Author: Crypto Insider

Solana developers have created a quantum-resistant vault on the Solana blockchain to protect user funds from potential threats posed by quantum computers. The “Solana Winternitz Vault” solution achieves this by implementing a complex hash-based signature system that generates new keys every time a transaction is made, explained cryptography researcher and Zeus Network chief scientist Dean Little in…

More than $19 trillion in transactions settled over the Bitcoin network in 2024 — more than double the $8.7 trillion settled over the network in 2023 — reversing two years of declining transaction volume since 2021. According to data from vice president of research at Riot Platforms Pierre Rochard, Bitcoin transaction volume peaked during the…

Ethena is preparing to roll out a new crypto-based product aimed at attracting traditional finance (TradFi) institutions. The blockchain platform plans to launch the new iUSDe product in February. Built on its synthetic dollar, sUSDe, iUSDe introduces a “simple wrapper contract” that adds transfer restrictions at the token level, according to Ethena’s 2025 roadmap published on Jan….

Bitcoin’s hashrate — the total computing power securing the network — reached a new all-time high of over 1,000 exahashes per second (EH/s) on Jan. 3, according to data from CoinWarz. That is nearly double the network’s hashrate 12 months ago. According to CoinWarz, Bitcoin’s hashrate hovered around 510 EH/s in January 2024. At the time of…

Deng Chao, CEO of institutional asset manager HashKey Capital, recently told Cointelegraph that crypto projects will attract more capital from venture capitalists in 2025. These VCs are eyeing stablecoin products, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, artificial intelligence and infrastructure. According to Chao, increased digital asset valuations in 2024 and the tailwinds from the reelection of Donald Trump in…

What is multichain self-custody? Multichain self-custody refers to the practice of managing digital assets across multiple blockchain ecosystems without relying on third-party custodians.  It combines the concept of self-custody — direct control of cryptocurrency assets through private key ownership — with the ability to interact seamlessly across diverse blockchain networks like Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) and…