Cryptocurrency Market

  • Market Cap: $2,654,227,236,917.19
  • 24h Vol: $81,962,646,505.58
  • BTC Dominance: 58.27%

Blockchain

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Bitcoin Tops Michael Dell’s Poll on X, Outshining AI and Love With Over 64,000 Votes

Dell CEO Michael Dell recently conducted a poll asking people to identify the most important factor among artificial intelligence (AI), love and relationships, and the crypto asset network Bitcoin. The poll concluded with Bitcoin receiving a majority of the more than 64,000 votes. Dell’s Poll on AI, Bitcoin, or Love and Relationships — Elon Musk […]

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Blockchain Association Says Tigran Gambaryan’s Detention Harms Nigerian Web3 Industry

Nigeria’s detention of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan is impacting the country’s blockchain industry, an organization representing blockchain and crypto associations has warned. Evidence of this impact includes the decline in foreign investments. The organization also argued that the continued detention of the Binance executive could jeopardize valuable collaborations and associated benefits. Nigeria’s National Interests A

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Bitcoin Network Adapting Despite Experiencing Growing Pains, Says Early BTC Investor

Although Bitcoin-based decentralized applications (dapps) have been known to replicate or copy Ethereum dApps, Jeff Yin, founder of Merlin Chain, believes there is a growing impetus to build bitcoin dapps that are distinguishable from ether-based dapps. Yin, however, noted that the synchronization between bitcoin-based dapps and the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) dapps still benefits the

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Former Microsoft Engineer Predicts a Gradual Shift in Blockchain Development Focus Toward Vertical Scaling

While wrapped digital assets have enabled the bridging of assets and expanded their utility, their perceived need for custodianship reintroduces centralization risks and trust dependencies. This contradicts the decentralized ethos of blockchain technology, according to Chris Li, founder and CTO of Ava Protocol. Attaining Utility While Preserving the Core Principles of Decentralization Li told Bitcoin.com

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Parfin Creates New Blockchain to Be Used as Privacy Solution for Brazilian CBDC

Parfin, a financial technology company, has created a new blockchain system to be used as a privacy solution for the Brazilian CBDC, drex. Rayls, the new blockchain, will offer the possibility of operating in a permissioned way and also linking itself to other public blockchains using Rayls Public Chain, a native Ethereum layer two (L2).

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Australian Bank Halts Development of ETH-Based Stablecoin

The National Australia Bank recently abandoned its stablecoin initiative, and the development team behind the project is now involved with the Ubiquity stablecoin. The Australian bank’s decision to shelve the stablecoin project shows that startups are better positioned to innovate or adapt than established banks. NAB Team Joins Ubiquity The National Australia Bank (NAB) recently

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Ethiopian Airlines Partners With Blockchain-Based Loyalty Rewards Firm Loyyal

Ethiopian Airlines Group has partnered with Loyyal to leverage the latter’s blockchain infrastructure for its customer loyalty program. The partnership, which is earmarked for Ethiopian Airlines’ Shebamiles members, enables them to earn rewards daily, driving further engagement and loyalty. Three-Way Partnership One of the leading African airlines, Ethiopian Airlines Group, has appointed blockchain-based loyalty rewards

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Tech Entrepreneur Suggests Mainstream Companies May Have Adopted NFT Loyalty Programs Prematurely

According to Juan Otero, CEO of the crypto-native travel booking platform Travala, many mainstream companies that attempted to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for customer or user loyalty programs may have seized the opportunity prematurely. Otero argued that at the time, Web3 companies had not “even figured out the best ways to use NFTs in loyalty

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56% of Fortune 500 Firms Pursue Crypto and Blockchain Projects, Says Coinbase

A Coinbase report reveals that cryptocurrency and blockchain initiatives among Fortune 100 companies rose by 39% year-over-year, reaching a record high in Q1 2024. In addition, 56% of Fortune 500 companies are working on onchain projects. The report emphasizes the need for clear crypto regulations to retain talent and enhance U.S. leadership in crypto technology.

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Bitwise Analysis: AI and Crypto Fusion Poised to Elevate Global Economy by $20 Trillion

Bitwise’s Senior Crypto Research Analyst, Juan Leon, predicts a transformative impact on the global economy as artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency converge, potentially adding $20 trillion to the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030. AI and Crypto — The Trillion-Dollar Synergy Leon’s bold forecast was emphasized at the recent Consensus conference in Austin, which

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