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Grindery, backed by Binance Labs, aims to simplify digital asset transactions on Telegram. The smart wallet solution enables swift cryptocurrency transfers on Telegram by leveraging account abstraction and bootstrapping millions in liquidity for TON-based tokens and dApps on the private messaging platform. Account abstraction is a crypto technology that allows users to store assets exclusively in a blockchain smart contract rather than an Externally Owned Account (EOA). Moving away from EOA unlocks a basket of programmable features for on-chain participants and provides better security. Per a statement shared with crypto.news, Grindery boasts over 700,000 sign-ups for its beta phase, which…
Based on on-chain data, a Bitcoin whale that has been accumulating on Bitcoin’s dip has made a significant purchase, acquiring 673 BTC. According to Lookonchain, a Bitcoin whale withdrew 673 BTC worth $45.2 million from Binance in recent hours. Withdrawals from exchanges might indicate a desire to buy, while deposits indicate an intent to sell. The said BTC whale, according to Lookonchain, has consistently bought Bitcoin on the dip. On March 21, Lookonchain reported that the whale had accumulated 4,451 BTC worth $294.6 million from Binance at an average price of $66,195. Bitcoin has been extremely volatile since reaching an…
Layer 2 cryptocurrencies provided a mixed performance as the Ethereum blockchain’s Decncun upgrade went live. Polygon, Arbitrum and Metis led gains while Immutable X and Celo declined. Cryptocurrencies adjacent to the Ethereum network offered a mixed performance on Wednesday as the blockchain’s much-anticipated Dencun upgrade went live, enabling cheaper transactions on layer-2 (L2) protocols. Read more: Ethereum Finalizes ‘Dencun’ Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees Native tokens of Polygon (MATIC), Arbitrum (ARB) and Metis (METIS) added 8%-10% before the upgrade, retracing some of the advance by the time the upgrade kicked in at 13:55 UTC. MATIC, ARB and…
Viction is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Cyborg, a pioneering gaming platform in the Ninety-Eight ecosystem. The deal will be transforming the GameFi landscape on Viction and creating new opportunities for game publishers and guilds. Unlike any other game launcher, Cyborg is the first gaming platform on Viction that brings game publishers and guilds together. 🎮 Welcome @GameOnCyborg to our ecosystem!Among GameFi projects on Viction, Cyborg emerges as the first gaming platform that unites game publishers & guilds, offering high-quality games games spanning Web2 to Web3 genres.Read more: https://t.co/h6D4qvEjSo#Cyborg #Viction pic.twitter.com/OI5C7wib7T — Viction (@BuildOnViction) April 5, 2024 Cyborg…
A solo miner mined a single block of Bitcoin and earned 6.36 BTC before the impending halving. On April 5, a solo miner with an equipment hashrate of 7 PH/s keyed block #837,814 into the blockchain of the first cryptocurrency. According to Mempool, the user received a total of 6.36 BTC, the equivalent of $422,750 at the time of block mining, including a commission of 0.1 BTC. Source: Mempool CKPool pool administrator Con Kolyvas noted that the miner has been mining intermittently since the pool’s last restart and has accumulated, on average, about .05% of the shares required to solve…
OP Chain Redstone announced the launch of its mainnet on May 1st, which will introduce a suite of on-chain applications and autonomous worlds, following a concerted effort by eight teams preparing their projects for the public debut. The OP Chain is built by Lattice, an engineering and product-focused company pushing the envelope of Ethereum applications and infrastructure. Among the releases set to go live with Redstone’s mainnet are a new game by Web3 gaming studio Small Brain Games, Moving Castles’ “This Cursed Machine,” and the on-chain real-time strategy (RTS) game “Sky Strife” by Lattice. Redstone will power many autonomous worlds…
Bitcoin maximalist, financial journalist and podcaster Max Keiser has again taken up picking on XRP, along with Ethereum’s native ETH coin this time. Stressing that these coins are undoubtedly securities and will remain so even should the SEC mischaracterize them as not securities. Keiser resumes criticizing XRP and ETH In a recently published tweet, early Bitcoin investor and evangelist Max Keiser targeted a critique at the top 10 cryptocurrencies Ethereum (ETH) and XRP. Keiser is renowned for his frequent criticism aimed at altcoins, which he believes to be unregistered securities and heavily centralized assets. This time, he particularly took aim…
Meme tokens have surged to the forefront of the cryptocurrency market in recent weeks, as indicated by data from Kaiko, a leading provider of cryptocurrency market data. According to their latest report, meme tokens have experienced remarkable gains, propelling the weekly trade volume to an astonishing multi-year high of nearly $80 billion. The standout performer among these meme tokens is Shiba Inu (SHIB), which has emerged as the undisputed leader in trade volume for the past week. With a staggering $31 billion in trade volume, SHIB has surpassed not only its fellow meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE), which recorded $23 billion…
In a move set to revolutionize the Web3 gaming landscape, GAM3S.GG, a leading Web3 gaming onboarding and news platform, and Immutable, a pioneering Web3 gaming platform, have announced a strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to integrate key Immutable functionalities into GAM3S.GG’s platform, thereby introducing millions of players to the Immutable ecosystem. The partnership will see the incorporation of various GAM3S.GG and Immutable zkEVM platform features. Notably, the integration of Immutable Passport and Immutable Checkout will streamline the onboarding and purchasing processes for GAM3S.GG users. Additionally, GAM3S.GG plans to fund exclusive rewards and questing services for games developed on Immutable zkEVM.…
It isn’t always clear how crypto is changing lives. The incorporality of blockchain ledgers, the fact that crypto wallets are online (not made of leather) and the limited number of real world use cases all contribute to the common view that crypto, at most, is silly internet money. But for as ethereal as Ethereum is, crypto does have an actual footprint. That idea is at the center of a new documentary about Bitcoin mining by Will Foxley, ex-CoinDesker turned independent crypto media mogul. Released today, “The Big Empty,” tells the story of when digital asset heavyweight Galaxy Digital descends on…