An unknown, standalone Bitcoin miner scored $180,000 on Tuesday, defeating overwhelming odds to mine one of Bitcoin’s latest blocks. According to mempool.space, block 860749 was mined by Solo CK—a unique mining pool that doesn’t split mining rewards between its participants. That means one miner won a full 3.169 BTC (worth about $181,000 as of writing) for their efforts, inclusive of…
Month: September 2024
Ethereum Name Service integrated with PayPal, Venmo for crypto transfers
The integration allows Venmo and PayPal users to transfer cryptocurrency using simple ENS names, replacing long wallet addresses. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ens-labs-integrates-ethereum-name-service-paypal-venmo-crypto-transfers?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Meme Coin Prices Rebound as Pepe Unchained Raises $12.5M in Presale – Best Crypto To Buy?
Meme coins buck last week’s downtrend and embark on a bullish pathway. Among the top gainers are Popcat, Dogs, Dogwifhat, Dogecoin, and Brett, while the new presale token Pepe Unchained is also showing strength. Meme Coin Prices Surge On Market Recovery Joke token prices are rallying on a turn in market sentiment this week. Last […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/meme-coin-prices-rebound-as-pepe-unchained-raises-12-5m-in-presale-best-crypto-to-buy/
Democrat Maxine Waters Calls Out Trump Crypto Project in House DeFi Hearing
Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) upheld World Liberty Financial, an upcoming crypto lending platform promoted by Donald Trump and his sons, as an example of heightened risks that consumers face when engaging in decentralized finance (DeFi) on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Last week, Twitter (aka X) accounts belonging to Tiffany Trump (Donald’s daughter) and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Lara Trump (Donald’s…
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Snap Outflow Trend With $28.72M Inflows; Ether ETFs Falter
According to the latest data, spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) broke an eight-day outflow streak on Monday, scooping up $28.72 million in fresh investments. Meanwhile, things didn’t look as bright for the nine spot ether ETFs, which saw outflows of $5.2 million during the trading session. Bitcoin ETFs Recover $28.72M in Inflows; Ether ETFs Shed […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/spot-bitcoin-etfs-snap-outflow-trend-with-28-72m-inflows-ether-etfs-falter/
Owner of unlicensed UK crypto ATM network faces criminal charges
The FCA is throwing the book at the head of GidiPlus Limited for operating an ATM network after being denied registration. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-first-crypto-atm-criminal-charges?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
EigenLayer AVS ARPA to launch native restaking rewards soon
It will be an important test case for EigenLayer and other restaking protocols, which promise extra yield on staked tokens in exchange for securing additional networks. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/eigenlayer-avs-arpa-launch-native-restaking-rewards-september?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Dappslap Lets You Create Dapps in “Just a Click” With AI Prompts
A new token launchpad on Solana will enable users to create decentralized applications (dapps) using just an AI prompt. Launching on September 10, dappslap is a “marketplace for ideas,” founder Troy Murray told Decrypt. Users can quickly launch a dapp using an AI prompt, and if the dapp escapes a bonding curve, the prompt gets put into an AI generator…
PayPal and Venmo Users Can Now Send Crypto Payment With ENS Names
U.S. payment processors PayPal and Venmo have added support for Ethereum Name Service, meaning that people can send crypto payments to ENS usernames, according to a press release from ENS Labs. The new integration simplifies wallet address management and reduces the risk of errors, the companies said in a statement. The feature, available initially for U.S. users, will simplify how…
Ethereum Mech Shooter ‘MetalCore’ Launching Open Beta on Epic Games Store
Mech shooter MetalCore is set to enter open beta on the Epic Games Store on September 12 with its first in-game season of content, “MetalPunk Rhapsody.” This milestone will see the Ethereum-based game, which is built on layer-2 scaling network Immutable zkEVM, upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with a handful of new features added. The shooter, which gave off a…