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Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Goes Live, Promises Lower Fees and Enhanced Scalability
The Dencun upgrade was seamlessly integrated into the Ethereum mainnet at 9:55 Eastern Time (ET) on March 13, 2024. The upgrade officially went live at Beacon slot 8626176. Ethereum’s Leap Forward with Dencun Upgrade Expected to…
Nigerian Central Bank, Real-World Asset Firm Partner to Revive Struggling CBDC
Gluwa, a platform for real-world assets, announced on March 7 its partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The partnership arrangement aims to improve the functionality of the Nigerian central bank’s digital currency and promote…
Bitcoin’s Hash Price Soars as Average Network Fees Spike by 288%
According to the latest data, bitcoin has been trading above the $67,000 mark, with average network transaction fees experiencing a 288% increase from $3 to $11.64 since Feb. 25, 2024. Meanwhile, BTC has consistently stayed over the $60,000…
Entry of Tradfi Institutions Can Help Reshape User Perceptions Towards Crypto — Sami Start
The recent adoption of cryptocurrency by traditional financial (tradfi) institutions is likely to reshape user perceptions of this asset class and may even foster broader acceptance of blockchain technology, Sami Start, co-founder and CEO…
Headband-Wearing ‘Alien Punk’ NFT Sells for $16 Million, Marking Second Highest Cryptopunk Sale
As the value of cryptocurrencies continues to climb, the second-highest sale of a Cryptopunk non-fungible token (NFT) has been recorded at $16 million, as per onchain records. This sale significantly exceeds its previous purchase price of…
The Nigerian Government and Binance: The Way Forward — CMO of Flincap
The promise of the blockchain and cryptocurrency still remains strong. Globally, there continues to be growing interest in the blockchain and peer-to-peer exchanges. We are seeing the institutional adoption of crypto and a rise in interest…
Marathon Announces Anduro Layer Two Platform to Advance Bitcoin’s Capabilities
Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the world’s largest public Bitcoin mining companies, has announced its work on Anduro, a multichain, layer two platform on top of Bitcoin. With Anduro, Marathon proposes the creation of several…
Toncoin to Be at the Center of Telegram’s New Ad Monetization Strategy
Toncoin, a top 20 cryptocurrency project, will be used by Telegram, the messaging platform, as a payment tool for its new advertisement strategy. Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, stated that toncoin would facilitate payments for…
Community-Driven Ecosystem Accelerators ‘A Vital Component of Crypto Funding Mechanisms’ – Elie Le…
Large institutions will fully embrace decentralized finance (defi) only when they are confident that their trade counterparties will comply with sanctions and other international laws, argues Elie Le Rest, CEO of Colony Lab. However, Le…
SBINFT’s Jangdeok Ko Links the Surge in NFT Piracy to the Ease of Token Minting
Since Japan designated Web3 as a “national strategy,” an increasing number of traditional companies in the country have either merged or are contemplating integrating their businesses with Web3, Jangdeok Ko, the CEO of the…
