New reference rates for Solana, Cardano, Polygon and other altcoins added by CME
Reference rates will be offered for 11 altcoins by CME, an essential step for crypto ETFs and derivatives.
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After $600 million crypto hack, Axie Infinity raises $150 million to launch new game
Last week Sky Mavis, the Vietnam-based company behind the crypto game Axie Infinity, revealed that a hacker stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crypto from its blockchain. At nearly the exact same time, it’s launching a new version of the game, Axie Infinity: Origin.
Avalanche COO Sekniqi Offers Advice for Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin
An important figurehead of the Avalanche (AVAX) platform, Kevin Sekniqi, explains why simplicity is a virtue for every L1 in Web3 – and what the ideal global blockchain ecosystem would look like.
Binance Smart Chain’s latest NFT Flokimooni will be available on 15 April 2022
Binance Smart Chain’s latest NFT Flokimooni will be available on 15 April 2022
Binance’s US affiliate valued at $4.5bn
Binance’s US affiliate has been valued at $4.5 billion in its first fundraising round, far less than its main rival, as regulatory concerns cloud the outlook for Changpeng Zhao’s network of crypto companies.
Crypto Giant Binance Bails out Ronin Network after Hack
A cryptocurrency and NFT games company that was hacked for more than $540 million (£412 million) last month now says its customers will be reimbursed after it received an injection of cash.
Degenerate Ape Academy
Degenerate Ape Academy is Solana’s most valuable NFT collection.
Ethereum transition will make for a greener and more secure crypto space
The blockchain underpinning the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency is getting a major upgrade soon. A transformation that could make for a greener and more secure future in this part of the crypto world.
How Do Bitcoin Mixers Work and Why Are They Used?
Bitcoin transactions can be kept entirely private – to conceal who sends what where. Bitcoin mixers, also called tumblers, are among the most popular methods. An amount of bitcoin is jumbled up in private pools before being sent to the intended recipient.
Institutional demand is surging ahead of Ethereum’s ‘Merge’
With the increased demand for the altcoin, the price of Ethereum is on track to rise. A growing number of investors continue to accumulate ETH, pulling it out of circulation.
Mike Tyson Launches NFT Collection on Binance NFT Marketplace
The king of knockouts – Mike Tyson – has launched a Mystery Box NFT collection via Binance NFT (the non-fungible token marketplace of the crypto exchange). The sale began on April 5, 2022, at 11:00 UTC.
MOBOX Gamefi – a guide
MOBOX: A beginner’s guide to the play-to-earn cryptocurrency game
Nearly $6 Billion in ETH Burned as Ethereum 2.0 Edges Closer
The second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, has officially destroyed more than 2 million ETH via a burn mechanism introduced last year.
Snoop Dogg Joins Cardano NFT Project ‘Clay Mates’
It looks as if Snoop Dogg’s NFT collabs are not slowing down anytime soon, as he teams up with the Clay Mates NFT mission. Champ Medici, Snoop’s son, is joining him on the drop, which will take place on April 10.
Solana-based NFTs are now officially supported by OpenSea
OpenSea, the largest digital marketplace for crypto collectibles, has officially begun listing NFTs on Solana.
Solana withdrawals temporarily halted by Binance
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance revealed that it was aware of the issues regarding withdrawals on the Solana network.
Terraform Labs & LUNA Foundation buy $200 million in AVAX tokens
UST stablecoins were used to buy $100 million in AVAX by the Luna Foundation Guard. Terraform Labs exchanged an additional $100 million in LUNA for the AVAX equivalent.
UST (Terra) staking goes live on Binance
Binance will make Terra’s flagship savings protocol available to 30 million users. A new staking program for TerraUSD (UST) was launched by Binance on Wednesday.
Vitalik Donates $5M ETH to Aid Ukraine
As announced by Aid for Ukraine, a joint initiative created by the Ukrainian government, FTX, Everstake, and Kuna to rally crypto donations for the country, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin made $5 million worth of ETH donations to Ukraine in early April.
Boba Network Raises $45M in Series A
a Network, a novel system for improving Ethereum’s transaction capacity, has raised $45 million from a wide range of investors that included cryptocurrency exchange giants Huobi, Crypto.com and BitMart.
Galactic Gecko Space Garage
Galactic Gecko Space Garage is an NFT Social Adventure Club featuring 10,000 warrior turned space racing geckos.
SolPunks – Punks on Solana
People who did not get a Crypto Punk are now interested in adding a SolPunk to their collection.
Is Azuki the New Bored Ape Yacht Club?
Founded in April 2021, the Bored Ape Yacht Club quickly became the hottest NFT collection in the world. As of 2022, anime-themed collections are beginning to take over. Azuki is the name.
Zhao Changpeng Climbs Into World’s 20 Richest
According to Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires rankings, published on Tuesday, April 5, Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao is the wealthiest crypto investor, worth an estimated $65 billion.
Voice Life brings Fractional Ownership of Intellectual Property
A revolutionary new asset sharing service has been launched by Voice Life in the form of a Fractional Non-Fungible Token, also known as a F-NFT.
Aurory | Play-to-Earn
Aurory is a free-to-play desktop game that lets players trade over 10,000 NFT items. Funding for the Aurory program has been provided by the Solana Foundation, Alameda Research, and CMS.
Merging of Ethereum mainnet with the Beacon chain scheduled for 2nd quarter of 2022
The existing Ethereum mainnet will be merging with the Beacon chain of the Ethereum 2.0 system. It is scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2022. However, an exact date has not been disclosed.
Binance joining NCFTA top tweet of Q1 2022
GlobalData’s Technology Influencer Platform has compiled a list of five of the most popular tweets on blockchain in Q1 2022. Binance’s tweet tops the list.
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