In yet another concerning development, the prominent blockchain security firm, Peckshield, revealed looking into more than 50 potentially dubious projects on Binance Smart Chain(BSC). Rug Potentials on Binance Smart Chain Rug pulls were a frequent occurrence in the crypto space in 2021. In this kind of scam, developers of a DeFi project abandon it unexpectedly and siphon off with user funds. Binance Smart Chain was one of the badly hit DeFi platforms which lured numerous...
Read More »Huobi Reports: 70% of Crypto Investors Joined in 2021 (Survey)
According to a research handled by the large digital asset platform Huobi Group, nearly 7 in 10 crypto holders entered the market in 2021. Despite the rising interest in the asset class, approximately 25% of the participants believe “it’s all a scam/bubble,” which is going to collapse, the survey estimated. 7 in 10 Entered The Crypto Ecosystem Last Year Huobi’s poll consisted of more than 3,000 people. The company conducted it in mid-December 2021, while the results were...
Read More »DeFi and NFT Scaled to New Heights in 2021: CoinGecko Report
CoinGecko’s 2021 report noted that DeFi managed to branch out from Ethereum onto other chains at a rapid pace. The NFT market, on the other hand, saw a meteoric rise thanks to the complementary areas of metaverse and GameFi. Drastic Fluctuations In DeFi Ecosystem According to the latest report by CoinGecko, the market cap across the decentralized finance protocols grew by 7.5x from $20 billion to $150 billion in 2021. Its dominance has more than doubled from 2.8% to an...
Read More »Russian Rapper Morgenshtern Joins TON as Ambassador, Buys $130K Worth of TONCOIN
Popular Russian rapper and YouTuber Morgenshtern has partnered with The Open Network (TON) to become an investor and ambassador for the blockchain project. Morgenshtern Sings About TON According to a recent report from a local news outlet, the A-list Russian rapper released a new song, in which he sang about the TON project and its native cryptocurrency Toncoin. In the song, the hip-hop star mentioned that he “sold all the cue balls and bought TON.” Morgenshtern subsequently...
Read More »Second Parachain Auction Winner Moonbeam Goes Live on Polkadot
Polkadot’s parachain smart contract platform with Ethereum compatibility, Moonbeam, has recently completed its pre-launch process and is now live on the Polkadot network. Moonbeam Launches on Polkadot Announcing the launch on Tuesday, the project’s team noted that Moonbeam is the first fully operational parachain on the Polkadot blockchain. With the release, the protocol will pave the way for over 80 projects in its ecosystem to be deployed. Earlier in October, Moonbeam won...
Read More »Northwest Arkansas Offers $10,000 in Bitcoin to People Who Settle in The Region
The Northwest Arkansas Council has stepped into the world of crypto by giving away $10K worth of bitcoin to professional workers. The only condition: they have to settle in the region. Move-in and Get Bitcoin Northwest Arkansas is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States due to its job opportunities and low cost of living. Despite its advantages, the region consists of mere 540,000 inhabitants. To attract more individuals to settle in the area,...
Read More »Bank of America: Solana Could Become The Visa of Crypto
Alkesh Shah – analyst at Bank of America – predicted Solana could continue to steal some of Ethereum’s market share as it’s easy to use and has significantly lower transaction fees. The strategist further asserted that Solana could become “the Visa” of the cryptocurrency industry. High Hopes for Solana Solana has been one of the top-performing cryptocurrency projects in the past 12 months. Its native token has increased its USD value by nearly 4,300% in one year and is...
Read More »European Commission Selects IOTA For EU Blockchain Development
The IOTA Foundation was recently selected as a contractor for Phase 2 of the EU blockchain’s pre-commercial procurement. They will now develop prototype improvements for the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)’s future versions. Competing For The EU The foundation announced the commission’s support in a blog post on their site earlier today. They will be competing with four other selected contractors to research how the EBSI could be made more scalable,...
Read More »FTX Rolls Out $2 Billion Venture Fund
The US exchange aims to allocate funds from $100,000 to hundreds of millions of dollars in certain blockchain and crypto projects through the new initiative called FTX Ventures. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news earlier on January 14th, indicating that FTX Ventures will be one of the largest such funds in the cryptocurrency space. The coverage informed that the entire $2 billion funding came from the exchange’s founder and CEO – Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX Ventures...
Read More »Chinese Law Enforcement Agency Have Reportedly Seized $1.7 Billion Worth of Crypto
Reports emerged indicating that the Chinese officials are keeping a close eye on cryptocurrency activities and are applying innovative strategies to tackle virtual currency money laundering. “An Important Breakthrough” According to the Chinese state-owned broadcaster, CCTV (controlled by the CCP), the country’s Ministry of Public Security has solved 259 cases that involve cryptocurrency money laundering. It also seized cryptocurrencies worth 11 billion yuan, or nearly $1.7...
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