Runes make up 68% of all Bitcoin transactions since launch

April 25, 2024
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Runes continue to make up the vast majority of Bitcoin transactions; however, the fees earned by Bitcoin miners from Runes have slightly tailed off since the record-setting halving day.

The Financial Conduct Authority warns that the crypto exchange is operating without proper authorization. 100 Total views 1 Total shares The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has added crypto exchange Poloniex to its warning list of non-authorized companies. The Seychelles-based exchange is one of the three companies owned by or affiliated with entrepreneur Justin

$45,000 Bitcoin looks cheap when compared to gold’s marketcap

Bitcoin (BTC) pulled off an impressive double-digit rally this year, but the digital asset has been struggling to break the $45,000 resistance lately. This level does not hold any historical importance because it has been easily breached multiple times. The same can be said for Bitcoin's $850 billion capitalization, which isn't anywhere close to silver's…

IMF Weighs the Pros and Cons of a Central Bank Digital Currency

In a recent keynote speech to the London School of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director, Tao Zhang, briefed the positives and negatives of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).Zhang pointed toward greater efficiency and lower costs associated with a CBDC. “In some countries, the cost of managing cash can be very high…

Polymarket whale raises Trump odds, sparking manipulation concerns

Assessing potential manipulation in prediction markets is becoming increasingly important, with less than three weeks until the US presidential election.

Alaska adds ‘virtual currency’ to its regulatory regime

Starting in 2023, the companies will have to obtain a new type of license to operate with crypto in the state. 198 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTFrom Jan. 1, 2023, the term “virtual currency” will take its place in the money transmission regulations of…

Unconfirmed: Telegram’s TON Testnet Blockchain Light Client Uploaded to GitHub

A GitHub user seeming uploaded the first version of the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain light client on May 25.Per the readme information file on GitHub, the client — if configured properly — connects to a full node for the TON blockchain testnet and sends some queries to it. The apparent existence of a testnet…

Ava Labs cuts 12% of staff to ‘reallocate resources’ toward expansion

Ava Labs, the team behind the Avalanche Blockchain, has confirmed it laid off 12% of its employees in a recent wave of staff cuts, citing the need to reallocate its resources.The firm’s founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer confirmed the news on Nov. 7 after several former Ava Labs employees announced on X (formerly Twitter)

QuadrigaCX Victims Request Proof of Gerald Cotten’s Death By Exhuming Body

Canadian law firm Miller Thomson has made a request to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to conduct an exhumation and post-mortem autopsy on the body of Gerald Cotten, the deceased owner of the now-defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX.On Dec. 13, the Miller Thomson lawyers explained in a letter to the RCMP that the request…

Trump victory may give crypto a 'dopamine hit,' but traders should be cautious

Crypto analysts suggest a Trump victory could give the crypto market a “dopamine hit,” but with considerable volatility already priced in, traders should remain cautious.

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