Base sees record 106 TPS as total value locked crosses $10B

Self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) creator Craig Wright, showed what he claims is a document that explains the origins of the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym.In an interview published by industry news outlet Modern Consensus on Dec. 19, Wright has shown to his interviewer a document representing an article from digital database of an academic journals JSTOR, dated Jan.…

Monday proved to be a surprisingly fruitful day for Bitcoin (BTC) price as the digital asset rallied 12.73% to $6,599 before pulling back to $6,380 a few hours later. Despite gloomy news of the U.S. reaching 3,000 deaths from the Coronavirus and major retailers furloughing 500,000 workers, traditional markets also surged on Monday. The S&P 500…

Certik has returned the funds to Kraken exchange, putting a happy end to the bug bounty-related saga.

Bitcoin (BTC) benefiting from the Iran crisis has captured the imagination of internet users worldwide, with its Google search popularity up almost 5,000%.According to data from Google Trends, the search term “Bitcoin Iran” surged 4,450% in the seven days to Jan. 8. Bitcoin search popularity follows priceThe term “Bitcoin” itself also saw a significant uptick around…

A county in China’s northern Sichuan province has signed a strategic cooperation contract to establish a new blockchain company in an effort to develop the forestry industry, local news outlet China Net reported August 24. The Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County of Sichuan Province and Beijing Sinfotek Group have jointly established a new company, Hangzhou Yi…

United States cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is offering equity to users in a fundraiser that raised over $6 million in its first day, statistics confirmed on May 21.Kraken, which is one of the world’s oldest exchanges, is using Cayman Islands-based platform BnkToTheFuture to offer equity to vetted investors. These, it said in an accompanying marketing email…

The funding round was led by Valar Ventures and partners from DST Global. 3296 Total views 14 Total shares Austria-based cryptocurrency firm Bitpanda has closed a $170 million funding round to further the firm's international growth.The latest Series B funding round was led by Valar Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by PayPal co-founder Peter…

While cash is associated with more anonymity, it’s still less mobile and easy to use in large amounts than a digital currency, China’s CBDC project lead Mu Changchun said. 165 Total views 26 Total shares China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) should not be as anonymous as cash, the head of the People’s Bank of…