Drop 53% in 20 Days — Polygon Hermez, Loopring Offer Lowest L2 Fees
30.1.2022
Ethereum’s average network fees have dropped to the lowest value in 30 days at 0.0096 ether or $24.64 per transaction. Median-sized ethereum fees are lower today as well, as fees are between $8.37 to $10.82 per transaction as ether fees haven’t been this low since January 1. Onchain...