Cross-chain bridging protocol Orbiter Finance has introduced its native governance and staking token OBT ahead of a planned launch and initial airdrop that coincides with Inauguration Day for pro-crypto President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.OBT is
Open Campus, a decentralized education initiative backed by Animoca Brands and Binance Labs, has launched EDU Chain, a layer 3 blockchain on Arbitrum Orbit, designed to power educational applications and cultivate a thriving dApp ecosystem, the team
Arbitrum is set to unlock 92.65 million tokens on February 16, 2025. This event could impact the token's price since a large supply increase often leads to price drops. It depends on how strong the market demand is for these tokens. If demand can abs
Aave’s tokenholder community is mulling a foray into Bitcoin mining in a bid to boost revenues and accelerate adoption of Aave’s stablecoin, according to a proposal in the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol’s governance forum. The Jan. 15 proposa
Solana’s native token, SOL , saw a 22.5% decline between Jan. 6 and 13, testing the $169 level for the first time in 10 weeks. A subsequent 15% recovery by Jan. 15 couldn’t push SOL above $200, causing traders to fear that the drop in decentralized a
Solana's native token SOL saw a 22.5% decline between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13, testing the $169 level for the first time in ten weeks. A subsequent 15% recovery by Jan. 15 couldn't push SOL above $200, causing traders to fear that the drop in decentraliz
Update (Jan. 15, 2:30 pm UTC): The original report cited states that the market cap increased by 322%. However, growing from $4.8 billion to $15.5 billion is a 222% increase. This article has been updated to reflect this.The market capitalization of
On Jan. 15, the Chainlink team announced that the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol v1.5 upgrade was now live on mainnet for all developers.The upgrade empowers developers to take their tokens cross-chain “in a self-serve manner” and deploy Cross
Sony, the 78-year-old Japanese electronics giant, is the latest legacy megacorp to explore blockchain technology. On Tuesday, the company announced that it is officially launching "Soneium," a general-purpose blockchain platform.The team behind Sony
Sony, the 78-year-old Japanese electronics giant, is the latest legacy megacorp to explore blockchain technology. On Tuesday, the company announced that it is officially launching "Soneum," a general-purpose blockchain platform.The team behind Sony B
I hope you had a good weekend, folks! Prices still can't catch a break, but here's your chance to grab one of your own and get caught up on all the latest crypto news.In today's newsletter, CoinShares says the "post-U.S. election honeymoon is over" a
Animecoin, the cryptocurrency project backed by Arbitrum and the Azuki NFT series, announced its tokenomics for the Anime token, expected to launch within this month on Ethereum and Arbitrum.Out of the total supply of 10 billion tokens, 50.5% is set
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently took to the X social media network to clarify that Input Output Global, the blockchain research and engineering company behind the popular proof-of-stake blockchain, will not contribute its ADA holdings to f
Shiba Inu’s lead developer, Shytoshi Kusama, has announced the launch of the WHY Combinator, a decentralized program aimed at fostering growth and innovation within the meme coin ecosystem.This initiative seeks to empower projects while enhancing the
It's Friday! With the weekend just around the corner, settle in as we get you up to speed on some usual—and unusual—news in the crypto space. In today's newsletter, a Usual Money update sparks community criticism, the UK clarifies its crypto staking
Mahe, Seychelles, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitMart Research, the research arm of BitMart Exchange, has released its highly anticipated "Crypto 2025 Outlook," a comprehensive analysis of the cryptocurrency market’s trajectory over the next y
The role of validators in a blockchain Validators are entities responsible for securing the network, processing transactions and maintaining the integrity of a PoS blockchain.In proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana, validato
Arbitrum, Ethereum’s largest layer 2 scaling solution, is seeking to improve its ecosystem with a new dispute resolution system called the Bounded Optimistic Liveness Dispute (BoLD) protocol.The proposal, which was published on Jan. 6, is now open fo
An official proposal is currently open for voting by the Arbitrum DAO on a highly anticipated improvement proposal (AIP) to transition Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova to the Bounded Liquidity Delay or BoLD.BoLD has been live on the Arbitrum testnet si
Synthetix said its perps markets on Arbitrum have been sunset and set to close-only mode, where traders can no longer open new positions or increase existing ones.This is due to Synthetix’s strategic pivot to consolidate operations and focus on a sin