Developers love to tout the number of transactions that blockchains can process per second. Unfortunately, that fixation often distracts from other important issues — such as network security. The throughput of blockchains — namely, their ability to process X number of transactions per second (TPS) — is often touted in such a way as to...Continue Reading

Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu received the green light to operate in South Africa, providing on and off-ramps to South Africa’s Rand currency. Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu has been granted regulatory approval to operate in South Africa, allowing users to purchase cryptocurrencies and withdraw funds with the country’s fiat currency, the South African Rand, according to...Continue Reading

The company ceased its Ether mining operations long before the Merge Upgrade was completed. On Apr. 20, specialized cloud provider CoreWeave announced that it had secured $221 million in a Series B funding round, putting the company on track to expand operations and increase capacity in various emerging technologies.  The raise was led by Magnetar...Continue Reading

The American credit reporting agency is teaming up with Spring Labs and Quadrata for a new service that should make DeFi borrowing easier and less risky. TransUnion, one of the three major United States credit reporting agencies, announced April 20 that it would begin supplying credit scoring to public blockchain networks. Off-chain credit data have...Continue Reading

Scientists at the University of Melbourne and Tsinghua University published pre-print research comparing the cryptocurrency market to traditional equities. A pair of computer science researchers recently published pre-print research indicating that the nascent cryptocurrency market is beginning to show a level of maturity similar to the traditional equities market.  Dubbed “Collective dynamics, diversification and optimal...Continue Reading

Many lauded the bill’s approval, suggesting that its anticipated passage could leave the United States at a disadvantage for attracting crypto firms and investments. Though a crypto-focused regulatory framework still needs approval from the European Council before final passage, many in the space have reacted positively to the Markets in Crypto Assets, or MiCA, bill...Continue Reading

The daily trading volume of all Hong Kong crypto exchange-traded funds averaged about $1.19 million between December and early February. According to a report published by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), two Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF) and an Ethereum (ETH) ETF listed on HKSE averaged 9.30 million Hong Kong dollars ($1.19 million) in daily...Continue Reading

The Brazilian SEC has reportedly turned over screenshots from Binance’s Brazilian website with instructions for evading a stop placed on futures trading on the site. Binance is under investigation in Brazil by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and Federal Police, according to a report in Valor Econômico newspaper. The cryptocurrency exchange has allegedly been helping clients...Continue Reading

Remember that blockchain investors aren’t as interested in the journey as they are in the destination. When it comes to the blockchain space, entrepreneurs and potential investors can both end up stumbling over the underlying technology. While industry insiders are clear on, and often passionate about, how blockchain works, investors are more interested in what...Continue Reading

1inch Network is the latest decentralized Finance protocol to deploy on Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform zkSync Era. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol 1inch has deployed its aggregation and limit order protocols on Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution zkSync Era to tap into faster and cheaper transactions. 1inch Network is the latest of a host of Ethereum-based platforms...Continue Reading