Ethereum has reclaimed its position as the primary blockchain for hosting USDT for the first time since 2022. Tether is minting new stablecoins on Ethereum as it expects higher demand.
Sasha MarkevichCurrently, only whitelisted parties can deploy EVM smart contracts on the mainnet. However, anyone can interact with the already deployed smart contracts.
Alexander MardarOnce a promising Layer 1 blockchain, HECO failed to sustain growth, facing declining user interest and security and liquidity issues.
Sasha MarkevichCoinbase and Circle joined forces to offer 4.75% APY for USDC holders. This partnership is expected to attract users to Coinbase’s products, while also boosting the usage of USDC.
Alexander MardarCoinbase delisting of wrapped Bitcoin comes as a surprise and leaves many questions unanswered.
Eva Senzaj PauramEthereum has reclaimed its position as the primary blockchain for hosting USDT for the first time since 2022. Tether is minting new stablecoins on Ethereum as it expects higher demand.
Sasha MarkevichWith Solana’s staking market booming, centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase are reaping the rewards, leveraging their position to maximize staking and trading revenues.
Gensler declared war on "fraudsters" and "hucklers" — and took celebrities to task when they promoted little-known coins to their millions of followers, without disclosing they had been paid to do so.
Tether discontinues EURT stablecoin. Tron is the only profitable L1 in 2024. Bitwise files S-1 for ETF holding both Bitcoin and Ether. Japanese firm Remixpoint invests $3,2M in Bitcoin. Brazil introduces bill for national Bitcoin reserve in Chamber of Deputies. Trump administration considers CFTC to lead digital asset regulation.
Shanghai Judge Sun Jie drew a line between personal crypto holdings and banned activities as the underground market thrives.
Riding the memecoin wave to scam inexperienced and busy users, hackers have built “poisoned” repositories of trading bots, from which ChatGTP eventually trained.
For all the key details of new Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' weekly has you covered. CBDC Updates 'Urgency' Required in Digital Euro Rollout
Happy Sunday, Observers! Good things come to those who wait, and we waited. Bitcoin was $500 short from $100,000 after the news that the world’s leading anti-crypto crusader, SEC’s chair Gary Gensler, is leaving its post. Now that we are throwing precautions out the window, wild things
The two-hour downtime was due to a bug in the transaction scheduling logic, which led to validators crashing. The incident resulted in a drop in SUI's price and raised doubts about the network’s ability to compete with Solana.
The zero-knowledge privacy application is gaining momentum on Farcaster, which has been grappling with a 96% decline in monthly revenue since February.
A well-known Ethereum researcher becomes a new advisor to the EigenFoundation despite the possible conflict of interest. He will focus on the topic of a new crypto primitive, restaking, and its risks.
Sasha MarkevichNew research shows that following investment tips from social media crypto experts leads to significant negative returns in the long term.
Eva Senzaj PauramICP's roadmap outlines its ambitious goals to become a leader in DeAI and blockchain interoperability. With milestones targeting on-chain AI and integration with various blockchains, the roadmap actively seeks community contributions to build a powerful and inclusive developer platform.
Mathilde AdamSince its launch, “World PvP” has attracted over 7,000 players and generated $30 million in trading volume. Players pump their country's tokens to achieve the highest market cap and win the chance to nuke opponents.
Alexander MardarIt was a big week for artificial intelligence, with Google and OpenAI both announcing updates regarding their language models. At its annual conference, Google revealed that in the coming months, most of its apps and services will be updated to include AI features. On the company's search engine,
Eva Senzaj PauramTigran Gambaryan's application for bail is rejected, while the Binance CEO reveals details of the conflict's origins.
Sasha MarkevichThe attacker used service accounts to drain the project’s bonding curve contracts. The platform quickly restored its services and promised to reimburse affected users.
Alexander MardarGhana collaborates with the Monetary Authority of Singapore in moneytech. Digital yuan expands to Hong Kong while workers in the mainland convert their e-CNY salaries into cash. Also several bullish developments in the race to tokenize real-world assets.
ObserversWith Solana’s staking market booming, centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase are reaping the rewards, leveraging their position to maximize staking and trading revenues.
Gensler declared war on "fraudsters" and "hucklers" — and took celebrities to task when they promoted little-known coins to their millions of followers, without disclosing they had been paid to do so.
Tether discontinues EURT stablecoin. Tron is the only profitable L1 in 2024. Bitwise files S-1 for ETF holding both Bitcoin and Ether. Japanese firm Remixpoint invests $3,2M in Bitcoin. Brazil introduces bill for national Bitcoin reserve in Chamber of Deputies. Trump administration considers CFTC to lead digital asset regulation.
Shanghai Judge Sun Jie drew a line between personal crypto holdings and banned activities as the underground market thrives.
Riding the memecoin wave to scam inexperienced and busy users, hackers have built “poisoned” repositories of trading bots, from which ChatGTP eventually trained.
For all the key details of new Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' weekly has you covered. CBDC Updates 'Urgency' Required in Digital Euro Rollout
Happy Sunday, Observers! Good things come to those who wait, and we waited. Bitcoin was $500 short from $100,000 after the news that the world’s leading anti-crypto crusader, SEC’s chair Gary Gensler, is leaving its post. Now that we are throwing precautions out the window, wild things
The two-hour downtime was due to a bug in the transaction scheduling logic, which led to validators crashing. The incident resulted in a drop in SUI's price and raised doubts about the network’s ability to compete with Solana.