Bitcoin miner solves block alone, grabs $180,000 reward
A single Bitcoin miner received the total reward of a Bitcoin block, a rarity due to the hash and power requirements needed to mine the blockchain.
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Stepping into the year 2023, it's time to pause and reflect on the accomplishments and struggles the global crypto community witnessed over the last 365 days. Starting from the very beginning of 2022, no investment strategy could help recover the falling portfolios across traditional and crypto ecosystems. January 2022 inherited a slightly collapsing market, wherein…

Binance CEO CZ begins working on Vitalik Buterin’s ‘safe CEX’ ideas
The collapse of numerous major crypto ecosystems in 2022 revealed the urgent need for revamping the way crypto exchanges operate. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin believed in exploring beyond “fiat” methods to ensure the stability of crypto exchanges, including technologies such as Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge (ZK-SNARKs). Following a discussion with angel investor Balaji…

Price analysis 1/31: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, LUNA, DOGE, DOT, AVAX
Bitcoin (BTC) started the 2022 on a losing note, dropping about 20% to its worst performance in January since 2018 when the price plunged 26.61%, according to on-chain analytics resource Coinglass.Now, all eyes turn to February, which has historically favored the bulls. The only two negative closes in February were in 2020 and 2014. One positive…

Australian Startup Offers New Spin on Tokenized Gold Trading
Australian startup Meld Gold will launch a blockchain-based platform for tokenized gold trading in the third quarter of 2020.Meld Gold said the platform will offer a digital method to buy and sell physical gold that is more efficient and transparent than traditional gold markets.Unlike other gold-backed tokens, the issuer doesn’t have a stash of gold…

Ethereum must innovate beyond just DApps for DeFi degens: Vitalik Buterin
During his keynote at the EthCC conference in Paris, Ethereum co-founder and lead developer Vitalik Buterin implored the Ethereum community to innovate beyond the confines of decentralized finance.Describing non-financial utilities as “the most interesting part of the vision of general-purpose blockchains,” Buterin lamented that financial applications currently “dominate the Ethereum space.”“Being defined by DeFi is…

Decentralized Platform to Substantially Reduce Streaming Commission Fees to 0.77 Percent
A new, decentralized global platform is aiming to help streamers keep more of their earnings — and create a blockchain-driven ecosystem where they will find it easier to receive donations from their loyal viewers.According to DeStream, the esports market is growing, and as a result, audiences on popular streaming services such as Twitch, YouTube and…

Unofficial Iranian Telegram Applications Leak Data of 42M Users
While Telegram isn’t giving up its ongoing legal battle with United States regulators to launch its TON blockchain project, some online perpetrators are taking advantage of the messenger’s popularity to expose millions of user records of third-party versions of Telegram app.Per an investigation by cybersecurity firm Comparitech and security researcher Bob Diachenko, at least 42…

Uniswap’s Daily Volume Nudges $25M Despite Scam Token Concerns
Uniswap’s daily volume has rallied to nearly $25 million despite the spotlight on imposter tokens trading on the exchange. 214 Total views 1 Total shares Daily trade volume on the decentralized exchange (DEX) and liquidity pool Uniswap has rallied to $25 million on the back of a strong first day of trade for the digital…