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Waves sells Duck NFT “Perfection” for $1M; launches Duck Hunters to incentivize participation in Waves DeFi

CryptoNinjas » Waves sells Duck NFT “Perfection” for $1M; launches Duck Hunters to incentivize participation in Waves DeFi Waves, an ecosystem of next-generation technologies built on the Waves blockchain protocol, has concluded the highest sale of an NFT outside of Ethereum with its first Waves Duck called “Perfection” which sold for 1,000,000 $USDN on SIGN…
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It was only a matter of time — Some NFTs now have human DNA sequences

The future is starting to look “Gattaca”-esque as bidding for a crypto user’s DNA sequence begins.

Cosmos (ATOM) now available as collateral on Bitfinex Borrow

CryptoNinjas » Cosmos (ATOM) now available as collateral on Bitfinex Borrow Bitfinex, the popular cryptocurrency token trading platform, today announced it has added Cosmos (ATOM) as collateral on Bitfinex Borrow, the platform’s peer-to-peer (P2P) digital token loan portal, after it was successful in a social media poll. The majority of Bitfinex’s growing community chose ATOM,…
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I just got scammed

I posted an issue about metamask and got contacted by support. I know now that metamask actually doesn't do this so these are likely all scammers. They were all saying the same thing about validating my wallet which made me think that was a real thing. I chose one of them and followed through. His…
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Coinbase Effect: Is Crypto Ready For The Incoming Herd?

If the pro-Bitcoin actions of titans Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have been insufficient, the traditional market seems to have given cryptocurrencies its blessing yesterday, with the debut of Coinbase on Nasdaq. The exchange is estimated to have had one of the most successful public direct listings in history. Data from Nasdaq indicates that COIN […]

Rising DeFi TVL and Binance staking back 88% rally in IOST price

IOST rallied to a multiyear high after Binance announced a new staking program and the project airdropped tokens to Citadel One mobile wallet users.

Ethereum Devs Fix Software After Berlin Upgrade Goes Awry

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A quick explanation of what the point of the EIP 2929 gas cost increases in Berlin is

The Berlin hard fork primarily consisted of gas cost change EIPs: EIP 2565 (modexp gas cost reduction), EIP 2929 (SLOAD and *CALL gas cost increase), and EIPs 2718 and 2930 to support compatibility for contracts affected by the gas cost increase as well as setting the stage for future upgrades. By far the most important…
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UK hedge fund reportedly plans to invest $84M in crypto

The firm’s co-founder Alan Howard already has a personal stake in One River Digital Asset Management’s crypto ventures.

Maximizing TPS: Smartbch Developer Explains Project’s Potential, Metamask Capabilities Seen in the Wild

During the first week of April, Bitcoin.com News reported on the sidechain project Smart Bitcoin Cash Project (Smartbch), as the community has been very excited about this new venture. Smartbch aims to connect Ethereum’s EVM and Web3 APIs to a smart sidechain built using the Bitcoin Cash network. On April 7, 2021, Smartbch’s lead developer […]