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Popular non-fungible token (NFT) gaming platform Axie Infinity continues to see increased adoption from users, following exponential growth in the number of wallet addresses. Axie Sees Surge in Address Holders According to data provided by IntoTheBlock on Tuesday (September 28, 2021), Axie Infinity Shards (AXS) ownership is on the rise, with 17,480 address holders. This figure represents a new all-time high (ATH) and a 420% increase year-to-date (YTD). Meanwhile, this growth...

The sports commentator, comedian, and popular podcast host Joe Rogan admitted that he is “not interested” in non-fungible tokens. To him, their concept is difficult to understand, and he called them a cryptocurrency “hustle.” ‘It Doesn’t Make Any Sence to Me’ The popular MMA and UFC commentator – Joe Rogan – does not see how non-fungible tokens have become such a trend recently. During a recent podcast, the American rejected the option of purchasing an NFT. He went further,...

A few months after hinting that Miami residents could soon be able to pay their taxes with bitcoin, the city’s mayor – Francis Suarez – said the process has begun as his team will issue the request in October. Separately, Suarez also touched upon the most recent actions undertaken by the Chinese government, adding that the US could take advantage of this “huge mistake.” Miami Citizens to Pay Taxes in BTC? Being a BTC and ETH holder for a while, Francis Suarez has become one...

Layer 2 scaling solution, Celer Network, has recorded an impressive milestone, as trading volume on its recently-launched cBridge has surpassed the $200 million mark, a week after reaching $100 million. Celer’s cBridge Volume Hits $217M According to data on the Celer’s analytics webpage, the cBridge currently has a total trade volume of more than $217 million and a transaction count of 33,143. Over the last 24 hours, nearly 2,000 transactions were made on the bridge worth...

The second-largest ETH mining pool – Sparkpool – has announced that it has halted access to new users in Mainland China. Furthermore, the organization plans to abandon all of its services as of September 30th. Based in Hangzhou, China, Sparkpool is the second-largest Ethereum mining pool responsible for more than 20% of the total hash rate, as the picture below demonstrates. Ethereum Hash Rate Distribution. Source: EtherscanHowever, the company plans to seize all operations...

The cryptocurrency market never ceases to amaze. One of the most popular centralized exchanges – Bitfinex – spent over $23 million worth of fees to send $100K USDT using Ethereum’s network. In what seems to be the most expensive transaction made on Ethereum, Bitfinex, the well-known cryptocurrency exchange, paid over $23M worth of ETH. Interestingly enough, the transaction itself intended to send $100,000 worth of USDT. According to Etherscan, Bitfinex paid a grand total of...

The overall demand for ETH continues to increase with new on-chain data suggesting that the total supply held on exchanges has declined by approximately one-third in the past year alone. As such, less than 20% of all ETH in existence is currently sitting on trading platforms. Investors Withdraw ETH Tokens It’s safe to say that the Ethereum blockchain is arguably the most utilized network in the cryptocurrency space. After all, it’s the home of numerous projects from two of...

InputOutput (IOKH), the technology company behind the Cardano open-source blockchain project, announced in the ongoing Cardano Summit 2021 that it has partnered with decentralized blockchain oracle network Chainlink. Tremendous Respect for Cardano As per the announcement, the partnership will see Cardano integrate Chainlink’s oracles to support developers as they prepare to start building smart contracts for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Recall that Cardano...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have recently issued a staff notice addressing improper marketing practices from Crypto Trading Platforms (CTPs) in the country and offered clarity on what rules to keep in mind. Cleaning Up CTP Advertising The regulators’ notice was released earlier this week on the OSC’s website. It begins stating their concerns over “certain advertising activities and...

Right from the very first year bitcoin came into existence, the Chinese government has gone after the primary cryptocurrency, hammering it with bans after bans while citing countless risks supposedly associated with it. In over a decade, the Republic of China has also managed to increase its FUD (short for fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in the industry, and each time, crypto had seen a massive hit. Just last week, bitcoin’s price fell by more than 5% within hours, owing to...