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Orbiter Finance has surged over 50% in the past 24 hours with the 24-hour trading volume of over $108 million, up by 87%, buoyed by the Bithumb’s listing announcement. Orbiter Finance (OBT) is up 75% today. The main catalyst seems…
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Starknet plans to use Bitcoin as a settlement layer alongside Ethereum, aiming to connect the two largest blockchains on a single layer 2 network. The Starknet Foundation’s Bitcoin roadmap, published on Mar. 11, outlined how the network could scale Bitcoin…
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Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile following President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again 25% tariffs on imports. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $83,000 on Tuesday, March 4 when the tariffs went into effect; by Thursday, certain tariffs were suspended or delayed and Bitcoin bounced…
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Unichain, a decentralized finance layer 2 solution developed by Uniswap Labs, is focused on the launch of a new validation network. As an on-chain decentralization feature, the validation network adds another layer of finality to the network. It also cuts…
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StarkNet is launching a governance vote where STRK holders will decide whether to approve a major staking upgrade. Ethereum-scaling Layer 2 Starknet (STRK) is gearing up for Staking Phase 2, a major upgrade to its staking mechanism, according to its…
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Bitcoin staking platform Solv Protocol has entered a strategic partnership with Soneium, the Ethereum layer 2 blockchain backed by Japan’s Sony Group, expanding BTC staking to the network. Announced on Mar. 6 on Solv Protocol’s official Medium page, this partnership…
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Arbitrum’s price jumped 12.9% on Thursday after Robinhood announced its listing, though ARB is still down more than 80% since its all-time high. Ethereum’s layer-2 solution, Arbitrum (ARB), is now available for trading on Robinhood, joining Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH),…
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An Ethereum Foundation lead revealed the Pectra upgrade experienced issues when it was deployed on Sepolia which led to clients struggling to include transactions in blocks. Lead developers revealed Ethereum (ETH)’s Pectra upgrade has been deployed on its final testnet,…
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The leader in any industry can never afford to stand still, and digging beyond the headlines, Ethereum is continuing to drive innovation
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Base, the Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, has introduced three new features to improve its transaction speeds, increase scalability, and make it simpler to use. For speed, Base introduced flashblocks technology, which reduces block time from 2 seconds to…
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Sonic’s price continued its strong rally this week as market participants cheered the ongoing growth of the decentralized finance ecosystem. Sonic (S), formerly known as Fantom (FTM), soared to $0.99 on Friday, marking a 200% increase from its lowest level…
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Swiss blockchain infrastructure provider Taurus has announced a new confidential token standard for institutions. Taurus, a Swiss digital asset infrastructure provider backed by Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, has introduced an open-source confidential token standard for debt and equity tokenization…
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Sony Group and Astar Network are launching a campaign with a 100 million ASTR reward to drive adoption and growth on the Soneium ecosystem. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, Japanese blockchain ecosystem Astar (ASTR) Network has partnered…
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Abstract Chain said the exploit was an isolated incident tied to Cardex, a blockchain fantasy game.
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While Bitcoin L2s recently witnessed outflows, a new protocol called Hemi amassed more deposits on its private mainnet network.
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Uniswap Labs has rolled out its Ethereum-compatible layer 2 network “Unichain” after four months of testing and over 100 million settled on-chain transactions.
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