Tabroot Helps Bitcoin Transactions Become More Private, Efficient, and Less Expensive
The Bitcoin network has been upgraded for the first time since 2017. Following the integration of Taproot soft fork on November 15, the world’s most valuable network has more scripting capabilities and is more private than before. According to one of the lead developers instrumental in seeing the upgrade go... Read More
Polkadot Parachain Slot Auctions and Crowdloans Begins
Crypto is activity dense; we can go on and on discussing emerging projects. Amid the boom, Polkadot dominates crypto talk for simple reasons. Acala to win the First Polkadot Parachain Slot Auction For one, the interoperable blockchain is, according to analysts, undervalued at spot rates despite commanding over $51 billion... Read More
Rocketpool Launch Allows Ordinary Users to Stake ETH on Eth2
Meanwhile, Ethereum Proof-of-Stake and its infrastructure continue to take shape following the launch of Rocketpool. There are many ways of participating in Ethereum and supporting the network at the current state. Proof-of-Work ensured complete decentralization even though energy inefficiency is a significant environmental concern. Ethereum will deactivate mining in the... Read More
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passed: Some of Its Provision Described as Disastrous to Crypto
The passing of the Infrastructure Bill on November 6 is a poignant reminder that though revolutionary, crypto has a lot more hurdles to jump over before being embraced “by the old money.” It seems like new crypto millionaires are not just yet welcomed—especially if the U.S. President proceeds to approve... Read More
Squid Game Token Holders Rugged, Binance Launches an Investigation
Meanwhile, Binance—the world’s largest exchange by client count—has opened an inquiry in what may turn to be a rug pull on the Squid Game token (SQUID) holders. The Binance Smart Chain (BSC)-based SQUID dominated headlines recently when the token soared a record 450X before dumping in subsequent sessions. The token... Read More
KuCoin Now Has a Virtual Office in The Metaverse
Facebook popularized the metaverse, and many projects are jostling to be part of this new cool. However, for crypto and NFT adherents, the metaverse has been home for a few years now. It is so much that KuCoin, the exchange, now has a virtual office in the Bloktopia metaverse while... Read More
Ethereum Altair Upgrade Activates as ETH/USD Rally Above $4.4k
Two days after the Ethereum Altair upgrade was activated and all necessary enhancements integrated to the Beacon Chain, ETH prices soared above $4.4k to register another feat—all-time highs. This is a record-breaker for Ethereum and another highlight of how valuable and activity dense the ledger is. From NFTs to DeFi... Read More
Coinbase Is Now the Most Popular iOS App Ahead of Tik Tok and Facebook
Bullish or The Peaks Are Here? It smells like a new wave of retailers is joining in the crypto bull run. Depending on your view, Coinbase now sits at the top of the iOS most downloaded app in the U.S. At the mantle, Brian Armstrong’s app is more popular than... Read More
Terraform Labs Sues the SEC After Kwon is “embarrassingly” Served With a Subpoena in Public
The SEC is on a perpetual prowl with eyes set on the crypto market. After multi-million settlements with project co-founders, celebrities, and individual startups, the agency isn’t settling. They are tussling with Ripple lawyers at present—and they might lose—but before they yield, reports indicate that the regulator’s representatives served a... Read More
Over 1 Million Users Sign Up For Robinhood’s Crypto Wallet, Is Reddit Preparing for NFTs?
The Binance.US Flash Crash Nightmare of BTC/USD to $8.1k For some, Bitcoin might just be pulling back from the all-time highs of early this week. But for Binance.US users, it was a nightmare on October 21. For a few scaring seconds, BTC prices crashed to $8.1k before “crypto normalcy” resumed. ... Read More