On Thursday, the Arbitrum airdrop claiming process went live and ARB markets dropped more than 85% lower than pre-IOU market prices recorded the day before. Arbitrum airdropped just over a billion ARB tokens, or 11.6% of the total supply. At noon ET, more than 474 million tokens had been claimed. Wild Volatility for ARB Token: Prices Range from $1.10 to $11.80 per Unit Following Airdrop At block height 16,890,400, around 9 a.m. ET, the Arbitrum airdrop claiming process began and distribution of 11.6% of the supply started. The day before,…
Month: March 2023
Dreams of Rebooting FTX Face Cold Reality That Its Technology Wasn’t Well-Regarded
The collateral feature allowed users to hold assets such as bitcoin, ether, stablecoins or even lower-market capitalization altcoins, and trade derivatives – effectively allowing traders to hold a diverse portfolio while being able to trade perpetual swap contracts that can be used to hedge or increase exposure. And while this feature was lauded by users, it was ultimately unsustainable. If FTX comes back without such features, the bugs and sluggish software could matter more. Source
7 artificial intelligence examples in everyday life
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important in our daily lives. AI can automate routine and time-consuming tasks, allowing us to focus on more important activities. In addition, AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data to personalize products, services and experiences. Moreover, AI is driving innovation in various industries, such as finance, retail and education. Here are seven artificial intelligence examples in everyday life. Personal Assistants AI-powered personal assistants, such as Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, are integrated into smartphones, smart speakers and other devices and can perform a wide range of tasks,…
Metaverse NFT Trading Volume Hit New All-Time High, DappRadar Says
Another reason for the increase in trading volume is due to NFT marketplace Blur’s “airdrop seasons and farming,” according to Sara Gherghelas, blockchain analyst at DappRadar. “The NFT whales decided to farm [virtual] land, especially the MG Land project, which is an NFT collection.” Source
Cosmos-Based DeFi Protocol Quasar to Start Mainnet After Raising More Than $11.5M
In the wake of the spectacular failure of centralized exchanges such as FTX, both crypto natives and investors have increased their focus on decentralized finance (DeFi) and security. Quasar is aiming to address these issues by creating a dedicated layer 1 protocol that will allow investors to deposit funds into permissionless, non-custodial investment vehicles known as “vaults,” that are optimized to work across multiple blockchains, the press release said. Source
Ethics of Web3 Discussed at Paris Blockchain Week
Web3 technology is becoming increasingly pervasive in mainstream industries, raising important questions about the ethics needed to operate in the space. During the second day of Paris Blockchain Week 2023, a panel of professionals from the Web3 ecosystem took to the Venus de Milo stage to discuss the “Ethics of Web3.” The panel was moderated by Moojan Ashghari, co-founder of Thousand Faces Web3 investment club. Ashghari opened the discussion by stating that the ethical framework or standard of technology will always lag behind the introduction of the technology. He emphasized…
Bitcoin erases Fed losses as traders eye $40K BTC price target
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to near $29,000 on March 23 as bulls ignored news of a fresh United States regulatory crackdown. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin shrugs off Coinbase, Do Kwon arrest Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining almost 8% versus its overnight lows to challenge nine-month highs on Bitstamp. The pair kept the volatility coming as the dust settled on the prior day’s interest rate decision and associated commentary from the Federal Reserve. Despite Fed Chair Jerome Powell giving mixed signals over how and…
Coinbase and Algorand give divergent reasons for staking reward suspension
Algorand Foundation CEO Stacy Waden took to Twitter to confirm rumors about Coinbase’s decision to discontinue Algorand (ALGO) staking rewards for retail customers. Coinbase and Algorand, however, cite different reasons for the move. According to Waden’s tweet, Coinbase informed Algorand about the sudden termination of rewards for ALGO tokens on March 22, as the crypto exchange evaluates its portfolio of products and services following a Wells Notice issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the same day. Hi #algofam, woke up this a.m, like many of you,…
Terra Founder Do Kwon Reportedly Arrested in Montenegro
The news has already stirred the crypto ecosystem with many of the affected holders of LUNA yet to recover their losses. Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs has been reportedly arrested in Montenegro, months after he vanished after the implosion of Terra (LUNA) and its algorithmic stablecoin UST. The arrest of Do Kwon was shared through a Tweet from Filip Adzic, the country’s minister of interior. At a time over the past year, Do Kwon was declared one of the most wanted men in the world with the Interpol…
Ukrainian Startup Promin Aerospace to Send Historical NFTs Into Space – Interview Bitcoin News
Promin Aerospace is a Ukrainian rocketry startup with backing from Google among others. The company is working with the Meta History Museum to launch into space a collection of artworks about the war with Russia in the form of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The team recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the historical initiative, the ground breaking technology behind it and even what would it take to store the entire bitcoin blockchain in space. Promin Aerospace is the world’s primary developer and manufacturer of advanced autophagic rocket propulsion.…