Solana blockchain halted for four hours (2024)

Crypto wallet users are warned as scammers might get active during the potential Ethereum hard fork

Square Enix partners with Oasys PoS Network to set its NFT gaming plans in motion

Doodles on Tuesday disclosed its $54M incoming funds at the valuation of $704M

SWIFT and Symbiont announce new pilot project

Major financial institutions of Wall Street come together to set up digital assets exchange with on-chain settlement

Ubisoft plans on cooling its rhetoric behind NFT gaming projects

Reports suggest tokenised illiquid assets to be worth $16.1T by 2030

USDT goes live on NEAR Protocol, making it the 14th blockchain network to support Tether

SEC plans a move to address faster crypto filings by opening two more offices

Report shows that GameFi fundraising jumped 135 percent in August from July

Paramount Pictures filed a trademark application to take Mean Girls to Web3

Google joins the Ethereum Merge excitement with merging pandas

Recent SEC filing reveals that MicroStrategy to reinvest $500M stock sales into Bitcoin

PUMA takes its metaverse dream ahead by showcasing its new sneaker NFT collection

UK looking to expand crypto presence under the new leadership of Liz Truss

Ford is all set to make a grand entry into the Metaverse with virtual automobiles and NFTs

This month marks a year since El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender

UK advertising authority warns two former 'Love Island' contestants for crypto ads on Instagram stories

Voyager Digital assets auction set for September 13 in Manhattan after company declares bankruptcy

GameStop takes its crypto dream a step ahead with a new partnership with FTX US

Mainstream media comments on the Merge, says it could prove to be disastrous

PraSaga awarded with the US patent for placing a full operating system onto blockchain

Following US payrolls and G7 Russian energy cap, Bitcoin achieves a new September high

Data claims that trademark application for crypto, NFTs and Metaverse projects increase in 2022

DBS Bank backs crypto amid worldwide crypto crash

74% of Ethereum nodes are marked 'Merge ready' just before the Bellatrix upgrade

IMF states that crypto regulation needs to become a priority since crypto assets are now mainstream

Arcane's expedition for repurposing Bitcoin mining heat can solve the global energy crisis

Brazilian SEC is looking to change crypto regulation with new bill

Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador gets a $203 mn tourism investment

Following successful testnet, Arbitrum releases Nitro upgrade

India's largest Hackathon organised by CoinDCX's UNFOLD 2022 announces winners

Suspended NFT accounts come back to Twitter after suspension from the social media app

CHZ, LDO and QNT made a bull run in the last 90 days, surpassing returns of top cap crypto assets

Mendoza tax administration starts taking crypto payments for taxes and fees

NFT marketplace shows signs of recovery even though Bored Ape prices are down

CME Group launch euro-dominated BTC and ETH futures contract

South Korean central bank announces future regulations to allow ICOs again

New update means Facebook and Instagram users can post NFTs through linking their digital wallets

CoinDCX announces its foray into Web3 ecosystem

Chinese Metaverse incoming! Beijing unveils intentions for two-year Metaverse innovation and development plan

Bugs ahead of the September-scheduled update might signal trouble for Ethereum Merge

Ethereum's supply held by top exchanges rises as the Merge knocks at the door

Uniswap reportedly looking at NFT financialisation and is talking to several lending protocols

Bitcoin Depot going public next year through a $885 million merger deal

Uniswap Foundation gets green light after 99 percent of the community casts their vote in favour of the initiative

Polygon raises $50 mn for Web3 fund

Amendments to the US commercial code exclude crypto from electronic money category

The Northern Territory Racing Commission of Australia mulls crypto gambling regulation

Avalanche finds a way to mitigate the risk of impermanent loss of DeFi

Kenanga Bank and Ant Group partner up to revolutionise the digital investment management in Malaysia

Crypto-aware parents and college graduates want their children to learn about crypto in schools

Ready Player Me raises $56 mn in Series B led by a16z to expand its audience in the metaverse

