[ad_1] Layer-1 blockchain Solana has released a new solution aiming to drastically reduce the cost of on-chain storage. Called state compression, the technology promises to bring down the cost of minting 1 million nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on the network to nearly $110. “After numerous phases of development, adoption, and rollout, compressed NFTs are live on […]
[ad_1] Nine days after publicly listed company Microstrategy purchased 6,455 bitcoins, the firm’s CEO, Michael Saylor, announced the purchase of an additional 1,045 bitcoins. The business intelligence (BI) company now holds a total of 140,000 bitcoins, worth $3.97 billion. Microstrategy Buys Another Batch of Bitcoins Microstrategy has begun acquiring bitcoin (BTC) again, after purchasing 6,455 […]
[ad_1] Berlin-based M^ZERO Labs, a company that seeks to build neutral infrastructure linking assets in the global financial system with decentralized applications, has raised $22.5 million in a financing round led by Pantera Capital. The funding round also includes participation from other investors such as Road Capital, AirTree, Standard Crypto, The SALT Fund, ParaFi Capital, […]
[ad_1] According to a message from Paxful Founder and CEO, Ray Youssef, the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading platform is suspending its marketplace, and the company is uncertain if it will return. Youssef cited challenges such as regulations and some key staff departures, but he also noted that he could not share the full story at this […]
[ad_1] A recent blog post from cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase indicates the vast majority of U.S. remittance fees for international transfers wouldn’t apply to similar transactions conducted using cryptocurrency. According to the exchange’s research, “The US average fee rate of 6.18%, means Americans’ average yearly spend is likely close to $12 billion on remittance fees.” The […]
[ad_1] INX has launched its first securities token issued by a public company, according to an Apr. 3 announcement from the tokenization platform. Public company shares on the blockchain?Witness the future in action!Proud to team up with @Greenbriarcorp to tokenize its GEBRF traditional shares in an industry-first!https://t.co/sS4p5MIwa3 — INX (@INX_Group) April 3, 2023 The new […]
[ad_1] On Monday, Twitter users noticed that the traditional blue bird logo had been replaced by a cartoon picture of Doge. Meanwhile, the leading meme coin cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, jumped 23% higher against the U.S. dollar after the logo change. Twitter Bird Logo Changes to Doge Twitter has updated its logo, replacing it with a picture […]
[ad_1] Sales of Donald Trump’s digital collectibles surged following the news of his indictment in New York on Thursday. Meanwhile, a report revealed that the market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has seen its strongest quarter since early last year, reaching a trading volume of $4.7 billion, despite a weaker March. Trump NFTs Spike as Former […]
[ad_1] A proposal to fund the Arbitrum Foundation with 750 million ARB tokens — nearly $1 billion — raised controversy in the ARB community over the weekend, as the Foundation announced that it was only ratifying a decision that had already been made. The conflict comes after a few days the layer-2 protocol airdropped its […]
[ad_1] Profits from the sale of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are taxable, according to two rulings by the Supreme Court of Denmark. The verdicts in the cases, which involve crypto purchases and payments as well as income received from bitcoin mining, uphold decisions of lower courts. Denmark’s High Court Considers Crypto Gains Taxable Under Current Law […]