Dwindling optimism for Bitcoin ETF approval to blame as weekly crypto outflows hit $55M

    Digital asset investment products saw $55 million in outflows for the week of Sept. 13, according to a report from CoinShares. Optimism surrounding what was previously thought to be the impending approval of a spot-based Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has begun to give way as $42 million worth of the week’s outflows came from BTC…

    Vitalik Buterin declares he is not staking all of his ETH, merely a ‘small portion’

    Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained the “biggest reason” is because it has to be on a multisig, which is still “fairly difficult” to set up. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that he does not stake all of his Ether due to multisignature wallets being “complicated in a bunch of ways.” On the June 29 episode of the Bankless podcast, Buterin revealed…

    Bitcoin gets closer to ‘51% attack’ on altcoin market

    Bitcoin’s market dominance index has failed to sustain above 50% since April 2021 — so will this time be any different? Bitcoin’s percentage share in the crypto market has risen to nearly 50% in the aftermath of the last week’s altcoin market rout. On June 13, the Bitcoin Dominance Index (BTC.D), which tracks BTC’s weight against…

    Cardano ecosystem set to expand with custom-built sidechains

    The toolkit will allow for creators of sidechains to choose their own consensus mechanism and other application-specific features, whilst inheriting the security of the main chain. Input Output Global (IOG) — the team behind the Cardano ecosystem — will release a software toolkit in late Jan. 2023 that will enable developers to deploy custom-built sidechains…

    Cardano, Polkadot, Kusama lead in development activity over the past month

    Over the past month, the highest blockchain development activity was recorded in Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT), Kusama (KSM), Cosmos (ATOM), Decentraland (MANA), and Ethereum (ETH) – data from Santiment revealed. Development activity indicates a project’s dedication to creating a viable product. According to Santiment, Cardano (ADA) is currently the most actively developed crypto. Multiple innovations…

    Cardano developer to issue dollar-pegged stablecoin USDA

    Cardano developer Emurgo announced plans to issue a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDA, on the Cardano network in early 2023. Emurgo plans to introduce USDA by the end of Q1 2023. Emurgo, Cardano’s official commercial arm, said in a statement that USDA will be the first regulated stablecoin on the blockchain backed by a fiat currency….