Ethereum Fees Plummet to Five-Year Lows
Amid sluggish on-chain activity, the average transaction fee for the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has fallen to levels last seen in May 2020.
Ethereum Fees Plummet to Five-Year Lows
Amid sluggish on-chain activity, the average transaction fee for the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has fallen to levels last seen in May 2020.
Market‑making deals quietly ‘kill’ crypto projects
Market makers can crash token prices, creating a “death spiral” for projects. Opaque deals between market participants foster abuse. Retainer models with fixed fees reduce risks and encourage long-term cooperation. Given incentives that allow abuse, market makers, instead of securing a listing on CEX and providing liquidity, can trigger a “death spiral” for smaller crypto […]
Bybit to Cease Most Web3 Services
Exchange Bybit announced the closure of most of its Web3 services. The company plans to halt activities in several areas by the end of May. According to the statement, from May 31, Cloud Wallet and Keyless Wallet, the multichain platform DEX Pro, and the cross-chain swap widget Swap & Bridge will become unavailable. On April […]
Donald Trump Calls for Federal Reserve Chair’s Resignation
US President Donald Trump launched a scathing critique of Federal Reserve Chair Fed Jerome Powell, urging his dismissal over the slow reduction of the key interest rate. Source: Trust Social. The head of state made his comments a day after Powell confirmed the central bank’s cautious and patient policy. He referred to the “massive tariffs” […]
Kyrgyzstan Launches Pilot for Digital Som
The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, signed amendments to the law “On the National Bank,” enabling the launch of a pilot project for a prototype of the national digital currency. According to the document, the digital som is recognized as legal tender within the country. The National Bank holds the exclusive right to issue it. […]
OpenAI unveils o3 and o4-mini, reasoning models prone to deception
OpenAI has introduced new “reasoning” AI models, o3 and o4-mini. The key feature is “thinking with images” rather than merely analysing them. Safety testers reported that o3 and o4-mini show a propensity to deceive. The start-up is focusing on building programming agents. OpenAI announced the launch of new AI models, o3 and o4-mini. Both lean […]
Cryptocurrency Exchange BloFin Achieves ISO 27001 Certification
The cryptocurrency exchange BloFin has been awarded the ISO 27001 certification, confirming the platform’s compliance with the international standard for information security management systems (ISMS), according to a press release.
Tether Freezes Three Suspicious Addresses Holding 870,000 USDT
Tether has frozen 870,000 USDT across three cryptocurrency wallets, according to experts from the MistTrack service. ?MistTrack Alert:@Tether_to has just frozen a total of approximately 870k $USDT across 3 addresses: Frozen Address1️⃣:TGi8tjX3zh3hMVrnpyySwC41qz1L9HZDfU — Associated addresses has interacted with #WhiteBIT and #OKX. Frozen Address2️⃣:… pic.twitter.com/48c4sY30hS — MistTrack?️ (@MistTrack_io) April 17, 2025 According to MistTrack, the first […]
Bitwise Identifies Bitcoin Growth Drivers for Q2
Bitwise experts described the first quarter’s results as “disappointing,” yet highlighted several positive developments and identified potential drivers for the resurgence of the leading cryptocurrency. Well known: Q1 in crypto was frustrating. Less well known: Q1 saw all-time highs for — Stablecoins ($218B)— Tokenized real-world assets ($19B)— BTC futures trading volume ($800B+) — BTC futures […]
Former SEC Chair Declares Bitcoin the Sole Worthwhile Crypto Asset
The vast majority of cryptocurrencies lack a real economic foundation and exist solely due to market expectations, according to former SEC Chair Gary Gensler in an interview with CNBC. “The prices of most tokens are determined not by economic factors, but by speculative sentiment. This is dangerous,” he noted. Gensler emphasized that Bitcoin remains the […]
Belarus to Launch Digital Ruble by 2026
In the latter half of 2026, Belarus will see the full implementation of the digital ruble (CBDC). This was announced by the Chairman of the Board of the National Bank, Roman Golovchenko, during the program “Current Interview,” as reported by BELTA. The National Bank has identified three main areas for the CBDC launch: development of […]
Bitcoin Spot ETFs See $170 Million Outflow After Two-Day Influx
On April 16, investors withdrew $169.9 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs, ending a two-day streak of inflows. Data: SoSoValue. Total inflows decreased to $35.27 billion. AUM stood at $93.65 billion. The negative trend on Wednesday was driven by outflows from Fidelity’s FBTC ($113.8 million) and 21Shares’ ARKB ($113.3 million). This was partially offset by inflows […]We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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