When the world’s fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange delists its leading stablecoin for an entire continent, it raises eyebrows. But this may just be a harbinger of things to come. Expect more disruptions as Europe’s path-breaking Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) regulatory regime takes effect at the end of June. Off-shore stablecoins, in particular, may face challenges….
The blockchain-based mini-decentralized applications (DApps) on Telegram, also known as Mini Apps, could be a “Trojan horse” for mass blockchain adoption. That’s according to Justin Hyun, the director of investments at TON Foundation, who told Cointelegraph: “That’s our thesis for bringing in more users onto the blockchain without even needing to educate them about the blockchain….
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is proposing to raise the bar on what’s considered a rollup in the Ethereum ecosystem — and suggests developers should aim to get their decentralization efforts in order by the end of the year. The comments came in his latest blog post on March 28, reflecting on the year ahead following Ethereum’s latest Dencun upgrade,…
After rallying to $4,091 leading into the Dencun upgrade, Ether has underperformed over the last month compared to Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, leading traders to doubt whether the altcoin’s downtrend is over. To put this into context, Bitcoin’s price fell by 18% during the same period, while the total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped by 16%. A number of…
The Ethereum network recently hit the one million validator milestone, with 32 million Ether currently staked, valued at approximately $114 billion based on current market prices. On March 28, the Dune Analytics dashboard created by Hildobby to track Ethereum staking progress showed that the network achieved a validator count of one million, with the 32 million ETH staked…
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin will hold an airdrop of Bitcoin and its native KuCoin (KCS) token worth $10 million, according to a letter from CEO Johnny Lyu posted on the exchange’s blog on March 27. The news comes a day after the United States Justice Department announced charges against the exchange and two of its founders. Lyu did not…