Experts share their views on how the Merge would impact Ethereum’s scalability solutions in the form of layer-2 chains. Ethereum is just over a week away from officially moving to a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain with the Merge slated for completion around Sept. 13–15. With the transition, Ethereum would abandon its current proof-of-work (PoW) chain, eliminating...Continue Reading

The winter of 2022-2023 is more than a headache for politicians and EU citizens — crypto hodlers worldwide may see a tangible impact, says Decentrader’s Filbfilb. Bitcoin (BTC) could dive another 50% from current levels if the upcoming winter proves a major test for Europe. That was the conclusion of a veteran crypto market analyst...Continue Reading

Blocklords is set to transform Web3 gaming with its player-driven economy. Find out how to play Blocklords and earn while playing here. Highly anticipated medieval strategy massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Blocklords is out, unraveling iconic characters, pitched battles and engrossing drama. A genre-defining grand strategy game of MetaKing Studio, Blocklords introduces players to a...Continue Reading

Algorand has increased its transaction speed, processing capacity and cross-chain functionality with a major upgrade. Pure proof-of-stake (PPoS) blockchain Algorand has introduced cross-chain communication and transaction speed improvements with the latest upgrade to its protocol. The layer-1 blockchain network announced the implementation of State Proofs to its mainnet, which introduces trustless communication between different blockchain protocols....Continue Reading

Members of the crypto community brought up the issue of Twitter bots and urged the social platform to do something. Twitter is a platform for community members to discuss various perspectives on issues within the crypto space. However, productive discussions are often hindered by bots that spam “why is no one talking about this?” often...Continue Reading

Crypto analytics firm Coincub has released crypto tax rankings, pointing out the worst and the best countries regarding crypto taxation. Global cryptocurrency taxation rules significantly vary among countries, and some jurisdictions have come up with extremely tough crypto tax policies for their residents. In a new study by crypto analytics firm Coincub, Belgium is referred...Continue Reading

The exchange now allows crypto investors access to traditional investments such as natural resource commodities like precious metals. The Vienna-based fintech unicorn Bitpanda is harkening back to the ways of traditional finance (TradFi) through new offerings on its exchange platform. By adding commodities to its list of available investment options, Bitpanda aims to provide its...Continue Reading

Flash loans allow users to borrow a high amount of assets without having to provide any upfront collateral, this is often used by miscreants to launch attacks on DeFi protocols. New Free DAO, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, faced a series of flash loan attacks on Sept. 8, resulting in a reported loss of $1.25...Continue Reading

Avoiding fallout from positions “putting in a local bottom” has been standard practice for prior BTC price bottoms, one analyst shows. Bitcoin (BTC) whales are betting on a rebound as fresh data shows “classic” bottom behavior. According to on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, large-volume investors are moving coins to derivatives exchanges en masse this month. Analyst:...Continue Reading

The new trademark application covers video recordings, text, artwork, and audio featuring live music authenticated by NFTs. American music giant Sony Music Entertainment has signaled intentions to utilize non-fungible tokens (NFTs) after filing a trademark application covering music and artists under the Columbia Records logo.  According to an Aug. 30 trademark application to the United States...Continue Reading