The Ethereum Foundation received a “voluntary enquiry from a state authority that included a requirement for confidentiality,” according to a commit message posted to GitHub last month. The foundation didn’t name the “state authority” in its GitHub commit message and did not immediately respond to a request from Decrypt for comment. The news, which was first reported by Coindesk on Wednesday, appears…
Month: March 2024
Stablecoin Market Surpasses $150B, a First in 18 Months, After $980M Growth in 5 Days
The stablecoin sector achieved a significant milestone on March 20, 2024, hitting the $150 billion mark as the dollar-anchored market continues its expansion. In the last five days, the stablecoin sphere expanded by $980 million, breaking past the latest threshold. Stablecoin Market Value Tops $150 Billion The total value of all stablecoins now stands at […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/stablecoin-market-surpasses-150b-a-first-in-18-months-after-980m-growth-in-5-days/
Future of Gaming: Playnance Introduces PlayBlock Layer-3 on Arbitrum with Gelato RaaS
Zug, Switzerland, March 20th, 2024, GamingWire Playnance, a web3 leader in the peer-to-peer play-to-earn gaming category accounting for up to 10% of total Polygon POS transactions, today announced the launch of PlayBlock, a gaming Layer-3 ecosystem powered by Arbitrum Orbit, on Gelato’s Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) Platform. PlayBlock, a new Orbit Layer-3, is poised to onboard over ten thousand daily active users…
New analytics widgets on Kraken Pro: Elevate your trading strategy
These widgets not only offer advanced analytics for both spot and futures markets, they also seamlessly integrate with existing Trade and Portfolio widgets. Open up new avenues for discovering opportunities and finding alpha; enhance your trading like never before. Introducing advanced analytics for spot and futures markets Our commitment to your trading experience brings you a suite of widgets catering…
With 1 Month to Go, Bitcoin Halving Poised to Shift Mining Dynamics
Per the most recent data, we are a month away, or precisely 30 days, from the fourth Bitcoin halving event. This significant milestone will cut the mining rewards from 6.25 bitcoins per block to 3.125 bitcoins per block after the halving. The summary below outlines the essentials to grasp the changes occurring during the halving, […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/with-1-month-to-go-bitcoin-halving-poised-to-shift-mining-dynamics/
Ethereum Gaming Network Xai Could Add 100+ Games in 2024—Here’s How
Xai, the gaming-centric Ethereum network built on Arbitrum scaling technology, could add a heap of games by year’s end thanks to a new collaboration with a prominent indie gaming curator called The MIX. The MIX, or The Media Indie Exchange, says that it could launch more than 100 games on the layer-3 Xai network before the end of 2024 and…
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: Bearish Signals Amid Market Turbulence Put Traders on High Alert
Bitcoin, with its intraday low and high at $60,760 and $66,382 respectively, and currently trading above the $63,500 mark, showcases its durability and unpredictability. The price movements of bitcoin persist in the lead-up to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s gathering on Wednesday afternoon. Bitcoin On March 20, 2024, bitcoin’s (BTC) 1-hour chart reveals a prevailing downtrend, […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-technical-analysis-bearish-signals-amid-market-turbulence-put-traders-on-high-alert/
Grayscale Adds ETH Staking to Its Ethereum ETF Application
Grayscale argued the benefits of being able to “stake the Ethereum held by the Trust” in a new SEC filing yesterday. The firm is hoping to convert its Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) into an ETH spot ETF the way it did its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust in January. The proposal, which appeared yesterday in a preliminary proxy statement, outlines four proposals…
Nigerian Startup, Zone, Raises $8.5M in Seed-Funding Round
Zone, a Nigerian payment fintech startup that leverages the blockchain, recently raised $8.5 million in a seed funding round. An undisclosed portion of the funds will be allocated to cover costs associated with the trial of Zone’s cross-border payment capabilities in 2025. Zone to Expand Its Payment Infrastructure Zone, a blockchain-based Nigerian payments startup, has […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/nigerian-startup-zone-raises-8-5m-in-seed-funding-round/
Understanding the Differences Between a Bitcoin ETF and a Bitcoin IRA – Chris Kline
BitcoinIRA is on a mission to help Americans retire. In 2016, the founders had a vision that changed the American retirement landscape forever. BitcoinIRA brought the first cryptocurrency IRA to the world and has been the market leader since igniting the industry. Chris Kline is the co-founder and CRO at BitcoinIRA. He recently joined the […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/understanding-the-differences-between-a-bitcoin-etf-and-a-bitcoin-ira-chris-kline/