Author: NBTC

Born out of the wreckage left behind by the collapse of FTX in November 2022, BONK is a meme coin aimed at bringing together the Solana community. In December 2023, a BONK boom saw the cryptocurrency’s market cap surge to over $1 billion, causing Solana Saga smartphones to sell out after savvy traders realized that the BONK airdrop bundled with the phones was worth more than the devices themselves. But what exactly is this dog coin all about? What makes it special? How does it work? And what even is the BONK meme? What is BONK? Billed as the “social…

RWA Inc., a prominent platform that uses Web3 technology to provide asset-related services on blockchain, has announced a collaboration. As per the firm, it has begun a strategic partnership with Nuco.cloud (the well-known platform using AI to offer sustainable and scalable computing power). The company took to the social media platform X to reveal the respective endeavor. 📢New Partnership Announcement@RWA_Inc_ is honored to add decentralized cloud computing powerhouse, @nucocloud SKYNET, to our list of pioneering strategic partners.@nucocloud SKYNET is the first decentralized mesh hyper scaler making it a valuable addition to the RWA… pic.twitter.com/MlxrD6l9u2 — RWA Inc. (@RWA_Inc_) May 13,…

Bitcoin underwent its quadrennial halving at 8:10 pm ET Friday in New York, reducing block rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. Immediately following the event, the price of bitcoin (BTC) was largely unchanged at around $63,600. It was trading 1.15% higher over 24-hours at time of publication, per Coinbase. The largest cryptocurrency is now 13% lower than its all-time high of $73,000 set in March. It’s the first time bitcoin has entered a halving event so closely after hitting a new price record. Read more: Bitcoin’s block reward slashed by 50% following 2024 halving Despite historical precedent of bitcoin…

As of early Q2, 2024, Loaded Lions: Mane City has given out more than $400,000 worth of CRO tokens in redemption rewards and bonus NFTs to successful players. That is why the launch of its new season was hotly anticipated by the global crypto community. Loaded Lions: Mane City Season 2 launched by Crypto.com According to the official announcement by Crypto.com, a heavyweight blockchain service ecosystem, Loaded Lions: Mane City GameFi project invites players to join its second season. Compared to previous iterations, this release will feature new NFT collections and larger rewards. #ManeCity Season 2 is live!Check it out…

Glauber Contessoto turned his modest Dogecoin investment into a fortune by using memes and Elon Musk’s support. Dogecoin’s value surged over $89 billion in spite of criticism, making it harder to distinguish between real investments and online jokes. Glauber’s journey from modest beginnings to crypto stardom exemplifies the power of belief. Starting with minimal resources, he shifted his focus from stocks to Dogecoin, leveraging Elon Musk’s influence to become a crypto millionaire in just over two months. Big Dreams from a Humble Beginning: Dogecoin Not so long ago, Glauber Contessoto—who goes by “Pro the Doge” or “SlumDoge Millionaire“—was not well-known…

In a surprising twist in the crypto markets, Worldcoin (WLD) has seen a robust 30% surge over the past week. This has been fueled by swirling rumors about a potential new product from OpenAI. Worldcoin’s Value Increases Amid OpenAI Rumors This increase in value aligns with speculative interests as traders anticipate the launch of a rumored proprietary search engine by ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI. Worldcoin, although not directly linked to OpenAI, shares a common visionary in Sam Altman, spearheading the iris-scanning project and the AI pioneer. Despite this indirect connection, the market has responded positively, highlighting the impact of even…

zkSync, an L2 protocol offering low-cost and scalable payment solutions on Ethereum, has announced an exclusive development. The platform is introducing the beta version of its node to offer a comparatively streamlined setup procedure as well as decreased hardware requirements. The company took to X to provide the relevant details regarding the new version. 📣 We’re thrilled to announce the release of zkSync Node Beta! 📣We are releasing the Beta version of our Node, which has a much-simplified setup process and lower hardware requirements! The zkSync node is a read replica of the main node that anyone can run.Read more…

The oldest and largest blockchain ticked over into its 840,000th block shortly after midnight UTC on Saturday morning, kicking off April 20—yes, 12:10 a.m. on 4/20—triggering the latest Bitcoin halving. Despite all the hype and anticipation, the price of BTC held steady. BTC was priced at $63,976 when the pivotal block was minted, according to CoinGecko data, netting a 1% gain over the previous 24 hours. Half an hour later, it was essentially unchanged at $63,873. The ultimately wan effect of the long-planned and closely-watched event follows a rollercoaster few days—including a steep drop in the Bitcoin price to $59,573…

DMarket topped the non-fungible token (NFT) collection ranking on Monday with US$835,028 in daily sales. Despite leading the daily sales chart, Monday’s sales total snapped a three-day streak of at least US$900,000 in daily sales for DMarket. DMarket collection represents in-game items for popular games such as Counter-Strike 2 on the Mythos network. The collection witnessed an increase in unique buyers to 4,034 and sellers to 3,546, resulting in a total of 33,375 transactions for the day. This surge in daily activity has boosted DMarket’s all-time sales volume to US$427.86 million. While a Mythos-based project led the collections charts, the…

The Labour Party is a favorite to win the U.K.’s upcoming general election. Regardless of who is elected, crypto policy should still continue developing as it has been, said Adam Jackson, director of policy at Innovate Finance. A U.K. election is not going to derail the progress the country has made when it comes to regulating the crypto sector, industry stakeholders told CoinDesk. An election date has not been announced yet, but it is expected to happen in the country this year. The ruling Conservative party – which has been in government for nearly 14 years, since it was first…