The BTC price resets cause Bitcoin addresses to incur widespread losses

Crypto market at risk of a 20 percent drop to new yearly lows after breaking dreams of recovery

33 percent of the estimated 115 mn crypto users in India are worried about regulations

Telegram founder suggests 'NFT-like smart contracts' to auction usernames

A sharp increase in hacking this year leads to crypto security experts making $430k salaries

South Korean financial majors have applied to create virtual assets exchange in 2023

SkyBridge Capital's Scaramucci believes that Bitcoin won't hedge inflation until it hits 1 bn wallets

Celsius Network's new bankruptcy report filing shows a debt gap of $2.85 billion

Fei Protocol founder proposes ghosting Tribe DAO following hack repayment while Beanstalk relaunches

Hit and earn: Indian cricket fans can win as much as $500 a day playing cricket in the metaverse

3 cloud providers accounting for over two-thirds of Ethereum nodes

Blockchain venture capital funding down over 43 percent in July: Report

Chinese mining giant Canaan doubles profits despite the blanket crypto ban

Options data shows Bitcoin's short-term uptrend is at risk if BTC falls below $23K

EOS price jumps 20% for biggest gain in 15 months

Scaramucci highlights key factors why crypto market will soon recover

Colombia planning to prevent tax evasion with national digital currency: Report

Blockchain VC Shima Capital debuts with $200M Web3 fund

Indian police launch probe into BitConnect founder wanted by US SEC

Bitcoin miners hodl 27% less BTC after 3 months of major selling

Bank of China unveils new e-CNY smart contract test program for school education

Expansion of short-term BTC holders suggests 'final flush' of sellers

Bitcoin mining revenue jumps 68.6% from the lowest-earning day of 2022

Ethereum ICO-era whale address transfers 145,000 ETH weeks before the Merge

Crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly acquires hedge fund

CoinDCX plans to expand product portfolio

Bitcoin hits $25K as bearish voices call BTC price 'double top'

Institutions flocking to Ethereum for 7 straight weeks as Merge nears: Report

Project launches curation ecosystem on Avalanche

Bitcoin dominance hits 6-month lows as metric proclaims new 'alt season.'

The Reserve Bank of Australia to explore use cases for CBDC

Reddit partners with FTX to enable ETH gas fees for community points

Buterin: Layer 2 scaling solutions will make crypto payments make sense again

Chainlink ditches Ethereum PoW forks for PoS after the Merge

Nigeria becomes the most crypto obsessed nation after the April crash

The Bank of Thailand to pilot retail CBDC by the end of 2022

Bitcoin targets 8-week high as Ethereum nears $1.8k

WazirX and Binance clash over ownership in a war of words

First day takeaways from the Korea Blockchain week

Crypto fundraising hits $30.3 bn in H1, outpacing all of 2021: Report

Gucci now accepts ApeCoin cryptocurrency in select US stores

Meta rolls out NFT support on Instagram to 100 countries

Czech prince William Rudolf Lobkowick is preserving heirlooms from his family's 700-year-old legacy using NFTs

Oxford City Football Club to accept Bitcoin for matchday tickets

Metaverse market share to surpass $50 billion by 2026, says new report

CoinDCX announces India-focused Web3 event UNFOLD 2022

Bitcoin miners now hold 1.856 mn BTC in two-year high, a new data reveals

MicroStrategy stock MSTR hits 3-month high after CEO's exit

Ether creates history as key metric in ETH options exceeds Bitcoin by 32%

Crypto users spent $2.7 bn minting NFTs in the first half of 2022: Report

Google AI turns all 10,000 BAYC NFTs into machine-made art

European Central Bank bets on CBDCs over BTC for cross-border payments

20th World Blockchain Summit is going bullish in a bear market

GameFi and Metaverse least affected by Terra crash: Report

Israel puts the brakes on cash to spur digital payments

Blockchain cloud infrastructure company W3BCloud to go public via $1.25 billion SPAC

CryptoPunks' trading volume surges 1,847% after Tiffany & Co. launches exclusive NFT collection

