Avalanche to reward devs building layer-1 chains with $40M grant
An Avalanche spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the grant program will reward developers who create layer-1 chains and critical tools on the Avalanche9000 testnet.
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Thiel’s Valar Ventures leads 3rd raise for Bitpanda, at $4.1B valuation
Vienna-based Bitpanda's valuation has shot up to $4.1 billion, three times its value during the crypto broker's last private funding round in March. 458 Total views 77 Total shares Vienna-based cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda has closed its third major private financing round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. Raising $263 million, and drawing in new investments from…
Waves Claims 70x Increase in Smart Contract Speed Amid Enterprise Upgrades
Russian blockchain firm Waves has announced updates to its enterprise platform, including accelerated smart contract execution, licensing fees and inter-chain anchoring.On March 17, Waves wrote that the new Version 1.2 of Waves Enterprise will enable an increase in containerized smart contract execution speeds by up to 70 times. The company has sped up execution times by…
JPMorgan’s Onyx to industrialize blockchain PoCs from Project Guardian
Traditional firms like JPMorgan and WisdomTree are seeking to turn Project Guardian’s blockchain proofs-of-concept into scalable financial products.
Bitcoin price heads above $23.5K after highest EU inflation in history
Bitcoin (BTC) shifted higher on Aug. 18 as the latest data confirmed the European Union’s highest ever inflation.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewSupport and resistance close in on BTC spot priceData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD passing $23,500 at the time of writing, having preserved $23,000 as support overnight.Concerns over a…
Balancer launches on Ethereum L2 network Optimism
There are currently 38 projects deployed on the Ethereum layer-2 network. More are expected as attention shifts to scalability. 341 Total views 15 Total shares Automated market maker and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer has officially deployed on Optimism, the highly touted Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, in a move designed to enhance user functionality by…
Weiss Crypto Ratings Puts Bitcoin Aside EOS and XRP in Annual Outlook
Weiss Crypto Ratings has put Bitcoin (BTC) aside XRP and EOS in its report on emerging trends in crypto markets published Tuesday, March 26.The report — dubbed “Dark Shadows with a Bright Future” — is based on the analysis of 120 cryptocurrencies, and assigns letter grades to cryptocurrencies that have the best combination of adoption…