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Merlin Chain Launches MERL: A Major Leap Forward in Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions
Merlin Chain, the largest Bitcoin Layer 2 protocol by total value locked (TVL), is thrilled to announce the launch of its native...
Nigerian Instagram Celebrity Could Face Jail Time for ‘Spraying’ National Currency
Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Pascal Okechukwu, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of abusing naira banknotes. The charges...
Dubai Defies Nature’s Fury: Global AI and Blockchain Shows Shine Through Adverse Weather
PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, April 19, 2024: Following a resounding success, VAP Group is thrilled to announce the triumphant conclusion...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Social Media Post Led Some to Believe He Was Resigning
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s social media post expressing that “it’s been an...
Russian Duma Financial Market Chairman States Digital Financial Assets Might Replace Fiat for International Payments
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov stated that digital financial assets, issued...
Bitwise: Bitcoin Halving Is a ‘Sell the News’ Event, Market Underestimates Long-Term Impact
Asset management firm Bitwise has cautioned that data suggests the upcoming Bitcoin halving is a “sell the news”...
Central Bank of Fiji Warns About Penalties For Purchasing Cryptocurrency
The Reserve Bank of Fiji, Fiji’s central bank, reminded Fijians that cryptocurrencies were not accepted as legal tender in...
Operation Racer: Hong Kong Authorities Dismantle Cryptocurrency Laundering Operation
Hong Kong customs officers arrested three individuals involved in a HK$1.8 billion ($228 million) money laundering operation that...
Plan B Predicts Repeat Performance Post-Bitcoin Halving Amid Mixed Analyst Forecasts
At block height 839,856, the Bitcoin blockchain stands a mere 144 blocks short of the forthcoming reward halving at block height...
Bitget’s COO Leads Discussion on Cryptocurrency’s Future at Blockchain Life Week 2024
Victoria, Seychelles, April 18th, 2024, Chainwire Bitget’s Chief Operating Officer, Vugar Usi Zade, shared the stage during the...
Bitcoin Halving: Goldman Sachs Downplays Impact of ‘Buy the Rumor, Sell the News’
Goldman Sachs analysts believe that whether the upcoming Bitcoin halving will turn out to be a “buy the rumor, sell the...
Powered by Qualcomm, Aethir Unveils Game-Changing Aethir Edge Device to Unlock the Decentralized Edge Computing Future
Singapore, Singapore, April 18th, 2024, Chainwire At the Dubai Press Conference, Aethir Edge debuted as the pioneering edge...
Recent Analysis Shows Common Transaction Patterns Among Several Bitcoin Mining Pools
A comprehensive X thread by Bitcoin developer and observer 0xB10C has uncovered that several prominent bitcoin mining pools are...
Aptos Labs collaborates with Microsoft, Brevan Howard and SK Telecom to bring global institutional finance on-chain with Aptos Ascend
Washington, United States, April 18th, 2024, Chainwire Aptos Ascend, powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI and implemented in...
Report: Mango Markets Exploiter Convicted in Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Fraud Case
A U.S. federal jury has convicted Avraham ‘Avi’ Eisenberg on charges of commodities fraud, commodities manipulation,...
Binance Shifts $1 Billion in SAFU Bitcoin Reserves to USDC
Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange globally in terms of trading volume, has shifted its SAFU (Secure Asset Fund for...
Over 1,000 Builders, Partners, Investors and Enthusiasts Gather at Inaugural Global Event to Celebrate Sui
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, April 18th, 2024, Chainwire The annual event is a culmination of Sui’s exceptional debut Over 1,000...
World Gold Council Sees Gold as Underowned, Forecasts Continued Rally
The World Gold Council, an authority in global gold markets, expects the recent gold price rally to continue, supported by...
South Korean Inmate on Funeral Leave Robs Crypto Buyer of $363,000
Local sources have reported that a South Korean inmate, temporarily released to attend a funeral, exploited a cryptocurrency...
Shiba Inu burns 774M SHIB, Solana bearish despite congestion fix, NuggetRush introduces NFTs
Solana’s price has plunged 21.8% in the last seven days despite fixing its recent network congestion issues. The Shiba Inu...
Injective and Jambo partner to bring mobile-based DeFi to millions in emerging markets
Injective and Web3 mobile firm Jambo will partner to promote DeFi in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. The collaboration...
ceτi AI Acquires Big Energy Investments Inc. to Boost Its High-Performance Computing Capabilities in North America
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, Canada — April 18th, 2024 – ceτi AI, a leader in decentralized artificial intelligence infrastructure, is...
