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Yuga Labs Refunds Gas Fees for Failed ‘Otherdeed’ Transactions
4.5.2022
The firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection is looking to make amends for its chaotic virtual land sale with refunds to all users whose transactions failed during minting
Apecoin Integrates With Polygon, DAO Board Member Says Native APE Chain Was Never Discussed
4.5.2022
Following one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints in history and after apecoin transactions from the sale fueled Ethereum network fees, apecoin is now integrated with the Polygon (MATIC) network. On May 2, the Apecoin project announced that with Polygon support, APE is now available...
Uganda Central Bank Tells Licensed Entities to Stop Facilitating Crypto Transactions
4.5.2022
The Ugandan central bank has warned licensed entities and the public against facilitating crypto-related transactions as well as the practice of converting cryptocurrency into mobile money and vice versa. The central bank warned it will not hesitate to act against entities found to be in breach...
Crypto Bahamas: Regulations enter critical stage as gov't shows interest
3.5.2022
SALT’s Crypto Bahamas brought together traditional financial players with crypto companies and industry experts to discuss the future of digital assets
The birth of ‘Ethereum Killers,’ can they take Ethereum’s throne?
3.5.2022
The second-largest blockchain has developed a massive ecosystem around it. However, its scalability issues have made room for “ETH Killers” to enter the ring
Solana developers share 3 key mitigation steps to make the network robust
3.5.2022
Developers have suggested changing Solana’s current data transfer protocol UDP to QUIC, stake-weighted transaction processing and a fee-based transaction priority
Solana suffers 7th outage in 2022 as bots invade the network
2.5.2022
NFT minting bots on Solana contributed over 4 million transactions per second, knocking validators out of consensus and crashing the network for around seven hours
After Solana’s Co-Founder Said BTC Should Change Its Consensus Algo, Solana Mainnet Loses Consensus for 7 Hours
1.5.2022
While Ethereum users participating in the Otherside metaverse land sale caused network fees to rise and created issues for the blockchain explorer Etherscan, it overshadowed Solana’s blockchain network outage. It seems a flood of inbound transactions on Saturday caused Solana’s...
Eurosystem Seeks Providers of Prototype Payment Solutions for Digital Euro
1.5.2022
Eurozone’s monetary authority, the Eurosystem, is looking to enlist financial companies willing to develop front-end solutions for the digital euro. The plan is to carry out a “prototyping exercise” this year to test transactions to the back-end developed by the regulator....
The Number of Entities Using Bitcoin to Store Arbitrary Data Has Declined
30.4.2022
Three years ago there were a lot of discussions concerning data embedded in bitcoin transactions and the block size space consumed by these OP_Return transactions. However, in recent times, the use of OP_Return transactions has dropped a great deal and the trend has lowered network fees to some...
Illegal Use of Cryptocurrency Largely a Myth, Russian Lawmaker Says
30.4.2022
Only a small share of cryptocurrency transactions have illicit purposes and the use of digital coins in illegal activities is for the most part a myth, a high-ranking Russian lawmaker has recently stated. Andrey Lugovoy, who is one of the deputies working on new crypto regulations, also said Russia...
DeFi Transactions at One-Year Low, NFTs and Games Standing Strong
29.4.2022
Transactions related to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications have hit a one-year low, with DeFi being the niche within crypto that is most affected by this year’s downturn in crypto prices, a new report from the decentralized application tracking site DappRadar has said....
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World Economic Forum Shares a Video About Changing Bitcoin’s Code to Proof-of-Stake
29.4.2022
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) tweet, a “change in the way bitcoin is coded could almost eliminate its environmental impact.” That statement stems from a tweet the WEF published on April 26, with an accompanying video that claims “miners could stake their...
DeFi on Ethereum L2 Networks Sees Significant Growth, Even as Ethereum Fee Level Falls
29.4.2022
Total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms built on Layer-2 networks for Ethereum (ETH) rose by a massive 964% in the first quarter compared to the same quarter last year, even as average transaction fees on Ethereum’s base layer fell by 80%....
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Coinbase NFT Marketplace Beta Sees Less Than 900 Transactions in Opening Week
28.4.2022
The exchange’s long-awaited NFT marketplace saw 73 ETH in trade volume in its opening week after a small portion of its three million person waitlist was granted access to the platform
Russian Law Enforcement Submits Proposals to Regulate Seizure of Crypto Assets, Data Sharing
28.4.2022
Russian Ministry of Finance has accepted a number of crypto regulatory proposals submitted by the country’s law enforcement departments. They cover a range of related areas, including the seizure of digital assets and the reporting of information on cryptocurrency transactions. Finance...
Dogecoin Whale Transactions Reach 3 1/2-Month High
28.4.2022
Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter may have galvanized large holders of dogecoin into activity
Can Crypto Deliver on Private Transactions in Cashless World?
27.4.2022
From personal autonomy to zk-Snarks – the tools and actions that might ensure privacy in this increasingly digital age
Brazilian Senate Plenary Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions
27.4.2022
The bill will be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies and, if approved, can be vetoed by the executive branch
Here is How BIP-199 Could 'Kill' Bitcoin According to Andreas Antonopoulos
26.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) educator, author, and entrepreneur Andreas Antonopoulos has voiced concern regarding a possible far-reaching consequence of the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 119 that he says could "kill" Bitcoin....
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