Study discovers 40% of web3 gaming accounts are bots using on-chain data

Levan Kvirkvelia, the founder of Jigger, an anti-bot protection software, has released a report asserting that 40% of the player base of web3 games are bots. The study found evidence of 20,000... Read more »

Largest Ethereum mining pool opens up staking ahead of the Merge

Ethermine, the largest Ethereum mining pool in the world, has announced the launch of a staking service on its platform. In an announcement published earlier today, the company said that Ethermine Staking... Read more »

Limit Break’s DigiDaigaku NFT collection rises by over 100% as firm raises $200m

The floor price of Limit Break free mint NFT DigiDaigaku rose to 15.67 ETH after news emerged that its parent company raised $200 million in two funding rounds, according to nftgo data. According... Read more »

Bitcoin shorts liquidated total $9 million as BTC moves back above $20,000

Bitcoin bulls stepped in to stop the price decline on Aug. 29, at 14:00 UTC, spiking BTC as high as $20,300 in the process. The move was accompanied by substantial volume on... Read more »

Guide to the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT ecosystem

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), an NFT collection of 10,000 “Bored Apes,” was launched and revealed to the public on April 30, 2021, as the first project by the now-famous Yuga Labs.... Read more »

Bitcoin exchange outflows top $1B daily, while Ethereum sees net inflows

Analysis of Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange flows revealed opposing activity for the top two tokens, with the market leader establishing clear dominance in terms of holding long-term. Exchange flows are the number... Read more »

Why the future of gaming will be on-chain

The newest addition to a relatively young industry, blockchain gaming still hasn’t lost its mystery. Many are still unsure what to make of it, and the constantly changing gaming ecosystem does little... Read more »

Coinsillium CEO deems CBDCs a ‘small niche’ vs Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies

The development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) is picking up pace but Coinsillium CEO Eddy Travia is not concerned about their impact as he thinks they fail to give users an... Read more »

Fed’s Powell hawkish on inflation as BTC tumbles, Taliban ban crypto

The biggest news in the cryptosphere for Aug. 26 includes Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s indication that recovery from the burgeoning inflation levels is still far from being done, and another stablecoin... Read more »

BTC drops to near $20,700 after Fed Chair Powell’s speech

Bitcoin fell almost 5% to $ 20,822 after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at Jackson Hole on Aug. 26, saying that restoring inflation back to ideal levels will take time. Powell... Read more »