Solana developers are considering increasing the network’s block capacity by 66% as demand for block space on the most widely used network grows. A new proposal, SIMD-0286, floats the idea of increasing Solana’s per-block compute limit from 60 million to 100 million
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin’s (BTC) consolidation continues to take the wind out of the bull run in the broader market that had raised hopes for the so-called alt season marked by prolonged outperformance of alternative cryptocurrencies.
Ghana is set to begin licensing cryptocurrency platforms in response to a surge in demand for digital assets in the West African country, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The country’s central bank is finalizing a regulatory approval to submit to parliament by September,
Ten of the largest trade associations in fintech and crypto have called on President Donald Trump to intervene in what they say is a coordinated attack by big banks to stifle innovation and lock out competitors. In a letter sent on Wednesday,
Thursday’s price pullback in major cryptocurrencies is probably the result of a long squeeze, or unwinding of leveraged bullish plays, rather than an outright bearish stance. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) of the largest, most liquid tokens has lost 6.8% in the
Dogecoin posted a sharp decline during the July 23–24 trading session, shedding 11% from $0.26 to $0.24 amid sustained institutional sell pressure and extreme volatility. Trading volumes surged past 2.26 billion tokens during the selloff window, marking one of the highest activity
New statistical evidence has emerged, suggesting that bitcoin’s (BTC) market dynamics are now intricately linked to the ebb and flow on Wall Street. Recently, the 90-day correlation coefficient between bitcoin’s 30-day implied volatility indices – Volmex’s BVIV and Deribit’s DVOL – and
FTX, the once prominent crypto exchange, will begin the next round of cash redistribution on Sept. 30, the bankrupt firm said in a statement on Wednesday. The firm, which was led by founder Sam Bankman-Fried, started paying back its creditors earlier this
Brazilian securitization firm VERT has launched a blockchain-based private credit platform on the XRP Ledger, debuting with a brazilian real 700 million (approximately $130 million) issuance of an Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA), per a release. The CRA, a key instrument used to
A sharp pullback across crypto markets on Tuesday triggered nearly $735 million in liquidations with bulls bearing the brunt. Ether (ETH) and XRP tracked futures bets booked larger losses than bitcoin in an unusual move, indicative of the higher interest toward altcoin