The goal of Merlin Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain built for Bitcoin, is to provide holders of the most valuable cryptocurrency in the world with long-awaited yield potential. With the help of the network’s suite of cutting-edge decentralized finance (DeFi) integrations and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, bitcoiners will be able to
Recent growth spurts in Fantom and Notcoin have slowed, leading to price pullbacks. This has diverted investor attention to new projects with potential. BlockDAG, a layer-1 project, has attracted significant inflows with its stellar presale, becoming a preferred destination. Its recent keynote highlighted the technical prowess of the BlockDAG X100
Ethereum (ETH) price forecasts remain bullish, hinting at a potential breakthrough, signaling strong upward momentum. Amid this hopeful outlook, investors in Render are reconsidering their positions due to market turbulence, eyeing more stable investment ventures. Enter BlockDAG, a trailblazer in blockchain innovation, achieving impressive feats with its presale. With strategic
Formerly known as OAK Network, Ava Protocol has announced that $10 million in seed investment has been completed. This includes a $5.5 million initial round and a subsequent $4.5 million seed+ round. The funds will go toward helping Ava Protocol develop an Eigenlayer AVS that is intent-centric and event-driven, enabling private autonomous transactions on
SubQuery Network, a provider of Web3 infrastructure, has announced the release of two new RPCs for the Polkadot ecosystem. They’re the first decentralized RPCs on Substrate-based networks, available for Polkadot and Kusama. Nearly 200 networks use web3 infrastructure from SubQuery. The SubQuery Network is a worldwide network of decentralized indexers and RPC
Cryptocurrency mixing protocols and privacy coins are encountering resistance from European lawmakers. Members of the European Union Innovation Hub—an initiative that brings together representatives from EU agencies and member states—have released their first report on encryption. The “dual-use” aspect of cryptographic technologies is highlighted in the report. The report backed
According to the OP Labs development team, Ethereum layer-2 Optimism has included fault proofs into its smart contracts. As far as the team is concerned, Optimism has progressed to what Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has dubbed “Stage 1” of decentralization. Base, Metal, Mode, and Zora are the least number
PEPE has recently seen an increase in market cap, spurred by strong demand and the approval of spot Ethereum ETFs. Meanwhile, Solana’s price is on the rise amid ongoing market fluctuations. Yet, it’s BlockDAG that has truly shone with its Keynote 2, realizing a 1120% ROI from batch 1 to
The popular blockchain-based game Crypto: The Game (CTG) has been acquired by Uniswap Labs. Following the news, the price of the UNI token surged, increasing by 6% on the three-hour price chart. Uniswap Labs COO Mary-Catherine Lader is excited about combining CTG’s interactive on-chain experiences with Uniswap’s products and services.
As far as the Cardano ecosystem is concerned, its founder Charles Hoskinson expects a big event to take place around June. According to Hoskinson’s June 9 X announcement, Cardano Node is expected to reach version 9.0 this month, and the Chang fork is coming soon. This signifies that 70% of
