Kadena’s Chainweb EVM Testnet represents a significant advancement in blockchain technology, blending the security of Proof-of-Work (PoW) with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility. Launched in June, the testnet expands Kadena’s braided Chainweb architecture to include EVM support, allowing Solidity developers to deploy smart contracts on a scalable Layer 1 network. This report compiles research based
For the past three days, the price of Bitcoin seems to want to break below the support set around $110,000. Will there be another crash? This hypothesis indeed seems at least plausible, but there is at least one element that suggests the opposite hypothesis might actually be true. Summary The Bitcoin Crash The Key Threshold
The Venom Foundation, an organization based in Abu Dhabi and developer of the next-generation Layer-0 and Layer-1 blockchain of the same name, has published a comparative research on transaction fees of the world’s top ten blockchains. The report, titled “How Transaction Fees Across 10 Leading Blockchains Affect Their Usability and Adoption Potential”, reveals an impressive
The “debasement trade,” a strategy championed by both retail and institutional investors betting on hard assets like gold and Bitcoin to hedge against fiat currency decline, is under fresh scrutiny after a dramatic divergence in performance. On October 10, the “Black Friday Crypto Crash” wiped out over $19 billion in leveraged positions, sending Bitcoin (BTC)
Mastercard has taken another major step toward bridging traditional finance with blockchain. In a new collaboration with Chainlink, XSwap and Swapper Finance. The global payment giant is working to connect over 3.5 billion cardholders directly to the onchain economy. Chainlink Build member @xswap_link is helping connect Mastercard’s global payment network of over 3.5 billion cardholders
Lookonchain records tremendous withdrawals at leading exchanges. One thousand BTC was withdrawn by a new wallet that pulled out the funds at Binance. FalconX has been deprived of a second new wallet that took away 465 BTC. The moves took place in a span of five hours. The value of USD reported is approximately USD162
BTC is competing with silver to become the best-performing asset for 2025 to date. Precious metals trade near an all-time high, with silver catching up with outsized gains. Silver is challenging BTC as the fastest-growing asset for 2025. In the year-to-date, the metal added a net 63.9% to its price, while BTC locked in 64.1%
Visa built the world’s largest payment network that pushes nearly $16 trillion in payments through its virtual pipes. Now it wants to do the same for lending in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). The report, titled Stablecoins Beyond Payments: The Onchain Lending Opportunity, reframes decentralized finance as “onchain finance” – a deliberate rebrand aimed
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