Cardano (ADA) experienced a significant surge in network activity yesterday, with a whopping 204 billion ADA coins transacted. This massive spike in transaction volume highlights growing interest in the smart contract platform and could be tied to several factors.
Decentralized finance analytics platform DefiLlama appears to have resolved the internal conflict within its team that had earlier threatened a “forking” of the platform.
Potential trouble at DefiLlama was first revealed when developer 0xngmi claimed in a March 19 via twitter
The implosion of Terra, FTX, and Celsis 3AC as well as global monetary tightening damaged investor confidence in cryptocurrencies in 2022, with Bitcoin experiencing a massive correction. However, Bitcoin ended the week with a 34 gain, the best since January 2021.
The Bitcoin blockchain itself cannot support smart contracts and sophisticated apps, so to use BTC in a decentralized app, users must first move their BTC in and out of other Bitcoin layers that offer fully expressive smart contracts and decentralized applications. To do that, users go through a “peg,” in which:
A user deposits their Bitcoin (“pegs in”)—we’ll get back to where they deposit in a moment, that’s important.
A user receives a synthetic asset corresponding to the exact amount they d
Polygon supernets and Avalanche subnets are both scalability solutions that aim to help developers deploy or develop app chains rapidly. While they share some similarities, they differ in several ways, including consensus mechanisms, transactions per second, and validator management.
Avalanche has a system of subnets that have dynamic validators working together to achieve consensus. These subnets can be used to create fully customized blockchains on the Avalanche network. In contrast, Polygon
A recent report revealed that up to 190 banks in the US are already on the brink of a crash. Analyzing the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the analysts discovered that 10% of US banks currently have more unrecognized losses than the SVB.
Airdrops have long been a popular way for new projects to gain traction and reward early adopters, especially recently with the successful launch of Blur or the much awaited announcement of Arbitrum.
However, traditional airdrops often do not require any significant commitment from the user, resulting in a low retention rate and little to no engagement with the project beyond simply holding the tokens received. Lately, such terms as “sybil attack” or “airdrop hunters” are oftenly perceived as n
If Ripple wins the case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a relisting of the coin on America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange seems possible
The NFT market has recently been affected by three bank collapse situations. These financial institutions include Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate, and Signature Bank. Strict rules, a downturn in the economy, a liquidity shortage, and a failure to honor consumer withdrawal requests all contributed to this incident.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a virtual bank, recently went under, and DappRadar observed a sharp decline in trade volumes for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).