According to the Dogecoin Foundation, the organization is working with Vitalik Buterin on constructing proof-of-stake (PoS) capabilities for the Dogecoin network. The “uniquely Doge proposal” is aimed at bolstering a “community staking” version of the protocol. Dogecoin Foundation Discusses the Project’s ‘Trailmap’ On December 23, the Dogecoin Foundation’s official Twitter account tweeted about the digital …
Yearly archives: 2021
Ethereum Whales Loading Up on Several Gaming Altcoins As Top Wallet Executes Massive $45,686,644 Crypto Trade
New statistics show that Ethereum (ETH) whales are gobbling up gaming and social altcoins as the crypto market recovers from its latest pullback. The top 1,000 ETH whales are snapping up millions of dollars worth of metaverse tokens, stablecoins and ETH-based altcoins, according to whale-surveying platform WhaleStats. WhaleStats reveals that the top 10 coins being …
From DeFi year to decade: Is mass adoption here? Experts Answer, Part 3
Tristan is the core contributor to Zeta Markets, an under-collateralized DeFi derivatives platform, providing liquid derivatives trading to individuals and institutions alike. “We’ve seen a Cambrian explosion in the DeFi ecosystem in 2021, with peak TVL approaching $300 billion vs the 2020 peak of $21 billion. This sounds like the growth surely has to slow. …
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10 women who used crypto to make a difference in 2021
This year, new research showed that there’s still a long way to go before there is gender parity in the crypto and blockchain space. WEF’s April Global Gender Gap Report 2021 found that it will take close to 135.6 years to close the gender gap due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that hasn’t stopped these …
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Ethereum and These Two Altcoins To Generate Massive Returns in 2022, Says Crypto Trader Lark Davis
Cryptocurrency trader Lark Davis is listing Ethereum and two altcoins among his top investment picks for 2022. Davis tells his 475,000 YouTube subscribers that Ethereum and two altcoins will make “good returns for investors” next year. In the case of Ethereum, the crypto trader and analyst says the second-largest digital asset by market cap could …
Child prodigy with 162 IQ wants cryptocurrency for Christmas and gets it
The wish of owning cryptocurrencies this Christmas came true for a 12-year-old schoolkid with an intelligence quotient (IQ) higher than Albert Einstein. Barnaby Swinburn, a resident of Bristol, England had asked for two Christmas presents, a Mensa test for testing his IQ and a cryptocurrency portfolio. According to BristolLive, Swinburn scored the highest possible score …
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Bitcoin battles bears ‘on offense’ as Christmas delivers a $50K BTC gift
Bitcoin (BTC) held $50,000 into Dec. 25 as BTC bulls avoided an unwelcome Christmas Day surprise. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Bears become bulls” short term? Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD maintaining $50,000 support into the weekend, having ranged after local highs above $51,500. The pair was calm as the …
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Justin Sun to take Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight to space, will choose five individuals to join him
Justin Sun, the founder of the cryptocurrency platform Tron, revealed his plans to fly to space next year and is currently handpicking five individuals who will join him on the mission. The crypto entrepreneur disclosed he chose Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin for his space journey–revealing himself as the mysterious auction winner who bid $28 …
LUNA reaches $100 as major exchanges list Terra’s UST stablecoin
The Terra ecosystem has experienced parabolic growth this fall which culminated this Friday as its native cryptocurrency LUNA reached its all-time high of $100. LUNA’s growth was fueled by the significant traction UST, a stablecoin native to Terra, gained this month as it got listed on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Terra is breaking its own records …
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More Needs to Be Done to Ensure Tanzanians Understand the Risks of Crypto Trading, Says Blockchain Educator
Tanzanians are embracing cryptocurrencies but more work still has to be undertaken in order to reduce the number of scams in the industry, a blockchain educator has said. In much of the year 2021, blockchain entities and proponents of the technology in Tanzania did much to bring this fintech to ordinary folks in that country. …
Marathon Announced New Purchase of Bitmain Miners, Expects to Reach 23.3 EH/s for Early 2023
Marathon, one of the leading bitcoin mining companies in North America announced it has entered a new purchase agreement with Bitmain, a bitcoin mining machine manufacturer. This deal would allow them to acquire an undisclosed number of Antminer S19 XP models, an ASIC capable of delivering 140 TH/s while being more efficient than its previous …
Russian Government Allows Regions to Raise Electricity Rates for Crypto Miners
The federal government in Moscow has permitted regions to determine local electricity tariffs for the population, a measure that will affect crypto mining at homes. Subsidized household electricity in Russia is often used to mint digital currencies in basements and garages. Regions in Russia Granted Permission to Increase Costs for Home Mining Russians mining cryptocurrencies …
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Shib Inu and Dogecoin Competitor Explodes 50% in Just One Week As Bitcoin Breaks $51,000
A Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) competitor has skyrocketed in value this week as Bitcoin and numerous other crypto projects have seen significant price increases. The meme coin Dogelon Mars (ELON) has surged by nearly 50% in the past seven days and is trading at $0.000002 at time of writing. The 126th-ranked crypto asset …
Terra’s Mirror protocol warns community against governance attack
Public blockchain network Terra has confirmed an ongoing scam attack via an official governance poll on Mirror, an in-house synthetic assets protocol. According to Mirror, the attacker launched a public poll on Mirror’s official website, which proposes a freeze on the community pool in case of a scam. NEW MIRROR POLL! ALERT: Poll 211 is …
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Turkey’s crypto law is ready for parliament, President Erdoğan confirms
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reportedly confirmed the completion of a crypto law draft that will soon be shared with the Parliament for mainstream implementation in the country. In an effort to counter the falling value of the Turkish lira, President Erdoğan shared plans to implement a new economic model while speaking at a …
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