Bitcoin to Hit $122,000 in 2024, Predicts Finder’s Latest Survey of Experts
Periodically, the product comparison website finder.com releases a new price prediction survey focusing on key cryptocurrencies and...
Rebel Satoshi momentum hits overdrive; SUI and BONK holders scramble for a piece of the pie
SUI plunges 33% in a week, but experts believe bulls will take over soon. BONK slumps 32% in a week, but analysts foresee a...
SeedHunter Marketing Module is live – Web3 Influencer Campaigns with payment in Stable Coins
Dubai, UAE, April 18th, 2024, Chainwire SeedHunter is a dedicated platform that facilitates and fosters collaborations between...
Transaction Fees Soar on Bitcoin Network as Network Braces for Halving
According to recent data, bitcoin transaction fees have significantly increased since the first week of April. Metrics show that...
Privacy Token ZANO Now on Bitcoin.Com’s Verse DEX, Coming Soon to Bitcoin.com Wallet App
Integration signals a new era of privacy-focused digital transactions in the world’s leading self-custody cryptocurrency...
Eigenlayer Launches on Ethereum Amid Concerns Over Centralization and Potential Security Threats
Eigenlayer launched on Ethereum’s mainnet with over $12 billion in total value locked, aiming to create a restaking ecosystem...
Bitcoin Miners Remain Optimistic About Future Despite Anticipated Revenue Loss
Although Bitcoin’s halving is expected to result in reduced block rewards for miners, several CEOs of bitcoin mining firms maintain...
Release date confirmed for new augmented reality move-to-earn game, SpaceCatch
SpaceCatch, a brand new AR M2E (Move-to-Earn) game, has confirmed the release date for its public beta version. The game, which...
$10.5 Trillion Asset Manager Blackrock Explains Importance of Bitcoin Halving
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has explained the importance of the Bitcoin halving. “One of the...
Binance Set to Re-Enter Indian Market With $2 Million Fine Settlement
Binance and nine other foreign crypto exchanges were originally blocked in India due to non-compliance with the country’s...
A Look at How Bitcoin’s Halving Might Trigger ‘Sell the News’ or ‘Sell the Rumor’ Reactions
With fewer than 300 blocks remaining until Bitcoin’s fourth halving, speculation has been rife, with many expecting a...
Bitcoin.com Announces Launch of Verse Voyager NFTs With Exclusive Airdrop — Public Sale to Start April 24
Bitcoin.com, a trailblazer in the cryptocurrency domain since 2015, is thrilled to unveil the highly anticipated Verse Voyager NFT...
Crypto.com CEO: Bitcoin Price Dip Likely After Halving but ‘Great Performance’ Within 6 Months
The chief executive of Crypto.com has warned of some selling coming up as we approach the Bitcoin halving, citing the “buy...
Google Searches for Bitcoin Halving Skyrockets as Major Event Approaches
The excitement surrounding the upcoming Bitcoin halving has led to a significant increase in Google searches for “Bitcoin...
Bitcoin’s Bullish Trajectory Should Resume After the Halving, Analysts Say
Global asset management firm Alliance Bernstein has explained that bitcoin’s bullish trajectory should resume after the...
Magic Eden Surges to Top Spot in NFT Market, Records Stellar $756M Trading Volume in March
Magic Eden, a Solana-based NFT marketplace, achieved its highest monthly trading volume in March, outpacing Blur with a 194.4%...
Worldcoin Foundation Announces ‘World Chain’ for Enhanced Human-Centric Apps
Worldcoin is set to introduce a new blockchain called “World Chain,” which is designed to give precedence to human...
Can this new meme coin outperform FLOKI and WIF?
Floki could recover from the recent downturn in April, according to some analysts Dogwifhat (WIF) holders are also confident of a...
Roger Stone Endorses TRUMP Meme Token, Spurs Double-Digit Growth Amid Market Slump
Roger Stone, a seasoned Republican political strategist, lobbyist, and former adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, has...
Experts are digging into Milei Moneda’s standout features: could this be the next Dogwifhat (WIF)?
Milei Moneda’s ($MEDA) presale attracts more investors. Dogwifhat (WIF) plummets by 45% this week. Milei Moneda ($MEDA), a notable...
Blackrock Closes in on Grayscale in the Battle for the ‘World’s Largest’ Bitcoin ETF
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced three consecutive days of net outflows, with a loss of $58 million on...
Worldcoin to launch a new Ethereum L2 network dubbed “World Chain”
Worldcoin will unveil the new blockchain “World Chain” in the summer. World Chain is an Ethereum L2 chain that will integrate with...