Hong Kong University to launch mixed reality classroom in metaverse

Bitcoin price nears $24k as sentiment exits fear zone

Indian sports buffs can now vote for their favourite team's jersey using blockchain

Ethereum will outpace Visa with zkEVM Rollup, says Polygon co-founder

Bitcoin Mining to harness onsite natural gas emissions: Ark Invest

Artist Damien Hirst to burn 4851 paintings in NFT project

FTC files lawsuit against Meta over attempted monopolisation of metaverse

Wharton School rolls out online certificate course on business in the metaverse

Web3 startup making NFTs of Picasso and Hussain's art receives funding

Crypto ATM market value to hit $472 million by 2027

Japan's Ministry of Economy launches Web3 office

Blockchain domain provider Unstoppable Domains becomes unicorn

BTC and ETH outperform traditional markets in July despite the dollar's strength

2/3rds open to a Web3 career for its potential and flexibility: Survey

Community-initiated 'Bitcoin Stackchain' exceeds $160K in one week

Central African States Bank board urges adoption of uniform digital currency

Barclays to buy stakes in $2 bn crypto firm Copper

California again allows crypto contributions to the state and local political campaigns

Total crypto users likely to reach 1 billion by 2030: BCG Report

The Merge is Ethereum's chance to take over Bitcoin, researcher says

CoinDCX's India entity FY21 profit jumps nine-fold to Rs 4.36 crore, revenue rises to Rs 38.91 crore

YouTuber Paco de la and Paxful collaborate for a Bitcoin-funded World Tour

NFT sales will fund the restoration of physical monuments in Ukraine

Mercado Bitcoin plans to expand to Mexico

Large institutions sold $5.5B BTC in May

KuCoin raises $10M amidst the bear market; announces plan to support Indian Web 3 startups

South Korea postpones 20% tax on crypto gains to 2025

SEC blasted for non-judicial action against crypto companies

UK financial markets bill to authorise regulation of stablecoins, service providers

Mojang Studio to ban Minecraft NFT integration

Tesla sold 75% of its BTC holdings in Q2; what does this mean for BTC?

Vauld to seek moratorium against its creditors

Binance fined $3 million over illegal operations in the Netherlands

Celsius finally files for bankruptcy

Andora passes digital assets act greenlighting blockchain and Bitcoin

Coub's 105 micro-video fans jumping into crypto

Bitcoin nears 200-W MA; ETH touches $1,500

Glassnode: Bitcoin HODLing tendencies represent previous market bottoms

Gemini lays off more staff amidst falling prices

Christie's launches venture fund for web3 and blockchain projects

Paraguay's crypto framework nears law status

56% of banks say DLT, not a priority in the near future: Fed report

Women of crypto take over Davos WEF

NFT market worth $231 billion by 2030: Report

CFTC labels 34 crypto and forex firms as unregistered

Coinbase to premier Bill Murray's biological NFT project

Tencent shuts down NFT platform owing to Chinese government's regressive policies

Mastercard Partners with Fasset to drive crypto adoption in Indonesia

WEF introduces cyber resilience framework; index to increase organisational security

NFT platform OpenSea lays off 20% of its staff citing crypto winter

BIS and IOSCO issue guidelines on stablecoin regulations

China's central bank to expand the deployment of e-CNY

Survey reveals high penetration and adoption of crypto in Saudi Arabia

UK court allows lawsuit to be delivered via NFT

South Africa to regulate crypto as a financial asset

US Treasury study finds CBDCs a plus for commercial bank stability

Crypto market stuck for now, but Bitcoin to make new all-time-highs within 24 months: Coinshares' CSO

Indian crypto exchange Bitbns announces zero TDS on crypto SIP investments

Playboy set to launch Meta mansion in the Sandbox

Global financial watchdog FSB proposes rules to regulate crypto in October

GameStop launches NFT marketplace

Tech giant of South Korea SK Telecom to launch crypto wallet

Ex-TikTok gaming head to launch blockchain games startup, Meta0

El Salvador's Bitcoin wallet Chivo receives $52M in remittances in 2022

Defi protocol closes down bond issuance platform after just one month

Circle's USDC to topple Tether's USDT in the 2022 stablecoin race

Crypto community eyeing three macro events to tip crypto scales in July

Bollywood A-lister backed Gari token's plunge sparks rug pull rumours

NFT & Web3 gaming console to launch in 2024, Chinese firms to check ID for NFT buying

