The University of Wyoming is set to launch an institute dedicated to research and producing high-quality peer-reviewed studies on Bitcoin. Associate Professor Bradley Rettler, who will serve as the institute's director, announced the initiative on July 28 via social...
The NFT market, which was booming at the start of 2024, hit a rough patch in the second quarter. After a strong first quarter with sales volume reaching $4.1 billion, Q2 ended with a dramatic 45% drop, with sales...
The future of modern finance is already here — Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and DeFi wallets are the passports to this new financial paradigm. They allow investors to easily and safely manage digital assets and interact with various DeFi protocols,...
Web3 trading platform Orderly Network has launched its X Cryptocurrency Trading Championship, featuring a substantial prize pool of $175,000 in USDC. The championship is structured as a four-week event, consisting of four distinct week-long ranking sessions. Participants' trading performances...
Ethereum is gearing up to launch its first-ever hackathon, dubbed "Attackathon," with a $2 million reward pool. The Ethereum Protocol Security (EPS) research team announced this event in a statement published on July 8, 2024. According to the team,...
Recent data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence reveals that a cryptocurrency wallet associated with the German government still holds approximately 38,488 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at about $2.19 billion. This substantial holding comes despite the German government's recent sales...
Japanese investment firm MetaPlanet has significantly increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, purchasing 42.47 BTC for over 400 million yen (approximately $2.8 million USD), according to a press release issued on Monday, July 8, 2024. This acquisition brings the firm's...
Coins.ph, a Filipino crypto exchange, has expanded its Ethereum-based stablecoin PHPC to the Ronin network. This move, announced on July 8 by the Ronin team, aims to provide local blockchain gamers with a seamless way to use their in-game...
The Bitcoin Core developers have unveiled a new policy focused on disclosing "critical bugs" in a move to improve the communication of Bitcoin security vulnerabilities. This announcement came in a message to the Bitcoin Development Mailing List on July...
Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, has introduced a new payment option for citizens of the Philippines that allows them to pay their Social Security System (SSS) contributions using USDT. Pay Social Security System contributions with USD₮ on @ton_blockchain...