New Meme Coin ICO Dogeverse Raises $6 Million After Completing Coinsult Audit
London, United Kingdom, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire A new multichain meme coin, Dogeverse, has raised $6 million in its presale and...
27% of Ethereum Now Staked: $98 Billion Committed as Interest Peaks
Recent data reveals that over 27% of all ether, amounting to 32,472,720 ethereum, is currently staked, as interest in this activity...
MetaWin Announces Innovative TOKENIZED Tesla Cybertruck Contest on Ethereum’s Base Layer 2 Blockchain
London, UK, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire In a pioneering move within the industry, MetaWin in collaboration with law firm BCLP, has...
SUI spikes 11% as BTC, ETH slide: Here’s why Sui price is surging?
Sui price rose more than 11% as Bitcoin and Ethereum declined below key levels. SUI gains after ByteDance subsidiary BytePlus chose...
Crypto Market Continues to Slide — QCP Capital Reports Increasing Market Anxiety
The cryptocurrency market contracted by nearly 2% on Wednesday, descending to a total value of $2.23 trillion. Bitcoin reached a...
Ordinals Explorer Ord.io Nets $2M in Pre-Seed Round to Pioneer Next-Gen Bitcoin Services
On Wednesday, Ord.io, the Ordinals explorer, announced a $2 million pre-seed funding achievement to pioneer the expansion of Runes....
Bitcoin struggles below $64k ahead of the halving: Will it plunge lower?
Key takeaways BTC continues to struggle below the $64k level ahead of the Bitcoin halving event in two days. Bitbot’s presale is...
First restaking protocol StakeLayer, raises over $1 million in STAKE pre-sale
London, UK, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire StakeLayer, a leader in pioneering Bitcoin L2 restaking, has successfully raised over $1...
TRON DAO at Harvard Blockchain Conference and New TRON Builder Tour Stop
PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, April 17, 2024 – The Harvard Blockchain Conference, a premier gathering hosted by the...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: Key Indicators Signal Bearish Outlook
As bitcoin’s price action shows signs of continued bearishness, the digital currency’s trading volume and market...
NEAR Protocol gains as KangaMoon approaches presale close
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) price jumped more than 7% to be among top gainers as Bitcoin (BTC) looked to hold above $63k. KangaMoon (KANG)...
Bitget has onboarded over 2.5M users in MENA region in the past six months
Victoria, Seychelles, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire Bitget, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has...
Study: Three-Quarters of Defi’s Total Value Locked Earn 5% APY in Low-Risk Contracts
In the first quarter of 2024, approximately $43.8 billion, or 76% of the decentralized finance yield market, earned an annual...
Australian Regulator Says Crypto Is a Debenture That Requires Regulation
The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said his organization views cryptocurrency as a...
Paris Blockchain Week 2024’s Startup Competition Winners Grab More Than $10M In Prizes
Paris, France, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire Paris Blockchain Week, the leading international conference dedicated to blockchain and...
More Than 250 Zambian Students Attend Hackathon; Over 100 Earn Smart Contract Development Certification
More than 250 Zambian university students recently participated in an online boot camp and hackathon which saw over 100 earning...
OSEAN DAO Celebrates Company Registration Milestone and Announces an Upcoming 5 Million $OSEAN Airdrop
Majuro, Marsall Island, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire OSEAN DAO is advancing rapidly: With company registration on the horizon, the...
Liquid Mercury Partners with GFO-X to Provide RFQ Platform for Trading Crypto Derivatives
Chicago, United States, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire Liquid Mercury, a leading crypto trading technology provider, announced today...
Bitmain Sets Release for L9 Miner, Promising ‘Unchallenged’ Efficiency in Scrypt Mining
According to the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rig manufacturer Bitmain, the firm is gearing up to...
Telegram’s Founder Advocates for Crypto-Inspired Hardware to Boost Secure Communications
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has proposed creating crypto-inspired hardware to enhance secure communication and protect...
Stepn Partners With Adidas to Issue Genesis Sneakers NFTs
Stepn, a lifestyle and move-to-earn application, partnered with Germany-based apparel company Adidas to issue the Genesis Sneakers...
South Korean Won Overtakes US Dollar as Top Currency in Global Crypto Trading for Q1 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the South Korean Won surpassed the US dollar as the leading currency for global cryptocurrency...
BIS Boss Coins ‘Finternet’ Term, Touts Tokenization as Tool for Solving Today’s Financial System Shortcomings
BIS Head Agustin Carstens and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani have proposed the idea of the “Finternet,” an...
Norway to Target Cryptocurrency Mining Through Data Center Regulation
Norway has recently announced its intention of enacting a data center-focused law, which seeks to exert more control over the...
