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Block Sizes Exceeding 3 MB Now Common on Bitcoin Blockchain as Ordinal Inscription Demand Rises
12.2.2023
Since Luxor, a bitcoin mining pool, mined a record-setting 3.96 MB block (#774,628) on the Bitcoin blockchain, block sizes have been larger than they were prior to that block height in the past 12 days. Statistics show that blocks larger than 3 MB are now quite common, and demand for Ordinal...
House Republicans Demand Answers From SEC Over FTX Co-Founder’s Arrest
12.2.2023
On Feb. 10, 2023, Republicans Patrick McHenry of North Carolina and Bill Huizenga of Michigan, both members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler seeking answers about the arrest of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried...
Bitcoin’s Average Transfer Fees Experience Sharp Increase: 122% Rise in 10 Days
8.2.2023
Statistics show transfer fees on the Bitcoin network have increased 122% since the end of last month, as the average transaction fee has climbed from $0.767 to $1.704 per transaction. The rise in onchain fees coincides with the new Ordinals digital collectible trend on the network, with the number...
DebtDAO to Burn 18M FTX User Debt Tokens Following Demand Frenzy
7.2.2023
Over 18 million tokens after the demand for the recovery tokens saw prices surge to as much as $113
FTX Debtors Demand Return of Funds Given to US Politicians and Super PACs
6.2.2023
FTX debtors are seeking to claw back millions of dollars given to U.S. political action committees (PACs) and political figures. Confidential letters have been sent to individuals and organizations, requesting the return of the funds by Feb. 28, 2023. Some bureaucrats, such as Democratic Senators...
Meme Coin Economy Swells by $5.8 Billion in Less Than a Month, Suggesting Demand for Meme Tokens Still High
5.2.2023
The meme coin economy has grown significantly over the past 27 days, increasing 34.52% against the U.S. dollar. The largest meme coin by market capitalization, dogecoin, has risen 29.5% in the past month, while the second-largest meme coin, shiba inu, has jumped 71.9% in 30 days. Since Jan....
Nigeria’s Bitcoin Premiums May Better Reflect Country’s Demand for the Dollar, Not Crypto
3.2.2023
Nigerians are paying a premium, but probably more for the U.S. dollar than for bitcoin, an analyst told CoinDesk
Ethereum Network’s Rising Gas Fees in 2023: A Balancing Act of Growth and Cost
3.2.2023
Ethereum gas fees have increased 13.71% in the last two weeks, with the average fee rising from $4.52 per transaction to $5.14 per transfer on Feb. 3, 2023. Despite ethereum’s price seeing significant growth this year, its network’s gas fees have also seen a similar increase. As...
Report: Egyptian Lawmakers Hail Parliament’s Endorsement of Pact to Join BRICS Bank
3.2.2023
Egyptian lawmakers recently hailed the parliament’s endorsement of a pact that allows the country to join the New Development Bank, a report has said. According to the report, the lawmakers believe joining this BRICS-backed institution will help Egypt reduce its demand for dollars and enable...
XRP Price Prediction as Ripple On-Demand Liquidity Product Surpasses $200 Million XRP Tokens Sold – XRP Pump Incoming?
1.2.2023
The XRP price has gained by 1% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.402474 after Ripple published its Q4 Markets Report. Its current level marks a 3.5% increase in a fortnight and an 18% rise in the last 30 days, with Ripple's latest report revealing that it sold just over $220 million in XRP in...
US Senators Demand Answers from Silvergate Capital Corp Over FTX's Misuse of Customer Funds
1.2.2023
US senators have turned their focus to Silvergate Capital Corp. yet again, saying that the company's responses to a previous inquiry over its ties to the fallen FTX exchange were “evasive and incomplete.”
According to Bloomberg, senators from both sides of the aisle are demanding to know whether...
Ripple Sold $226M of XRP in Q4; Sees Strong Growth in On-Demand Liquidity Product
1.2.2023
The firm’s on-demand liquidity product has expanded to forty countries
Bitcoin aims for $25K as institutional demand increases and economic data soothes investor fears
30.1.2023
Strong corporate earnings and investors’ anticipation of a Federal Reserve pivot are helping to cement the case for risk assets like Bitcoin
Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency: The Rise of AI-Focused Projects in 2023
29.1.2023
Trends show that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a major topic in 2023, as data indicates a surge in interest. Since interest peaked and Microsoft invested billions into Chatgpt, demand for AI-focused cryptocurrency projects has risen dramatically. For example, the crypto project Fetch.ai...
How to Give Bitcoin or Another Cryptocurrency as a Gift Using BitCard
27.1.2023
PRESS RELEASE. As Bitcoin and crypto grows in its appeal and global use by individuals, businesses and merchants from all places and corners of the world, the desire for them also increases. Now, perhaps more than any other time in history, digital currencies like BTC, ETH and others, are...
GAIMIN Delivers a Decentralized Approach to the Increasing Requirement for More Data Processing Power
26.1.2023
The world-wide demand for data processing is increasing year-on-year, with data processing applications requiring ever increasing performance from data processing devices and services. Industries, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), video rendering, powering blockchain computations, scientific...
Crypto lawyers to be in demand as regulatory pressure reaches boiling point
26.1.2023
Commercial lawyers with a solid knowledge of blockchain and crypto tech will be in particularly high demand
Instead of Slowing Innovation, Regulation May Drive Demand for ReFi
25.1.2023
At the intersection of crypto and climate activism, the business community is seeking the power of regulation to spur adoption and action, writes sustainability advocate Boyd Cohen
Ethereum Gas Fees Spike as ETH Value Rises: Average Onchain Fees Jump by More Than 50%
19.1.2023
While the second-largest crypto asset by market capitalization, ethereum, has risen 27% against the U.S. dollar in the last two weeks, the network’s average and median-sized gas fees have increased by more than 50%. On the first day of 2023, the average fee to spend ether was around $2.93...
DMCC Crypto Centre Surpasses 500 member companies in 2022
14.1.2023
The presence of over 500 blockchain and Web3 firms inside the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)’s Crypto Centre shows that demand for space is still very high, a statement has said. According to CEO at DMCC Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the “record-high” number of overall new company...