Blockchain

The world’s leading cryptographic currency is trading over 40% higher than its average price on the eve of the November 5th US elections. Analysts agree that this is owing in large part to the promises of the Trump campaign and its allies to ensure that the federal government is fair to the innovative new Internet industry. But it’s also a repeat of a historic pattern in Bitcoin’s 4-year market supply cycle. Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood recently doubled down on her 2030 price...

Several base-layer blockchain cryptocurrencies that compete with Ethereum—because they are optimized for smart contracts and open-source currency issuance—rallied further up their price charts than ETH during the US election rally. Even Bitcoin gains beat Ether’s on this turn of the markets. For the 30 days ending Friday, Nov. 22, Bitcoin’s price gained 47%. Meanwhile, Sui Coin (SUI) jumped by 74%, Solana by 56%, and Polkdadot (DOT) rose by 44%, according to data compiled by...

Asset manager Charles Schwab could enter the crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market following comments made by incoming CEO Rick Wurster. Wurster told Bloomberg that the company would offer spot digital currency trading if the U.S. regulatory environment changed. Regulatory Environment Will Change Eventually In a November 21 interview, the financial services company’s incoming head said it could make a strategic shift and enter the spot crypto ETF market in anticipation of...

It’s been barely a few weeks since the pro-crypto candidate Donald Trump won the United States presidential elections, and the digital asset market still feels the impact of that victory. As the Trump administration prepares to take complete charge of affairs at the White House by January, crypto users anticipate what this could mean for the industry. According to a quarterly institution report by the digital asset exchange Bybit and the crypto research firm Blocks Scholes,...

[PRESS RELEASE – Palo Alto, California, November 21st, 2024] Integration to enhance DeFi use cases on Aptos, expand interoperability, and streamline global payment solutions for merchants. Aptos Foundation today announced the upcoming integration of Circle’s native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the Aptos Network, as well as Stripe adding support for Aptos in its crypto products. These integrations make Aptos the home for interoperable DeFi and the fastest,...

Sui Network suffered a major disruption on November 21st after failing to produce blocks on its mainnet, which effectively brought the blockchain to a standstill. Following a two-hour downtime, the network resumed operations, once again processing transactions. Sui Network Restored After Downtime According to the official announcement by the team behind the Layer 1 network, the outage was caused by a bug in the transaction scheduling logic that led to validator crashes. “The...

Présentation pratique et concrète du Lightning Network par Renaud Lifchitz lors du meetup de Montmartre du 20 novembre 2024. « Lightning est un réseau qui se greffe sur Bitcoin mais qui n’est pas une blockchain. C’est un réseau pair à pair au dessus de Bitcoin – ce qu’on appelle souvent une couche 2 ou layer 2 – qui permet d’accélérer les transactions Bitcoin et surtout de les rendre quasiment gratuites et instantanées. Pour les usages commerciaux c’est très utile parce qu’un...

Sky, the DeFi lending protocol that was formerly known as Maker, has rolled out its USDS stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. According to the official announcement, Sky said the launch positions USDS as “the first major DeFi-native stablecoin on Solana,” offering new avenues for borrowing, lending, and trading on the blockchain’s leading DeFi platforms. “Today’s launch marks the first step in Sky’s strategy to increase Solana’s DeFi liquidity and TVL. With pending governance...

The Trump transition team is considering pro-crypto lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén as a potential SEC chair candidate, according to reports. Guillén is currently a partner at BakerHostetler and co-lead of its blockchain team. Last week, Gary Gensler released a statement that suggested he was leaving the agency, and the debate over his replacement has heated up. “As Trump searches for a pro-crypto SEC Chair, crypto prices will likely continue to rise,” predicted the Kobeissi...

[PRESS RELEASE – Frankfurt, Germany, November 20th, 2024] KYVE is entering its expansion era, introducing an enhanced web app packed with new features and collaborations to support users and unlock multi-network potential. From experienced developers to crypto newcomers, the platform aims to make it easier for users to jump in, contribute, and benefit as part of KYVE’s mission to make blockchain data accessible to all. The latest updates are meant to make it easier for users...