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Ethena Labs, the creators of USDe, have incorporated Bitcoin (BTC) as backing into their synthetic dollar-pegged offering. This move aims to scale USDe’s supply from its current $2 billion mark. BTC to Boost Scalability and Liquidity The announcement, made through an April 4 thread on X, highlighted the strategic importance of incorporating BTC as a backing asset. Excited to announce that Ethena has onboarded BTC as a backing asset to USDe This is a crucial unlock which will...

Uniswap, the decentralized exchange (DEX) pioneer, has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing $2 trillion in all-time trading volume. This achievement marks a historic moment for the platform, occurring five and a half years after its launch in November 2018. Uniswap’s $2 Trillion Milestone According to data from a Dune Analytics dashboard compiled by Uniswap’s strategy and operations lead, Zach Wong, the DEX’s all-time trading volume stands at $2,000,002,099,397 with...

The Solana network has been grappling with a significant surge in transaction failures, with approximately three-quarters of all transactions experiencing issues amidst the frenzy of activity sparked by the recent meme coin craze. Market players believe that the current crisis is an “existential moment as big as the FTX collapse.” Solana’s Failed Transaction Climbs 75% According to the latest data from Dune Analytics on April 4, over 75% of “non-vote” Solana transactions...

Tether Treasury has been actively minting USDT tokens amidst choppy market conditions. In the latest development, $3 billion worth of USDT tokens were mined by the Tether Treasury within a period of three days, according to an update by Lookonchain. The tokens were then distributed across the Ethereum and TRON blockchains. This surge in USDT minting has sparked curiosity regarding the destination. Since April 1st, approximately $2.55 billion USDT has flowed into prominent...

The hacker responsible for the $321 million Wormhole bridge hack was initially considered qualified for a recent airdrop of a newly launched W token where the explorer could claim $50,000. The Wormhole bridge suffered an exploit in February 2022, making it one of the most significant hacks in the crypto industry’s history. Wormhole Airdrop Lists Hacker as Eligible On April 3, Wormhole announced its airdrop of more than 675 million W tokens, worth about $850,000 at current...

Price feed oracle and market data provider Pyth Network has released new price feeds for two blockchain tokens: W and USDB. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, both price feeds have become available on roughly 50 blockchains that have integrated Pyth in their protocols. Pyth Launches Price Feeds For W And USDB W is the governance token for Wormhole, a cross-chain messaging platform that allows developers to build interoperable decentralized applications....

The firm, co-founded by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former Sequoia partner Matt Huang, is looking to tap into institutional interest in the space following a bear market lull in VC investing. It would be one of the largest new crypto VC funds raised since the market downturn last year, according to an April 3 Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources. The peak for crypto VC fundraising came in May 2022, when venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised a $4.5...

Coinbase’s Layer 2 network – Base – has been dominating the L2 landscape. March has been particularly lucrative for the scaling solution gaining significant traction as a result of increased meme coin frenzy as well as airdrops in recent weeks. With approximately 890,000 daily active addresses, Base has yet again taken the lead, indicating a significant user base engagement, according to IntoTheBlock. ‘Base Spring’ The on-chain intelligence platform also found that Base’s...

Binance will soon close its Bitcoin NFT marketplace after opening its trading venue to the network’s collectibles less than one year ago. In a blog post on Thursday, the crypto exchange said it will “cease support for trades and deposits of Bitcoin NFTs” starting April 18 at 6:00 UTC. Binance Exits From Ordinals The exchange noted that its support for “any further airdrops, benefits, or utilities” related to Bitcoin NFTs will wrap up on April 10. The decision to cut Bitcoin...

The Bitcoin halving event has been scheduled to take place in the next 15 days. Based on historical data, it could trigger a bull run that would last months, setting new price peaks. Crypto data analytics platform Kaiko believes BTC could record a new top within nine to twelve months after the event on April 20. Bitcoin’s Rally Post-Halving Kaiko explained that the short-term price impact of Bitcoin halving events has been mixed in the past, but historical data has clarified...