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Bank of Russia Expects Significant Growth in Digital Assets Market
The Central Bank of Russia predicts an increase in the issuance of digital assets, citing some of their advantages. The monetary authority has published a report presenting the progress made by the growing industry and assessing the…
Bitcoin Mining Gets Tougher as Network Difficulty Reaches New Peak
On May 18, 2023, at block height 790,272, Bitcoin’s difficulty reached an all-time high after rising 3.22% on Thursday. The network’s difficulty is now at an impressive 49.55 trillion, or 0.90% away from 50 trillion hashes,…
Litecoin Is Undervalued, Onchain Indicator Suggests
Litecoin has rallied nearly 31% so far this year, but is still trading at discounted prices, according to an onchain metric called the MVRV Z-score.
Litecoin Network Surges With Activity as Ordinal Inscriptions Drive Transaction Volume
Based on recent data, the Litecoin (LTC) network has seen a considerable surge in activity due to an increase in Ordinal inscription minting happening on its blockchain. The cryptocurrency’s value has risen by more than 13% in the…
Axie Infinity Origins Breaks Through Apple’s App Store Barrier, Now Accessible to Select iOS Users
Axie Infinity Origins, the blockchain-based, play-to-earn (P2E) game, has successfully cleared Apple’s rigorous App Store review process and the game’s app is now available for Apple iOS users. Sky Mavis, the creator behind Axie…
Ethereum Briefly Stopped Finalizing Transactions. What Happened?
The loss in finality meant that blocks could have been tampered with, and while it isn’t supposed to affect end-user experiences, it did lead to some inconveniences for some applications.
Bitcoin’s Ordinal Inscriptions Surpass 7 Million Mark, Fueling the Trend’s Unstoppable Momentum
On May 15, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions surpassed the 7 million mark and as of 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday morning, 7,204,882 Ordinal inscriptions have been added to the Bitcoin blockchain. Miners have collected 1,324…
NFT Sales Surge 31% This Week as Bitcoin NFTs Secure Second Place in Blockchain Sales
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales witnessed a minor rise last week, registering a humble increase of around 1.46% compared to the preceding week. The cumulative value of NFT sales amounted to $149.31 million from April 29 to May 6, 2023.…
‘The Future of Digital Payments Lies in Web3 Payment Services’ Says Robert Miller of Fuse
Despite not being mainstream payment solutions yet, cryptocurrency-based payments (also known as Web3 payments) already bring benefits such as lower transaction fees, Robert Miller, the vice president of growth at Fuse, a layer 1,…
Ethereum Patch Set to Fix Transaction Finality Challenges After Second Bout Disrupts Network
On Friday, Ethereum’s Beacon chain encountered yet another bout of transaction finality challenges, reminiscent of the glitch experienced on May 11, 2023. For over an hour, the blockchain stopped the process of finalizing blocks.…