In a video address, Charles Hoskinson casts a spotlight on the advance of traditional financial mechanisms into the realm of cryptocurrency, warning that the essence of digital currencies is at stake. Charles Hoskinson Warns of Crypto’s Creeping…
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Pyth Network Unveils Real-Time Bitcoin ETF Price Feeds, Bridging Defi and Traditional Finance
On Tuesday, Pyth Network announced the rollout of real-time price feeds for bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), enhancing the data’s availability to both decentralized finance (defi) developers and the wider crypto and traditional financial com…
Solana Integrates Filecoin to Enhance Historic Data Accessibility
Solana, one of the top proof-of-stake blockchains, has integrated Filecoin, a decentralized file-saving blockchain-based system, to make its block history accessible for third-party apps. According to Filecoin, this will allow Solana to achieve improve…
Taproot Wizards Reveal Bitcoin’s Onchain Payment Struggles During $15M Sale
Sending bitcoin onchain remains a poor payment experience despite the hype surrounding the leading crypto asset, according to Taproot Wizards founder Udi Wertheimer. In a recent post-mortem of a high-volume sale using bitcoin, Wertheimer detailed sever…
Bitcoin Network Faces Downturn in Transactions and Fees as Halving Approaches
The volume of daily transactions on the Bitcoin network has seen a significant decline since Jan. 28, 2024, with numbers falling from peaks above 600,000 to below 300,000 transactions per day. This downturn is in sync with a decrease in the daily creat…
Citi Completes Private Market Tokenization Test Using Avalanche
Citi, in alliance with Wellington Management, Wisdomtree, and ABN AMRO, completed a proof of concept for the tokenization of a private fund on top of the Avalanche blockchain. The test used Spruce, an Avalanche subnet, to tokenize the fund and transact…
Justin Sun Unveils Tron-Based Bitcoin Layer Two Roadmap
Tron is embarking on an ambitious journey to transform the Bitcoin ecosystem, as announced by its founder, Justin Sun. Through the integration of Bitcoin Layer two solutions, Tron seeks to decentralize and interconnect a variety of token types, includi…
New Study Unveils the Total Cost to Attack Bitcoin and Ethereum
A newly published Social Science Research Network (SSRN) paper by Lucas Nuzzi, Kyle Waters, and Matias Andrade introduces a novel approach to calculating the Total Cost to Attack (TCA) Bitcoin and Ethereum. The comprehensive analysis sheds light on the…
Blockchain-Based Loyalty Rewards Foster Brand-Customer Connection, Accelerate Web3 Adoption — Gennady Volchek
Universal loyalty programs can serve as potent tools, not only forging a direct link between a brand and its consumers but also influencing the latter’s shopping behaviour, Gennady Volchek, the CEO of the loyalty rewards app Shping, has said. However, …
Quicknode Enhances Blockchain Infrastructure With Zksync Hyperchain Support
Quicknode, a leading blockchain infrastructure provider, has officially expanded its offerings to include support for Zksync hyperchains, enhancing its custom chains solution portfolio. This development introduces a new level of scalability and privacy…