Blockchain
Bitcoin Network Reaches One Billion Transactions, 15 Years After Its Launch
Bitcoin network has officially surpassed one billion processed transactions. According to data published on Clark Moody Bitcoin, one billionth transaction was processed in block 842,241 at 9:34 pm UTC on May 5. This achievement comes exactly 15 years, four months, and four days after the pseudonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, mined Bitcoin’s first block on Jan. […]
Pantera Capital Invests in Telegram’s TON for Web3 Adoption
Pantera Capital, a leading blockchain investment firm, has announced its investment in TON (Telegram Open Network), a Layer 1 network originally conceived by Telegram and further developed by the open-source community. This investment underscores Pantera’s confidence in TON’s potential to revolutionize cryptocurrency adoption on a massive scale. In its official announcement, Pantera Capital emphasized TON’s […]
BlackRock Leads $47M Strategic Funding Round for Securitize
Securitize, a leading digital securities platform, has secured $47 million in strategic funding led by investment giant BlackRock. Other investors in the funding round include blockchain developers Aptos Labs Paxos and stablecoin issuer Circle. Securitize said in a statement that the proceeds from the funding round will be used for product development, global expansion, and […]
An Inside Look at PAWChain: Simplifying Crypto for the Masses
The last few years have seen an astronomical growth in the crypto market. However, many people still perceive blockchain technology as difficult and complex. The PAW ecosystem is introducing a simple crypto solution to address this issue: PAWChain, “the multi-chain maestro”. PAWChain: An All-in-One Crypto Gateway PAWChain is an extensive community oriented ecosystem of products […]
Pantera Capital to Raise $1 Billion for New Crypto Fund V
Pantera Capital, one of the largest managers of digital assets, is reportedly looking to raise over $1 billion for a new fund that would offer investors exposure to a wide range of blockchain-based assets. The fund, called Pantera Fund V, is slated to launch in April 2025 and would serve as the company’s ‘all-in-one’ fund, […]
Telegram Wallet Removes USDT Withdrawal Fees on TON Network
Telegram Wallet announced that it is removing the fee for USDt withdrawals to external wallets on the TON network. Additionally, the TON Foundation has allocated 11 million Toncoins to incentivize the adoption of USDT. On April 19th, Telegram Wallet introduced the withdrawal of USDT on the TON network from all supported exchanges such as OKX, […]
DeFi platform Hedgey Finance Suffers $44.7 Million Exploit
Hedgey Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform known for supporting decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) with token distribution services, recently found itself under siege in a cyber attack that resulted in a substantial loss of $44.7 million across two blockchain platforms, Arbitrum and Ethereum. This attack has raised concerns about the security vulnerabilities within the decentralized finance (DeFi) […]
Bitfinex Securities Launches Tokenized Debt to Build Hotel in El Salvador
Bitfinex Securities revealed today its intentions to initiate a tokenized debt offering to raise $6.25 million. This capital will be used to develop a Hampton by Hilton hotel complex at El Salvador’s international airport. The company, Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V., is a major player in tokenized securities. Businesses leverage the blockchain to […]
Ethereum L2s to Reach $1T Market Cap by 2030: VanEck Analysts
In an April 3 report, analysts from investment management company VanEck forecasted Ethereum‘s Layer-2 protocols will hit a market capitalization of $1 trillion by 2030. VanEck’s prediction is based on the significant growth and impact of L2 technologies on Ethereum’s performance and scalability. The company’s senior digital assets investment analyst Patrick Bush and digital assets […]