Ethereum is up over 500% this year, outperforming Bitcoin by quite a bit. Bitcoin may have dominated the headlines this year, but it can be clearly stated that the real action this year is on Ethereum. Compared to an impressive near-100% rise in Bitcoin in 2021, Ethereum is up over 500%. In the 131 days
Avalanche is a proof-of-stake blockchain with its own consensus mechanism. The blockchain network promises high transaction throughput with low transaction fees compared to the dominant smart contract platform, Ethereum. Avalanche is a scalable, customizable, high-performance, and secure blockchain platform that aims to build application-specific blockchains, complex digital smart assets, and scalable decentralized applications. In 2020,
On Monday morning, exactly one and a half years after the last Bitcoin halving, Bitcoin reaches a significant milestone: 90 percent of the maximum total supply has been mined. Bitcoin has a fixed cap of 21 million coins, set by its anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Recent data from Blockchain.com shows that bitcoin supply in circulation
A rare CryptoPunk Ape-NFT was recently sold for 2500 Ethereum - the equivalent of about 10.2 million Us dollars. This was the largest on-chain sale of a Cryptopunk developed by Larva Labs. Being one of a total of 24 CryptoPunks Apes, this NFT is extremely rare. Other rare collections include the Alien collection, which consists
Crowdfunding platform "Kickstarter" plans to develop its own open source protocol. The protocol will essentially create a decentralized version of Kickstarter's core functionality. The company announced plans for the development on its website in early December 2021. With the development of the open-source protocol, Kickstarter aims to bring its eponymous crowdfunding platform to the blockchain.
Fintech Cadeia has securitized business loans via blockchain for the first time, bundling them into one security and processing all related payment flows via blockchain. Fintech Cadeia's partner was Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick, which specializes in blockchain technology. The startup Cadeia operates a digital service platform that can be used to create, issue and settle complex
Blockchain technology in German finance continues to gain momentum and is attracting more and more players - including DekaBank. As the Frankfurt-based credit institution announced, it is now launching a new Green Bond via its blockchain-based platform SWIAT. The bond complies with the Green Bond Principles (GBP) of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). These
Zendoo enables developers to build custom public and private blockchains with unprecedented scalability and flexibility. Zeri-Knowledge-enabled blockchain platform Horizen, which provides the tools necessary for developers to build private and public blockchains, now officially launched Zendoo, a cross-chain protocol. Blockchains with zk-SNARK capability will be able to be developed via Zendoo, allowing for massive throughput
Square, the digital payments company announced the change of its company name to "Block". The renaming is intended to bring the payments company Cash App, decentralised bitcoin (BTC) exchange tbDEX and music and video streaming platform Tidal under one roof. The cryptocurrency-focused arm of payments company Square Crypto will change its name to Spiral as
Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to reach the projected monthly close for November predicted by one of its most popular models. The BTC/USD pair should have ended November at $98,000, according to PlanB's "worst case scenario". But a combination of factors led to a much lower monthly close. At almost 57,000 US dollars, bitcoin (BTC) clearly
