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Base Chain, Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain network launched in 2023, is doing well. Its key metrics are jumping, and market share growth continues. Nansen data shows that Base has solidified its position as the biggest player in the layer-2 industry. Its weekly transactions jumped by 27% to 65.9 million, much higher than Ethereum’s (ETH) 9.4 million. Base’s active addresses jumped by 42% in the last seven days to 9.7 million, higher than Ethereum’s 2.14 million. It has also overtaken other popular layer-2 networks like Arbitrum, Polygon, and Optimism. Base Chain metrics | Source: Nansen More data by DeFi Llama shows that…
Bitcoin maxis say, “Never sell your Bitcoin.” They repeat it when the market crashes to urge people not to dump their BTC in a loss out of panic and fear. They repeat it when the price is going up because they believe that no matter how high the cost is in relation to previous levels, it is still negligible in comparison to the future levels. So if they never sell, why do they care about its price (oh, they do)? Table of Contents The message behind HODL “Never sell Bitcoin to whales” A man who claims he will never sell…
On May 15, Ripple announced the launch of its second pilot of the year with Mercy Corps Ventures, working in partnership with traceability technology provider WËIA, to advance agricultural finance in Colombia. The initiative is part of Ripple Impact’s broader “Unlocking Opportunity” program and focuses on using blockchain technology to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The pilot uses WËIA’s traceability platform, built on the XRP Ledger, to track the production of agricultural goods, specifically panela, a traditional unrefined cane sugar, from planting to harvest. The system assigns each product a QR code that offers verifiable information, meeting the growing…
SunPump memecoin launchpad has partnered with BingX, adding to its growing list of CEX collaborations and ecosystem-wide initiatives aimed at boosting TRON memecoin ecosystem. In its official May 19 post on X, SunPump, a memecoin launchpad built on the TRON (TRX) blockchain, announced it had partnered with BingX, the twelfth top centralized crypto exchange, according to CoinMarketCap rankings. While the specific details of how BingX will support SunPump’s memecoin ecosystem are unclear, the announcement said that the aim of this partnership is to “boost the visibility of TRON meme projects, unlocking new opportunities for liquidity, community engagement, and cross-ecosystem synergy.”…
Cryptocurrency and blockchains have long promised to reinvent finance—but digital assets have, to date, been characterized by extreme volatility. To alleviate this risk, developers are turning to the physical world—tokenizing assets like gold, oil, and real estate to give digital currencies real backing and lasting value. In this article, we’ll explore the tokenization of real-world assets, and what it means for the blockchain industry. What is tokenization? Before a real-world asset can be used to back a digital asset, it has to be tokenized. Tokenization is the process of creating a digital representation, or token, of an asset on the…
Prominent cryptocurrency trader and entrepreneur Willy Woo has taken to X to share his take on the future expansion of Bitcoin’s dominance on the crypto market. Willy Woo’s BTC dominance rise prediction Woo left a comment under an X post recently published by another renowned trader, Benjamin Cowen. This trader highlighted the Bitcoin dominance rising to 65.03%; this metric reflects the share of Bitcoin’s market capitalization in the overall cryptocurrency market. This is a significant increase compared to 2022, when this important metric showed 45% domination. This rise indicates a substantial increase in Bitcoin’s control over the crypto market. This…
TL;DR A new collaboration aims to give American investors additional options to gain exposure to CRO. Despite the disclosure, the token’s valuation is down 6% for the day, coinciding with the broader decline of the digital asset market. The Deal’s Specifics The popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com shook hands with the investment management firm Canary Capital to establish the Canary CRO Trust. The financial vehicle is designed explicitly for eligible individual and institutional accredited investors in the United States and will provide them with exposure to CRO – the native token of the Cronos network. Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital,…
Ripple Labs is advancing its stablecoin, RLUSD, as another top crypto exchange has announced its plans to list the token. BitMEX teased this update on X on May 19, indicating that the listing is coming soon. Months since its launch, the stablecoin has gained a related listing, contributing to its growth on the broader market. RLUSD stablecoin on BitMEX The growth of RLUSD stablecoin is exponential, with many of its biggest listings coming this year. As reported earlier by U.Today, Gemini exchange announced the listing of Ripple USD earlier this month, opening access to the token for millions of users…
Today’s data from crypto analyst Nansen spotted significant changes in user activity across EVM-compatible chains. The data listed the top EVM blockchains in terms of the number of active addresses noted over the past seven days. Top EVM chains by active addresses the past 7d@Base – 9.78M (+42%)@BNBChain – 7.88M (+4.8%)@ethereum – 2.18M (+9.2%)@0xPolygon – 2.08M (+2.5%)@SeiNetwork – 1.46M (+64%) pic.twitter.com/ptvCPViFp8 — Nansen 🧭 (@nansen_ai) May 18, 2025 Top 7 EVM Chains by 7D active addresses Base According to the data, Base has become the most popular EVM-compatible blockchain with regard to active addresses. Over the past seven days, the…
Sonic SVM, the leading chain-extension Virtual Machine (SVM) on the Solana network, today unveiled a major upgrade to its SONIC tokenomics. It is swapping its traditional burn model for a more efficient buy-and-lock mechanism. This new mechanism will bolster long-term value for users and deepen alignment with Solana’s ecosystem. Under the new structure, half of all transaction fees will now be redirected to open-market purchases of $SONIC. These were previously sent directly to the burn address. Those tokens will be stashed in a dedicated vault under a 24-month linear vesting schedule. By creating steady buy pressure and gradually withdrawing tokens…