VC firm Sequoia Capital China reportedly raises $9 billion

Meta signals closure of Novi wallet after a 10-month pilot

WonderFi closes acquisition of crypto trading platform Coinberry

Celsius pays down 143 mn in DAI loans since July 1

Ethereum gas fee falls to the lowest since 2020

DAppRadar and LayerZero launch chain-agnostic staking token

Lending platform Vauld suspends transactions

Voyager Digital freezes trading and withdrawals, blames 3AC default

1% TDS on crypto transactions from this month

EU agrees on MiCA regulations for crypto and stablecoins

GTA 6 could introduce a crypto reward system

Coinbase providing customer geolocation data to ICE: Report

RBI ranks crypto near the bottom of systematic risks despite harsh criticism

Anchorage launches Ethereum staking for institutional investors

EU officials reach agreement on AML authority for supervising crypto firms

Microstrategy scoops up 480 bitcoins amidst market downturn

BlockFi receives money services licence in Iowa

Crypto exchanges suffer since 2021, but RBI doesn't give up

Bit.com Plans to Double Workforce as Layoffs Mount in Crypto and Financial Markets

The central African Republic launches crypto initiative post Bitcoin adoption

Institutional crypto asset products register weekly outflow of $423 mln

Bitpanda becomes next in line to announce layoffs amidst bear market blues

Harmony to offer $1 mln bounty to the attacker to return funds

China's BSN calls Bitcoin a Ponzi; stablecoins fine if regulated

FTX exchange reportedly acquiring Robinhood

Bybit signs a settlement agreement with Ontario Trading commission

Crypto features prominently at the Collision Conference in Toronto and more

Gensler appeals for one rulebook in negotiations with CFTC over crypto regulations

Bitcoin network power demand falls to 10.65GW as the hash rate decreases to 14 percent

Upcoming Metaverse R&D hub in Melbourne with a $100 mln budget

Cristiano Ronaldo to drive football fans into Web3 with Binance partnership

Coinbase to shut down Coinbase Pro to merge trading services

$2.25 billion options acquired may prove Bitcoin bottom is yet to come

Uniswap overtakes Ethereum on fees; DeFi outperforms

BIS: 90% of central banks exploring the utility of CBDCs

BlockFi secures $250 mln credit from FTX amid bear market blues

eBay acquires KnownOrigin; forays into NFT

Blockchain investments disrupting the real estate industry: Report

Solend invalidates Solana whale takeover plan with second governance vote

Japanese film studio to produce a movie series based on Crypto

Deloitte joins forces with NYDIG to help businesses with Bitcoin adoption

Bitcoin 'wholecoiner' wallets surge by 13k in the past week

BIS to launch crypto market intelligence platform

MIM depegs from Dollar as Luna domino effect persists

DeFi protocol Bancor pauses impermanent loss protection

Three Arrows and Celsius fall causes massive sell-offs in Defi

Coinbase facing class-action suits over unstable stablecoins

Critics say Bitcoin may go $0 this time, three signals suggest otherwise

Ukraine becomes the third non-EU country to join the European blockchain partnership

US airforce taps SIMBA chain for budgeting and accounting system

BTC gets rejected at $23k, US dollar declines from fresh 20-year high

Texas securities regulator to conduct probe in Celsius' withdrawal suspension

Circle launches euro-backed stablecoin EUROC

Bored Ape floor drops below $100K as NFT market takes a huge hit

Three Arrows fund reportedly facing insolvency

Consensus 2022 recap: Web3, regulations, and optimism for crypto's future

Survey suggests 71% of high net worth individuals have invested in digital assets

