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New generation blockchains increase throughput to several thousand transactions per second with new engineering solutions such as PBFT proof of stake.
Ark Investment funds have faced a challenging time due to the cryptocurrencies’ increased volatility in the past few weeks.
With the Ethereum/RSK bridge, DAI or any other Ethereum-based stablecoins or assets can easily be converted to rDAI or their RSK equivalents.
Vitalik Buterin offloaded nearly 50 million SHIB coins through wallet transactions while donating the proceeds of the sale to India’s Crypto Covid Relief Fund. He also donated to the Ethereum-based fundraising platform Gitcoin.
At present, Diem is working with Silvergate to issue its stablecoin backed by the US Dollar.
The goal of the BITQ crypto ETF is to provide public companies with the exposure to crypto space without directly holding the digital assets.
Solana (SOL) has added approximately 8108% in the past twelve months and is now up around 53% in the past 30 days.
Dogecoin has been known to exhibit a ‘pump and dump’ kind of movement in its price. However, the recent growth performance has proven to be different.
Chia Coin uses a proof-of-space system that relies on the storage capacity of devices used in mining instead of computing power.
However, despite the bullish calls, UNSW associate professor Elvira Sojli thinks the Ethereum price will trade around $1,850 by the end of 2025.
CryptoPunks are some of the oldest NFTs in the crypto ecosystem. They were introduced back in 2017, and have since gained prominence as ones of the most valuable NFTs.
Ethereum has been one of the best-performing digital assets this year. The digital coin’s year-to-date gains are over 480% and despite its slight slide, its value is up by 65% over the last 30 days and 7.4% in the last 24 hours.
As of the press moment, Uniswap has generated $7.1 million in fees over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s 1-day fees reached $4.6 million. Both Uniswap and Bitcoin are remaining behind Ethereum the daily fees’ revenue of which has reached $117.2 million.
Jordan Sweetnam, Senior vice VP and General Manager for eBay’s North America Market, revealed that eBay will also add new capabilities that bring blockchain-driven collectables to the platform.
Despite the high fees, institutional investors are still interested in Ethereum based on future growth prospects.