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Binance Suspends Bitcoin Ordinals Trading – What’s Going On?
5.4.2024
On April 4, Binance declared that as of April 18, 2024, it will no longer be accepting deposits or transactions of Bitcoin Ordinals. The exchange then gave investors of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on Bitcoin the advice to remove their holdings from the NFT marketplace trading platform by...
EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It's Not
5.4.2024
Maximum Extractable Value (MEV), in which crypto miners reorder transactions they validate for profit, is not inherently bad, some policy experts point out
Coinbase Uses Lightspark for Bitcoin Lightning Transactions
4.4.2024
Coinbase Global has announced it will be using Lightspark to bring the Bitcoin Lightning Network to its network for faster and cheaper payment transfers.
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3 Major UK Banks Bet On Blockchain Property Network With $12M Backing
3.4.2024
Lloyds Bank, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group, and property portal Rightmove collectively invested £10m (about $12.6m) in Coadjute, a blockchain firm focused on property transactions.
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Russian Crypto Exchange Transactions Worth $52B Last Year – Central Bank
3.4.2024
Russian crypto exchange transactions amounted to almost $52 billion in 2023, the nation’s Central Bank has revealed.
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The Future of Cryptocurrency in Daily Payments: Lessons from Lugano
2.4.2024
Cryptocurrencies have sparked a global debate on the future of financial transactions, with a focus on their integration into daily payments.
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Lightspeed transactions, blazing-hot potential: Decoding the Solana enigma
2.4.2024
Solana was created in 2017 as a blockchain platform for scalable, decentralized applications. This project is now managed as an open-source initiative by the Geneva-based Solana Foundation, with Solana Labs in San Francisco building the blockchain. Solana’s design integrates a decentralized clock...
Degen Chain, Layer-3 Blockchain on Base Network, Sees $100 Million Transaction Volume in 24 Hours
1.4.2024
Degen Chain commenced operations just four days ago, has seen over 272,000 unique transactions, and has witnessed the creation of over 7,500 contracts and 2,300 tokens since its launch.
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Near Foundation Introduces Chain Signatures and Multichain Transactions
27.3.2024
The Near Foundation has announced that Near protocol now supports chain signatures, enhancing interoperability and user experience.
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Swift Paves the Way for CBDC Integration in Cross-Border Transactions with Interlinking Solution
26.3.2024
For its central bank digital currency (CBDC) interlinking solution, Swift has made public the outcomes of its second round of industry-wide sandbox testing. The findings indicate that financial institutions can easily integrate CBDCs and other digital tokens into their business practices and...
Base Blockchain Transactions Jump on Meme Coin Led Frenzy
26.3.2024
The blockchain could see huge traction among retail audiences due to its proximity to the prominent Coinbase exchange, a sentiment that’s driving activity and growth of native Base tokens
UAE Introduces CBDC Implementation Strategy – Here’s What’s Inside
26.3.2024
The UAE's central bank has announced a comprehensive strategy to implement a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for retail and wholesale use. In partnership with technology providers R3 and G42 Cloud, the UAE envisions that digital dirham will streamline cross-border transactions, enhance...
Trezor Clarifies Security Breach: Phishing Attack Identified as Cause of Compromised X Account
22.3.2024
On March 21, SatoshiLabs, the company behind Trezor hardware crypto wallets, announced that the recent compromise of its X (formerly Twitter) account resulted from a phishing scam and not a SIM-swap attack as earlier suspected. The hardware wallet also shared that only its X social media account...
Shibarium Sees Transactions Plunge 99%: Challenges Ahead for Shiba Inu’s Layer 2
21.3.2024
Shibarium, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built by Shiba Inu, is up against a significant drop in day-to-day transactions to the extent of 99%. The end of 2023 and the start of 2024 have witnessed increased acceptance of the Shibarium network, due to which daily transactions saw an upward swing...
Enterprise Ethereum Use Cases Expected to Increase in 2024
20.3.2024
Investors are not the only ones interested in Ethereum (ETH). An increasing number of businesses also plan to leverage Ethereum this year. While large companies have previously dabbled in Ethereum, industry experts believe that enterprise Ethereum is finally gaining momentum. Data from layer-2...
Coinbase's Base Chain Warns of 'Stuck' Transactions Amid Traffic Surge
20.3.2024
The Ethereum layer-2 chain's status page warns users of high fees and slowdowns as traders flock to new Base meme coins
Arbitrum Outpaces Ethereum in Daily Transactions Amidst L2 Networks’ Surge
20.3.2024
Recent statistics reveal that the layer two (L2) network Arbitrum has experienced a significant increase in daily transactions. On Tuesday, the network’s daily transactions even exceeded those on the Ethereum platform. Additionally, following Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade, other L2 networks...
Russia Introduces Bill to Apply Money Laundering Controls to Digital Ruble Transactions
20.3.2024
A group of lawmakers in Russia introduced a bill that would extend money laundering controls to digital ruble transactions. The proposal, spearheaded by the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov, establishes different responsibilities for platform participants...
Indonesia’s Crypto Transactions Skyrocket to $1.92 Billion in February
18.3.2024
Indonesia has witnessed an impressive surge in cryptocurrency transactions, with the total reaching IDR 30 trillion ($1.92 billion) in February, according to the country's crypto regulator.
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Indonesia’s Crypto Market Booms as Transactions Hit $1.92B in February
18.3.2024
The country's registered crypto investors also surged to 19 million users last month