SEC launches probe into insider trading in exchanges

Binance halts BTC withdrawals, CZ says funds are Secured Asset Fund for Users

Tesla and Microstrategy lose $1.5 bn together on BTC holdings

Coinbase slashes staff by 18% amidst bear market

Celsius hires restructuring lawyers amid solvency fears

Crypto Connect, LBank is set to organise a nationwide crypto road show

Nano Labs files for a $50 mn Nasdaq IPO

Swedish Central Bank snipes at Bitcoin's energy-intensive PoW

Crypto market crash: Why Ethereum and Bitcoin see a dip in valuation

Jack Dorsey plans to build 'Web5' based on Bitcoin

VeChain signs a $100 mn sponsorship deal with UFC

Anonymous hacker served restraining order via NFT

Coin Center files lawsuit against US Treasury for alleged financial spying

Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z collaborate to launch 'The Bitcoin Academy'

Tether launches new USDT tokens on the Tezos blockchain

South Korean Exchanges delist Litecoin

Lithuania aims to tighten crypto regulation and ban anonymous accounts

Budweiser partners with Zed Run to enter NFT game domain

Edge to launch confidential no KYC crypto Mastercard

Metaverse tokens register 400% YoY growth despite altcoin bloodbath

Alibaba's Cloud Branch launches its own NFT service

Iota partners with Dell to develop real-time carbon footprint tracking

Aurora pays $6 mn bug bounty to ethical hacker

Crypto.com's Cronos launches Web3-focused $100 mn accelerator

Two more crypto ETFs launch in Australia

Binance collaborates with The Weeknd for World Tour

MetaBrewSociety to offer voting rights over a brewery via NFTs & DAO

Over half of the Asian affluent possess crypto investments in their portfolio

IRA Financial Trust to file a lawsuit against Gemini over $36 mln crypto assets exploit

CBDC can kill crypto: RBI deputy governor tells IMF

Bermuda positions itself to become a crypto hub

BAYC and OtherSide witness phishing attack; lose 145 ETH

US FTC blames social media for crypto scams

Japan Passes Stablecoin Bill For Investor Protection

India's Central Bank Plans Graded Implementation Of CBDC

Coinbase is extending its hiring freeze indefinitely

Binance raises $500 mln for Web3-focused fund

NFT market sees first insider trading case in US

Solana blockchain halted for four hours

Bitcoin dominates derivatives market, ends May on a high note

KuCoin launches decentralised wallet and ventures into Web3

South Korea to establish virtual assets watchdog in light of Terra collapse

JPMorgan pilot tests Asset Tokenization With Singapore

World Bank Disapproves Of Central African Republic's "Sango" Crypto Hub

$90 million DeFi hack discovered seven months after the theft

Terraform Labs' Employees Probed For Intentional LUNA, UST Price Manipulation

Agoraverse to introduce the first Web 3.0 shopping center

MoneyGram and Stellar partner to offer stablecoin remittance

Binance receives a category 4 license in Bahrain

Hong Kong Classic movie-themed NFT collection to launch in June

Bitcoin and Ethereum to be accepted for payments by luxury fashion house Balenciaga

The Nemesis brings the Formula 1 Grand Prix into the metaverse

SpaceX to follow Tesla to accept DOGE for merch: Elon Musk

Italian university promotes local culture in the metaverse

Tether launches a stablecoin pegged to Pesos on Ethereum, Tron and Polygon

Fed Vice chair speaks about the potential of CBDCs and the future of stablecoins

JPMorgan trials private blockchain for collateral settlement

Mythical games enters a strategic partnership with NFL to launch play-and-own NFT video game

Andreessen Horowitz raises $4.5bn for its crypto fund

Uniswap exceeds $1 trillion in swaps

Babel Finance hits a $2bn valuation with $80mn funding

Stellar joins hands with Mercado Brazil to develop CBDC for Central Bank of Brazil

CoinDCX offers an opportunity to its users to generate crypto yield on crypto assets through it's 'Earn feature'

