Blockchain

Blockchain

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Mempool' Nearly Empty as Prices Trade Near Lifetime Highs

Almost all of Bitcoin's actual users have gone away, one observer said, warning of a major crisis.

Bitcoin memepool nearly empty. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Whales Wake Up From 14-Year Slumber to Move Over $2B of BTC

The transfers showed no signs of a profit-taking operation.

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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says the Ecosystem Is At Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase

Also: Bitcoin Botanix Layer-2 Goes Live, XRPL EVM-Sidechain Launches, and Securitize & RedStone Release New Whitepaper |

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Tech

UK Startup Optalysys Debuts Server for Blockchains

Optalysys is claiming bragging rights for introducing the LightLocker node, the world’s first server for blockchains that can process data at scale without decrypting it.

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Finance

OpenLedger Commits $25M to Fund AI Blockchain Startups

The blockchain protocol raised $8 million in a seed round last year.

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Finance

IOST Raises $21M to Expand the Rollout of its Tokenized Asset Infrastructure

The strategic funding round was led by DWF Labs, Presto, and Rollman.

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Markets

Bitcoin Profit Taking Speeds Up Post Golden Cross, Hourly BTC Cashouts Top $500M, Blockchain Data Show

Bitcoin's 50-day simple moving average crossed above its 200-day average on May 22, confirming the golden cross.

Most ETH addresses are now in profit. (shahzairul/Pixabay)

Tech

Solana Could Soon Witness Its Largest Consensus Change as Developer Proposes 'Alpenglow'

“We believe that the release of Alpenglow will be a turning point for Solana,” developers wrote in a blog Monday.

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Tech

Validation Cloud Debuts Mavrik-1 AI Engine on Hedera to Democratize DeFi Data Analysis and Web3

Mavrik-1 aims to lower the barrier to DeFi adoption by allowing users to access complex data without technical expertise.

Validation Cloud debuts AI engine, Mavrik-1. (BrianPenny/Pixabay)