Author: NBTC

The first bad block appeared at height 4,487,776 at 15:44 UTC on Aug. 7. Once the weakness had been demonstrated on the live network, others appeared to copy it and produce invalid blocks of their own. Ravencoin has since released a fix, but patching the software does not undo what is already written. The two pools, 2Miners and RavenMiner, are building their version from block 4,487,775, the last one before the exploit. The project said it asked them to restart from a more recent point, which would put less history at risk, but they declined. Some transactions caught in the…

Dogechain, a separate Ethereum-compatible network from the Dogecoin blockchain, kept producing blocks after its announced 12:00 UTC shutdown on Aug. 8. Its project-run bridge page also remained online, while a Dogechain-specific QuickSwap route continued sending users to Polygon. Dogechain announced the cutoff in July and warned that assets remaining on the chain might become inaccessible or permanently lost. The split in service availability after noon leaves the recovery path for those assets unresolved. Blocks continued after noon The official RPC, the endpoint apps use to communicate with the network, returned block 62,578,500 immediately before noon and block 62,578,578 less than…

Samsung Electronics has once again overtaken Bitcoin in global market capitalization, reclaiming the 13th position among the world’s most valuable assets, according to data from CompaniesMarketCap as of June 11. The shift reflects a broader divergence between the ongoing weakness in cryptocurrency markets and a sustained rally in South Korean semiconductor stocks, with Samsung Electronics leading the charge. Market Cap Milestone and Recent Fluctuations The two assets have been trading places in the global rankings in recent weeks, highlighting the volatility inherent in both the crypto and semiconductor sectors. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has faced persistent…

Midas, a platform bringing investment strategies on-chain, has partnered with Wellington Management, an asset manager overseeing more than $1.3 trillion, to launch mWIN. The tokenized credit strategy is issued through a Luxembourg Securitisation Vehicle and is designed for use in both traditional and decentralized markets. mWIN tracks an actively managed fixed-income portfolio covering CLOs, CMBS, RMBS, ABS, and investment-grade corporate bonds. Wellington Management manages the portfolio, while Northern Trust, a global institutional custody provider, holds the underlying assets and provides daily pricing for NAV calculations. mWIN allows the portfolio to change with market conditions. Wellington can adjust exposures based on…

World’s most popular game Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is now reaching the crypto market. A tokenized version of Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), the publisher behind GTA 6, has officially launched on the Solana blockchain. The move allows crypto investors to buy and trade the company’s stock directly through blockchain wallets. Tokenized Take Two Stock Now Trading on Solana Backpack Securities has officially launched tokenized TTWO shares on the Solana blockchain through the Sunrise tokenization platform. The digital stock can now be traded using compatible Solana wallets and decentralized platforms, including Jupiter, without relying on a traditional brokerage account. Unlike…

$EIGEN’s price didn’t move, but the on-chain numbers did. On Wednesday, EigenLayer registered 60 whale transactions, the highest single-day count since March 16, according to the on-chain update from Santiment. At the same time, 219 new $EIGEN wallets were created, more than any day since June 10. Yet the token barely budged, holding near $0.23. The divergence is the story. Large holders don’t move this much without a reason, and a flood of fresh addresses often precedes a repricing. But the flat price suggests this isn’t a retail-driven breakout. It looks more like early accumulation, the kind that shows up…

Coinbase Financial Markets lost its bid for preliminary relief in Michigan on Aug. 6 after U.S. District Judge Shalina Kumar refused to block state officials from enforcing sports betting laws against the company’s event contracts. The order leaves Coinbase without the injunction it sought as its challenge continues. Coinbase sued Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, arguing that event contracts offered through federally regulated prediction markets fall under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s exclusive jurisdiction. Coinbase wants Michigan customers to access contracts supplied through Kalshi. Judge rejects Coinbase’s preemption case Kumar concluded that Coinbase had not…

Blanket, a new artificial intelligence tool powered by Kalshi, has launched publicly to help small businesses identify prediction markets that could be used to hedge against real world risks. The platform was created by financial economist Lauris Zminsky and operates as an independent project that directs users toward contracts available on Kalshi, according to Fortune. Zminsky does not work for Kalshi and owns the Blanket platform. Blanket allows business owners to describe risks affecting their operations, including hurricanes, higher fuel prices or unusually warm winters. Its AI reasoning engine then searches for relevant yes or no markets on Kalshi that…

Sui has unveiled Tessera, a business-to-business payments and settlement network designed to keep transaction amounts private, according to an announcement on its official X account. The prototype aims to address a long-standing barrier to blockchain adoption in institutional finance: the public visibility of transaction details. Why privacy matters for institutional settlement Institutions are often reluctant to settle trades on infrastructure where competitors can see prices and volumes, Sui explained. Most blockchains disclose transaction amounts transparently, which has discouraged real-world B2B payments from moving on-chain. Tessera is built to change that by leveraging Seal MPC and confidential transfers, enabling counterparties to…

Bitcoin has confirmed a major rounding top breakdown after losing the $65,000 support zone, with technical indicators and derivatives positioning pointing to a possible decline toward the mid-$40,000 range. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) price traded near $62,900 on June 11 after recovering from a sharp selloff that briefly pushed the asset below $61,000 earlier in the week. Market sentiment remains fragile as investors continue digesting persistent spot ETF outflows, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and growing concerns that capital is rotating into high-profile technology opportunities instead of crypto assets. SoSoValue data shows that the U.S. spot…