US to have crypto oversight bill in June

First 'crypto satellite' launched on SpaceX rocket

SWIFT May not exist in five years: Mastercard CEO

eBay drops first NFT collection to non-crypto buyers

Universal Music Group doubles down on NFTs for musicians

WEF 2022: Banks see the need for caution and speed on central bank digital currencies

VC funding for African crypto startups grew 11x in 2022: Report

Bitcoin displays red candles for the eighth consecutive week

Avalanche to host novel NFT marketplace Artcrypted

132-year-old Swiss bank will now offer crypto services

OpenSea launches NFT marketplace Seaport

Bill to allow retirement fund investment into crypto to be introduced in US

How NFTs lost their lustre

Crypto.com partners with Shopify to enable crypto payments via app

FTX enters TradFi; launches stock trading services in the US

Sebi to make celebrity endorsem*nt of crypto products tougher

Record number of Shib burnt in a single retail transaction

South Korea proposes a new framework for crypto firms

Coinbase introduces Coinbase Pay to web developers

Defi tracker Ape Board acquired by Ethereum analytics firm Nansen

India plans to introduce reverse charge tax on foreign crypto platforms

Spotify reportedly tests NFT galleries on musician profiles

Crypto regulations to be discussed at G7

Brazil's stock exchange to launch bitcoin futures trading

A16z State of Crypto Report: Ethereum a double-edged sword, and other takeaways

Crypto could lead to dollarisation of economy: RBI

El Salvador to host 44 countries to discuss Bitcoin

Do Kwon unveils the plan to revive Terra

Vitalik Buterin donates $1 billion in ETH to Dogecoin Foundation

Elon Musk advocates Dogecoin as a potential currency

Binance denies participation in Terra's 2019 funding round

61% Companies want to market in the metaverse: Survey

Nigeria's SEC classifies cryptos as securities

UK Treasury pushes forward a Stablecoin regulation

Chinese Court declares that BTC has economic worth

Brazilian bank Nubank introduces Bitcoin and Ether trading

Diem co-creator David Marcus launches crypto project

Terra's stablecoin UST collapses, LUNA falls 99%

Institutional Bitcoin inflow increases amidst market downtrend

Bitcoin falls to lowest in 16 months; sheds 2021 gains

KuCoin Exchange reaches $10 billion valuation following funding round

Russian journalists solicit crypto donations amidst western sanctions

NFT blockchain Flow launches $725 mln Blockchain Ecosystem

Madonna joins hands with Beeple for NFT Collection

YouTube shuts down educational crypto channels

Meta confirms NFT testing on Instagram to begin this week

Japanese ecommerce website allows crypto payments

China's CBDC rolled out at transport networks in two more major cities

Mining Capital Coin CEO accused of $62 mln investment fraud

Bitcoin falls below $30,000, lowest since July 2021

State of Utah creates blockchain and digital innovation task force

$36 million in JUNO tokens lost forever due to a typo

Elon Musk secures funding from Sequoia, Binance to back Twitter bid

Terra acquires $1.5 billion more Bitcoin

South Korea to remove ban on ICO; new crypto regulations underway

Crypto donations to be accepted in the US Federal elections

Spotify launches its metaverse in partnership with Roblox

Uzbekistan approves solar mining of crypto

Starbucks teases Web3 platform in NFT announcement

Coinbase opens NFT marketplace to all

Kazakhstan orders crypto miners to register with authorities

Sports NFT Platform Stakes raises $5.3 mln for 'digital bragging rights'

Rari Capital loses $80 million in Fresh Exploit

Crypto publication Decrypt raises $10 million at $50 million valuation

Vitalik Buterin says transaction fees need to reduce to 5 cents to remain acceptable

