One way to track the success of this stablecoin, Christensen said, is through the portion of USDS held idle without earning rewards. Of the over $1 billion in circulation, a small but notable amount are not earning rewards – which shows that it’s being held by real humans and not bots as this idle behavior signals organic use, as real users treat USDS like cash, holding it temporarily without maximizing returns. Source
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Gains 4.8% as Almost All Assets Trade Higher
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Rooch network co-founder robbed in Bangkok ahead of Ethereum Devcon
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Hellish US Debt Scenario Could Propel Bitcoin to $1 Million by 2030
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Eric Trump to Speak at Bitcoin MENA in Abu Dhabi
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Bitcoin (BTC) Mining Difficulty Tops 100T for First Time, Piling Pressure on Small Miners
Bitcoin’s hashrate hit a record high on a seven-day moving average of 755 EH/s last week. Hashrate is the computational power required to mine and process transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain. At the end of October, hashrate surged almost 12% in one day, one of the biggest rises year-to-date, according to Glassnode data. Source