Peter Schiff Explains Why Gold’s Price Is Rising — Warns Bitcoin Is a ‘Gigantic Bubble’
Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff has explained why the price of gold is rising, warning that bitcoin is a “gigantic...
Cove Partners With Bazaar for Pioneering $COVE Token Auction to Decentralize and Bootstrap Protocol Liquidity
PRESS RELEASE. San Francisco, April 16th: Cove, the first onchain portfolio manager that eliminates loss-versus-rebalancing, has...
Skybridge Founder: It Pays to Be Long Bitcoin — BTC Will Be Inflation Hedge and Store of Value as It Scales
Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci firmly believes that bitcoin will be both an inflation hedge and a store of value as...
Core Scientific Set to Boost Texas Mining Facility by 72 MW Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
With just over three days remaining until the halving, Core Scientific has announced its plans to enhance its Texas mining facility...
OKX launches public mainnet for its ZK-powered L2 network “X Layer”
X Layer is a zero knowledge (ZK), EVM-compatible Layer-2 network. The Polygon CDK powered L2 is live and integrates with over 200...
Monday’s Market Action Sees $36.7 Million Outflow From US Spot Bitcoin ETFs
On Monday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced another round of outflows, shedding $36.7 million since the...
Drift Foundation Announces 100 Million Token Airdrop for Solana-Based Dex Users
On April 16, 2024, the Drift Foundation, which supports the Solana-based decentralized exchange (dex) platform Drift, disclosed...
Mad Viking Games ® Just Secures US-Trademark and Unveils Ashes of Idunn ® MetaVerse
PRESS RELEASE. Mad Viking Games ® proudly announces its official registration as a U.S. trademark by the United States Patent...
Uniswap (UNI) dips 15% on SEC concerns: whales pivot to LUNA and NUGX for growth
Uniswap’s 15% price drop after the SEC’s Wells Notice led major holders to seek more promising alternatives. Terra Luna excels with...
WOO unveils innovation hub focused on Bitcoin’s ecosystem
WOO plans innovation hub expansion to bolster Bitcoin’s ecosystem The new initiative will focus on projects bringing Bitcoin...
Miners Race to Discover Block 840,000 as Bitcoin Halving Nears
Many enthusiasts in the Bitcoin community were anticipating the next halving to coincide with Saturday, April 20, 2024, but the...
stc Bahrain and Aleph Zero Partner to Advance Blockchain DePIN Across the Gulf Region
Manama, Bahrain, April 16th, 2024, Chainwire By joining forces with Aleph Zero, stc Bahrain aims to leverage cutting-edge solutions...
Dogwifhat and FLOKI count on sharp recovery while RECQ presale attracts new memecoin hype wave
The dogwifhat (WIF) token price is predicted to make a recovery and rise above $3 The FLOKI token price expected to course correct...
Imminent BTC Supply Squeeze: Bybit Report Suggests Bitcoin Exchanges to Run Dry in 9 Months
As the crypto landscape evolves, a significant tightening in bitcoin’s available supply on exchanges has emerged, hinting at...
BONK and FTM price predictions; investors expect exciting price discovery at RECQ token launch
The BONK token is predicted to drop further and trade below $0.0000200. The Fantom (FTM) price is predicted to rise above $1.10....
Puffer Finance raises $18 million in new funding round
Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase...
Umoja Partners With Merlin Chain to Launch Bitcoin’s First High-Yield Synthetic Dollar
The smart money protocol Umoja has joined forces with the Bitcoin layer two (L2) initiative, Merlin Chain, to roll out a...
‘Real-World Implementations of Both AI and Web3’ Fuel AI Tokens’ Rally, Says Daniel He
With socialfi platforms, financial incentives serve not only as a reward mechanism for content creators but also...
Ankr and Brevis coChain partner to enhance web3 networks with ZK
Ankr and Brevis coChain join hands to revolutionize Web3 with zero-knowledge technology. Brevis enables smart contracts to utilize...
Etherland Tecra Space Crowdfunding Goes Live
PRESS RELEASE. The Etherland Tecra Space campaign has officially gone live, giving participants the opportunity to stake their...
Hans Zimmer Composes Anthem for TRON, Coining It the ‘Web3 Generation’ Theme Song
Academy award-winning composer Hans Zimmer has created an anthem for TRON, founded by the controversial entrepreneur Justin Sun, a...
While Fantom and Stellar face declines, NuggetRush surges ahead with exciting features
Fantom price declines but could rebound with recent updates in its network. Stellar faces a price correction, but buyers anticipate...