MicroStrategy reports $170 million impairment loss on Bitcoin holdings in Q1

US senators propose new crypto bill limiting capital gains tax

BAYC Metaverse witnesses $300 million sales at launch

21Shares and ByteTree launch a gold-cum-Bitcoin ETP

NFT project DeGods DAO buys basketball team in Ice Cube's Big3 leap

NFT sector to process more than $800 billion in next 2 years: report

Telegram to allow users to send crypto

Goldman Sachs rolls out first bitcoin-backed loan

Ukrainian government to accept NFT donations

Bitcoin not a panacea for Africa's economic woes: IMF

Mexico Senate gets Bitcoin ATM

Edward Snowden reveals he's one of the creators of Privacy Coin Zcash

BlackRock launches blockchain industry ETF

Ethereum's incoming switch to Proof-of-Stake driving down GPU prices

Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal currency

Brazil approves law to regulate crypto

Binance announces crypto card for Ukrainian refugees

New York bans crypto mining using non-renewable power

NFL Releases NFT collection on Polygon

Sustainable Bitcoin mining grew 60% in the past year

Bored Ape Club Instagram hacked, NFTs stolen

Dogecoin surges after Twitter accepts Musk's buyout offer

Meta to open first physical store in metaverse bet

New York looking to criminalise crypto frauds

Popular NFT launch on Ethereum loses $34 million in faulty smart contract

DeFi platforms at much higher risk than centralised exchanges: report

Twitter to allow crypto payments, backed by Stripe

Bahamas may allow residents to pay taxes with crypto

Coinbase to acquire BtcTurk exchange for $3.2 billion

Paris Hilton invests in Afterparty's new NFT ticketing platform

Ridley Scott to Make a Movie on Ethereum

Russia to include cryptocurrencies in its updated tax laws

40 crypto companies sign open letter to EU regulators

BTC and ETH will break all-time highs in 2022: Celsius CEO

Blockchain games are leading the DApp industry: DappRadar report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls for global crypto regulations

WazirX co-founders shifting base to Dubai

Blockchain.com reportedly exploring IPO this year

CoinDCX raises over $135 million in fresh funding round, now worth $2 billion

Atari terminates blockchain joint venture with ICICB Group

Monero's July hard fork confirmed by its community

Backed by Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, WonderFi set to acquire Canadian exchange Coinberry

US Govt Links North Korea to Axie Infinity Hack

Jack Dorsey's first tweet NFT resells for only $280

Opera crypto browser now available on iOS

Beanstalk Stablecoin protocol loses $182 million in governance exploit

Jack Dorsey vs. Vladimir Tenev on Bitcoin transaction fees

Ripple claims 'a very big win' in SEC case

Argentinian town to invest in crypto mining to fight inflation, upgrade rail infra

Pantera Capital closing fundraise for its blockchain fund after raising $1.3 billion

Homegrown blockchain co Polygon commits to go carbon neutral this year

NBA registers four NFT trademarks

US crypto expert jailed 63 months for helping North Korea

Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $2 billion to build for the metaverse

Indian companies storm the metaverse and NFT space

Coinbase is producing a movie trilogy on Bored Ape NFTs

Multiple Indian Twitter accounts hacked, NFT content posted

German police shut down $1.3 billion illegal darknet firm

Meta tests sale of virtual goods in metaverse

Bitcoin 2022 Conference: Bitcoin Maximalists attack national currencies

Binance Gets In-Principle Approval to Operate as Crypto Broker in Abu Dhabi

EU limits Russians' crypto investments to 10k Euros

Coinbase suspends UPI payments in India three days after launch

From KFC to Tesla, Dell: Crypto-curious corporations struggle to find right recipe

In Texas, crypto miners turn to solar power

South Africa concludes technical Proof-of-Concept for its CBDC settlement system

Terra buys $200 million in AVAX for reserves

Bitcoin will remain as a standard: Chess world champion Garry Kasparov

Coinbase launches in India

Meta working on virtual money 'Zuck Bucks': report

Germany closes Russian darknet marketplace Hydra

Britain paves way to accept stablecoin

Crypto industry reels from $600 million hack

NFT of Nelson Mandela's arrest warrant auctioned for $130,000

Bank of England calls for tighter regulation of cryptocurrencies

ECB's Lagarde 'concerned' about crypto use to dodge Russia sanctions

Crypto provides fix for some in crisis-hit Afghanistan

Bitcoin to the rescue: Cryptocurrencies' role in Ukraine

Digital art in spotlight as Dubai makes crypto hub bid

G7 looks to thwart cryptoassets use as Russian sanctions dodge

Can cryptocurrencies give Russia, others breather from economic sanctions?

