Author: NBTC

Bitcoin’s next quadrennial halving is imminent – now likely to happen Friday or early Saturday. But a large number of the 15-year-old blockchain’s developers and users are turning their attention to an event that’s expected to take place immediately following the halving: the launch of Casey Rodarmor’s Runes protocol. Rodarmor’s big project release last year – the Ordinals protocol for creating NFT-like “inscriptions” on Bitcoin – brought a fresh spirit of playfulness and development vigor to the notoriously conservative blockchain’s ecosystem, while showering crypto miners with a cumulative $256 million in revenue. (The popularity of the transactions caused knotty problems…

Kusama, Polkadot’s canary network, recently marked a significant milestone by selling its inaugural batch of Agile Coretime. Reports revealed that three cores were sold for a total of 70 KSM, worth approximately $1,980—each core was sold at an average price of 23.4 KSM, roughly $660. Coretime allows developers to buy up to 4 weeks or 28 days of uninterrupted blockspace for their app chains. Alice und Bob, a Polkadot enthusiast, explained that more cores will become available as the traditional auction model stops and more parachains transition to coretime. Echoing these sentiments, Parity Technologies, developers of the Polkadot blockchain, expressed…

Macro expert Lyn Alden says conditions are favorable for Bitcoin (BTC) to land a $100,000 price tag or more. In a new Blockcworks Macro interview, Alden says BTC is witnessing a supply shock as the majority of long-term Bitcoin holders are not yet ready to let go of their stacks at current prices. According to Alden, the constrained BTC supply coupled with rising global liquidity is proving to be a solid setup for Bitcoin to rally to the six-figure mark in the coming months. “For Bitcoin, most indicators that I track point to being fairly midcycle in terms of the…

The launch of cryptocurrency ETFs in Hong Kong appears imminent, a move that could spur the adoption of such funds across Asia. This development comes as HashKey Capital and Bosera International announced on Monday that they have received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to offer crypto-related asset management services. Michael Silberberg, director of investor relations at Alt Tab Capital, believes the Hong Kong initiative will likely attract more institutional investors, leading to increased liquidity and better price discovery. “As other countries observe Hong Kong’s approach, it will likely encourage similar regulatory frameworks around the world, further…

Zilliqa is setting a new benchmark in EVM compatibility with its upcoming v9.3.4 update. This strategic enhancement is not just about keeping pace with technological advancements; it’s about setting the stage for more seamless and efficient blockchain interactions that could significantly improve how developers and businesses use Zilliqa. Critical Upgrades for Enhanced Functionality The Zilliqa team has been focused on refining the network’s EVM compatibility, responding to valuable community feedback from users and developers alike. The upcoming Zilliqa v9.3.4 upgrade is set to introduce critical enhancements that will streamline development and interaction processes on the network. These improvements are aimed…

Recently, Vet, an XRP Ledger dUNL validator, explored the speculative scenario of individuals minting XRP tokens out of nowhere. In a post on X, Vet asked community members whether it was possible to generate new XRP tokens out of thin air. Creating XRP out of Thin Air Notably, this hypothetical scenario assumes the emergence of a bug in the XRPL system that developers could leverage to mint XRP tokens they are not authorized to possess. Given that the XRPL validator was not frankly soliciting public input on the possibility, he provided the answer promptly. Vet stated that if someone were…

Bitcoin’s mining-reward halving alone did not catalyze previous bulls runs, macro factors probably played a role, Goldman said. Continued gains in BTC may be contingent on strong inflows into the spot ETFs. Bitcoin’s fourth mining-reward halving is just two days away. The quadrennial event will reduce BTC’s per block emission to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC, halving the pace of new supply. Previous halvings preceded massive multimonth rallies in BTC, and the crypto community is confident that history will repeat itself. Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, however, cautioned its clients from reading too much into the past halving cycles. “Historically,…

Shiba Inu team member Lucie recently delved into the discussion of burns, citing Shiba Inu’s founder Ryoshi’s burning of keys to the Shiba Inu supply. Lucie was responding to a comment on X by a community member who asked about Shiba Inu’s lead, Shytoshi Kusama, and when burns were coming. In response to this, Lucie explained the reasoning behind Shiba Inu founder Ryoshi’s decision to burn the keys to the Shiba Inu supply. Lucie explained that Ryoshi’s burning of keys to the Shiba Inu supply “means that for anything to be burned, it must first be purchased.” This implies that…

A cat-based shooter with paw-sitive reviews from players? Sorry, there’s more cat puns to come. Nyan Heroes is a Solana-based game developed by the aptly named 9 Lives Interactive. The game experienced some early success following the initial wave of its play-to-airdrop campaign, which saw fur-tunate players earn points towards NYAN tokens. Currently available to play on the Epic Games Store in pre-alpha, the game has garnered an impressive fanbase. Is the game as meow-gical as it’s made out to be? And, what paw-sibilities are there with the token? Okay, enough kitten around, no more puns. Here’s the scoop on…

According to Raoul Pal, the CEO of Real Vision, it is standard for Bitcoin’s price to stall for some time before embarking on significant rallies. In a recent interview on the Altcoin Daily YouTube channel, Pal noted that Bitcoin’s exponential rallies occur when the altcoin season comes. The well-known crypto personality highlighted there are early signs of the altcoin season in the current market dynamics. Pal noted that memecoins dominated the crypto market in a protracted trend that could drag longer. Pal spotted an ongoing trend that is repetitive of what happened in 2020 when most people wrote off Ethereum.…