Blockchain


Markets

Bitcoin NFTs Back in Spotlight as Ordinals Cross 350K Daily Inscriptions

Bitcoin Ordinals, a method of generating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through a process called inscribing, debuted in January, bringing the NFT and smart contract narrative to the Bitcoin blockchain.

Ordinals inscriptions: new count (Glassnode)

Finance

Arkham Intelligence Rolls Out Crypto Data Marketplace; Privacy Advocates Cry Foul

Binance Launchpad will host a token sale for 5% of the ARKM token supply.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Tech

Exploit of Fantom, Moonriver and Dogechain Crypto Bridges Confirmed by Multichain Team

“It is recommended that all users suspend the use of Multichain services and revoke all contract approvals related to Multichain,” developers said early Friday.

Cypher Protocol suffers exploit (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $30K, Asian Stocks Hit 5-Week Low Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the nonfarm payrolls report for June at 12:30 UTC.

Bitcoin price. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Markets

A New Metric to Evaluate Crypto Ecosystem Fundamentals

The years-to-profitability ratio is a good way to evaluate a level-1 blockchain.

(Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Tech

Decentralized Exchange PancakeSwap Goes Live on Polygon zkEVM Blockchain

This will be the popular DEX’s fourth blockchain after BNB Chain, Ethereum and Aptos.

Pancakes.(Mae Mu/Unsplash)

Opinion

Blockchain May Offer Answers for AI Challenges

Artificial intelligence is already having a big impact on society, but it also has the potential to harm. Blockchain technology may help create safer, more effective AI systems.

(Jacques Julien/Getty Images)

Tech

Tezos Set to Become 8 Times Faster After 'Nairobi' Upgrade

‘Nairobi’ is the blockchain’s fourteenth upgrade.

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Videos

German Intelligence Agency Releases NFT Collection to Recruit Talent

German Intelligence Agency Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) has released a non-fungible token (NFT) collection, called the “Dogs of BND,” to recruit talent through a gamified blockchain treasure hunt. "The Hash" panel shares their reaction to the role of NFTs and blockchains in the agency's recruiting process.

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Markets

QCP Capital, SBI Alpha Execute First Uncleared Crypto Options Trade on Regulated Platform Using Bitcoin as Collateral

The trade was executed on the regulated Clear Markets platform and involved bitcoin as collateral. The risk management techniques involved were consistent with ISDA's requirements for uncleared derivatives.

XRP futures volume beat SOL on Kraken. (geralt/Pixabay)