Cryptocurrencies enter Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia seeks to regulate cryptocurrencies

Donald Trump's NFT collection to laud his own presidency

FAQs

Solana blockchain halted for four hours? ›

The latest outage happened on Wednesday when Solana's operations were halted for over four hours due to a bug linked to certain cold storage transactions hampering the blockchain's operations.

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Why is the Solana network suspended? ›

Binance suspended withdrawals on the Solana network due to intermittent issues. The surge in trading volume on Solana potentially strains the network. Binance is identifying optimization areas to address the issue.

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How long is the block time in Solana? ›

Comparing Block Times Across Different Blockchains

Bitcoin (BTC): 10 minutes. Ethereum (ETH): 12 seconds. Binance Coin (BNB): 3 seconds. Solana (SOL): 400-800 milliseconds.

How many times has Solana been halted? ›

Since January 2022, Solana has seen around half a dozen significant outages and 15 partial or major outage days.

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Why is my Solana transaction taking so long? ›

There are a few potential reasons why your transactions might be taking longer than expected: Network Congestion: Even though you're setting a priority fee, if the network is congested, it can still take time for your transaction to be processed.

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How long is Solana locked? ›

Note that 'Locked' in the context of Solana means the account is frozen until a specific date. The majority of staked SOL is unlocked, however once it is delegated to a validator there is a deactivation / 'cool-down' period of up to 2-3 days before it can be withdrawn.

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What is the problem with Solana blockchain? ›

Network Outages and Downtime: Solana has experienced several network outages, raising doubts about the reliability and robustness of its infrastructure. These incidents can undermine user trust and disrupt ecosystem growth. Regulatory Uncertainty: Like the broader cryptocurrency industry, Solana faces regulatory risks.

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What is the new block time for Solana? ›

Solana has block times of 400 milliseconds — and as hardware gets faster, so will the network.

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How long does it take to get money out of Solana? ›

One epoch in the SOL network lasts around 2-3 days. It takes one full epoch to deactivate your SOL delegation - once finished you will be able to withdraw it.

How long is Solana cooldown? ›

Newly un-delegated tokens are considered “deactivating” or “cooling down” and are not able to be withdrawn until deactivated. The Solana protocol only allows stake tokens to finish changing state at the beginning of a new epoch. An epoch is approximately 2 days long.

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Can Solana ever recover? ›

Despite these challenges, Solana has demonstrated an ability to rebound. The last quarter of 2023 marked a significant turnaround for the coin, propelling its price above $US120 for the first time in years.

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What caused Solana's outage? ›

Specifically, Solana's Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation cache encountered a bug, leading to an infinite loop of recompilations for some older programs, thus monopolizing network resources and halting operations. As a result, the compiler — meant to enhance performance by compiling code in real time — became a bottleneck.

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What is the downfall of Solana? ›

With the cryptocurrency market in free fall, the industry's so-called alt-coins are experiencing the sharpest drops.

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What is wrong with Solana network today? ›

Solana is currently operational. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

Why is Solana network not working? ›

There may be several reasons for that: An outage that hasn't been communicated yet via the Solana status page. Some local issues with a small group of accounts on the service side. Technical issues on your side, or problems with your software or ISP.

Why Solana shuts down? ›

On Wednesday, it was Solana's failure not to be able to handle durable nonces. The validators instead of treating these niche transactions as a single transaction, double counted them as a single transaction at two different block heights. This prompted Solana's consensus mechanism to crash.

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Why has Solana collapsed? ›

The explosion in memecoin launches and subsequent trading activity has resulted in network congestion, drastically increasing the rate of failed transactions on Solana. In April, the team released several updates to help alleviate the issues, but they didn't entirely solve the problem.