Hong Kong crypto frenzy, DeFi token surges 550%, NBA China NFTs — Asia Express – Cointelegraph Magazine
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Hong Kong moves bullish On Feb....
Ethereum
Israeli startup Chain Reaction raises $70M to develop blockchain chips
The Tel Aviv-based blockchain chip startup is developing its next-generation chip. The new chip will be a “fully homomorphic encryption”...
Coinbase Drops Free Ethereum NFT via Zora to Mark Base Network Launch
Coinbase announced a major new project today in the form of Base, a layer-2 scaling network for Ethereum built in...
How Fantom and Optimism’s DeFi and DApp development directly affects FTM and OP price action
The price action of Optimism (OP) and Fantom (FTM) tokens have been quite identical since the last quarter of 2022....
Only 0.04% of Ethereum validators have been slashed since 2020, says core dev
The Ethereum ecosystem has seen only 226 validators slashed since the launch of the Beacon Chain on Dec. 1, 2020...
Cronos Price Rallies While Metacade Shoots for the Moon
2023 looks set to be a year when crypto markets begin to rebound after the long and varied struggles of...
Ethereum’s Shanghai/Capella network upgrade is slated for Feb. 28
Ethereum plans to deploy the Shanghai/Capella upgrade on Sepolia testnet The update is scheduled to test staked ETH withdrawals. The...
Is It Too Late to Buy Polygon? Crypto Experts Give Their MATIC Price Predictions
Polygon. Source: AdobeMATIC, the ticker for the cryptocurrency that powers the layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution Polygon, has been pulling back...
LinksDAO likely to put in ‘compelling offer’ to buy Scottish golf course
The decentralized autonomous organization-operated golf startup, LinksDAO, may soon put in an offer to purchase the newly marketed Spey Bay...
Breakdancing medic’s NFT auctioned at Sotheby’s — Grant Yun, NFT creator – Cointelegraph Magazine
Artist name: Grant Riven Yun Location: Milwaukee Date minted first NFT: Feb. 3, 2021Which blockchains? Ethereum, Counterparty (Bitcoin) Who is he? Grant...
Ethereum price rally hit crucial resistance as institutional investors are in ‘wait and see’ mode
Ether (ETH) fell short of a bullish breakout based on technical and on-chain analysis, suggesting that the consolidation below the...
Fake Bing ChatGPT Tokens Pop Up Amid AI Hype
Weeks after Microsoft announced a new AI-powered version of its search engine Bing, scammers have been flooding the market with...
Deutsche Bank completes trial of tokenized investment platform
According to a report on Feb. 21, Deutsche Bank Singapore and Memento Blockchain have successfully completed the proof-of-concept phase of...
Ethereum’s Transition to Proof-of-Stake Yields Deflationary Results – Altcoins Bitcoin News
After the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum’s annual issuance rate has been reduced to negative 0.057%, according...
FTX poked the bear and the bear is pissed — O’Leary on the crypto crackdown
Shark Tank investor and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary has urged crypto exchanges to “get on board with regulation” if they...
Top 10 Coins To Buy For Massive Gains in 2023
With 2023 only just getting underway, this year is already looking much more positive than the rough 2022 experienced by...
Bitcoin Is ‘Unresponsive’ to Monetary and Macroeconomic News
Bitcoin, cryptocurrency’s flagship coin has been a grey area in relation to both monetary and macroeconomic factors. Different regulators, such as...
Fake Ethereum Denver website linked to notorious phishing wallet
A fake website of the popular Ethereum Denver conference is the latest phishing target of a red-flagged smart contract that...
Ethereum on-chain data suggests ETH sell pressure could be a non-event after the Shanghai upgrade
The upcoming Ethereum Shanghai hard fork is slated to occur in March 2023, and the upgrade will cap off the network’s...
NBA Star Paul Pierce Hit With $1.4 Million SEC Fine For Shilling Ethereum Max
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come down on former NBA star Paul Pierce for unlawfully shilling a little-known...
Ethereum price sits at key level as shorts liquidations rise
Ethereum (ETH/USD) price joined Bitcoin in its remarkable comeback on Thursday. It rose to a high of $1,696, which was...
Best Crypto to Buy Today 16 February – MEMAG, RNDR, FGHT, OP, METRO, NEAR, CCHG
Despite the US government adopting a stricter regulatory approach towards digital currencies, Thursday has seen a robust rebound in the...
