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ForkLog 18 06.09.2024

Vitalik Buterin Transfers 2.1 Million STRK from Personal Wallet

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has transferred approximately 2.1 million Starknet (STRK) tokens, valued at around $858,750, to an external wallet, according to Arkham Intelligence. Source: Arkham Intelligence. The day prior, the programmer unlocked 1.26 million STRK from the Starknet LockedTokenGrant contract. STRK tokens represented the second-largest portion of Buterin’s portfolio after ETH. At the time […]

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ForkLog 8 05.09.2024

Russian Financial Pyramid Attempts Deceptive Entry into Digital Asset Market

An unnamed Russian platform for issuing digital financial assets (DFA) encountered fraudsters attempting to list their token on the market. This was revealed by the Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia, Philip Gabunia, as reported by Interfax. According to the official, the asset belonged to a certain financial pyramid, and the incident occurred “on […]

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ForkLog 27 04.09.2024

Polygon Initiates MATIC to POL Conversion

On September 4, developers of the Polygon Layer 2 network launched an update to convert the blockchain’s utility token MATIC to POL at a 1:1 ratio. we interrupt your doomscroll with another reminder MATIC will be upgraded to POL tomorrow ? the tl;dr for the hyperproductive token: https://t.co/brdQT9WeFa pic.twitter.com/D63qiqdZPX — Polygon | Aggregated (@0xPolygon) September […]

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ForkLog 17 03.09.2024

Ethereum Rival Ethervista Consumes 150 ETH in Gas Fees Within a Day

Ethervista, a platform touted as an Ethereum counterpart to Pump.fun, consumed approximately 150 ETH (~$377,000) in gas fees within a day of its launch. This was highlighted by journalist Colin Wu. In the past 24h, Ethereum’s Pumpfun-like platform Ethervista consumed about 150 ETH in gas fees. The first token VISTA once rose more than 15x. […]

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ForkLog 17 28.08.2024

PolitiFi Tokens Surpass Meme Coins with 782% Growth This Year

In 2024, the “political coins” category, known as PolitiFi, has significantly outpaced the growth of the entire meme coin segment, achieving a 782.4% increase in market capitalization compared to 90.2% for meme coins. This was highlighted by CoinGecko. How did PolitiFi coins perform against meme coins? ? Our study shows that the PolitiFI coins category […]

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ForkLog 35 23.08.2024

MakerDAO Unveils Updated Versions of DAI and MKR Tokens

The DeFi platform MakerDAO has introduced updated versions of its stablecoin DAI and governance token MKR as part of its Endgame roadmap transformation. Endgame introduces NewStable and NewGovToken, the upgraded versions of DAI and MKR. However, DAI and MKR will remain available. Both tokens are expected to stay unchanged for the foreseeable future, unless governance […]

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ForkLog 40 22.08.2024

Report: 77% of Hacked Cryptocurrencies Fail to Recover in Value

Most hacked cryptocurrencies struggle to regain their value post-exploit, according to a report by Immunefi, as reported by Cointelegraph. Over 77.8% of projects attacked by hackers experienced a sustained negative impact on the price of their native coins for six months following the incident. Moreover, 51.1% of such tokens lost more than 50% of their […]

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ForkLog 52 09.08.2024

Token RTR Plummets 95% Following Trump Family Denial

The cryptocurrency Restore the Republic (RTR), dedicated to Donald Trump, saw a 95% drop from its peak after the former president’s family denied any involvement in the project. 15-minute chart of RTR/USD on Raydium exchange. Data: DEX Screener. Initially, the price of RTR soared to $0.0027 following a now-deleted suggestion by Students for Trump chairman […]

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ForkLog 16 02.08.2024

AEVO Plummets 90% from Peak as OKX Chief Raises Concerns Over Listings

Since its launch in March, the native token of the L2 cryptocurrency derivatives platform Aevo (AEVO) has plunged from a high of $3.7 to $0.43, a nearly 90% drop. Daily chart of AEVO/USDT on Binance. Data: TradingView. According to CoinGecko, the token’s market capitalization has tumbled from a peak of $900 million to $373 million. […]

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ForkLog 9 30.07.2024

A listing boom: why quantity has not meant quality

The number of new coins on exchanges is soaring. In the first half of 2024, listings on CEX already surpassed the tally for all of 2023. According to Bloomberg’s estimates, the trading rosters at leading venues added 240 coins and tokens over the past six months. Experts attribute the frenzy to bitcoin’s rally after the […]

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ForkLog 23 30.07.2024

Aave Token Surges Amid Protocol Economic Changes

Over the past week, the native coin of the DeFi protocol Aave (AAVE) has risen by 9%, reaching $104. This increase followed a proposal for a ‘fee switch’ and other economic updates. 15-minute AAVE/USDT chart on Binance. Data: TradingView. On July 25, the founder of Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), Marc Zeller, launched a ‘temperature check’ […]

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ForkLog 12 22.07.2024

BNB Foundation Burns Tokens Worth $971 Million

The BNB Foundation has removed 1.644 million BNB from circulation, valued at approximately $971 million, as part of its 28th quarterly token burn. The 28th quarterly $BNB token burn has been completed directly on BNB Smart Chain (BSC), with 1,643,699 #BNB has been burned.? ? View burn details: https://t.co/gE4IEsQlg3 pic.twitter.com/jTZqZqcjhH — BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) July […]

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