Blockchain & crypto news from India
The blocks on bitcoin blockchain have consistently begun to breach the 3MB size. The first time this occurred was on February 1, 2023. Bitcoin.com reports that history was made this day when the mining pool Luxor became the first to mine block #774,628 with a size of 3.96MB, the largest so far. Bitcoin blocks are…
After a damp affair with its switch to a POS based blockchain, Ethereum’s next big step as far as staking is concerned is the upcoming Shanghai upgrade, expected to happen sometime in March this year. As a preparatory move, the second most important crypto after bitcoin has moved closer to the aim with a shadow…
Hit hard by the FTX collapse, Solana’s woes continue as two of its top NFT collections have decided to move to rival chains. Solana has been the second choice after the natural Ethereum for NFT projects, but things are taking a turn. DeGods (created by y00ts founder) and Magic Eden will soon bridge their way…
The implosion of FTX has not only affected investors who kept their funds on the exchange, but also the wider crypto investing circles. Genesis, described in the past as the “Goldman Sachs of crypto”, is feeling the heat and has suspended withdrawals. However, those tracking on-chain flow of cryptocurrencies point out to positive signals based…
A hub of crypto mining, the New York State has cleared a bill to restrict crypto mining that uses POW mechanism used by blockchains like bitcoin. It is the first state to pass the law to ban some forms of crypto mining which has been under fire for its impact on the environment. A blockchain…
The early losses of star teams like Argentina are reflecting in the fortunes of the fan tokens issued by football teams on platforms like Socios. Argentina’s loss despite Messi’s early goal upset the fans so much that they dumped its ARG token. The price of ARG dropped by over 30%, declining from over $7 to…
The effects of FTX’s failure were far more severe than anticipated. The market was also impacted by the subsequent hack. The stolen cash were being relocated, albeit it’s still unclear what exactly happened during the hack. Huge sums of money from the $447 million in stolen money have been moving about over the last few…
After declaring bankruptcy just hours earlier, hundreds of millions of dollars were siphoned off the cryptocurrency exchange, worsening the fall of FTX, already one of the most spectacular financial disasters in history. Late on Friday, more than $600 million was stolen from FTX’s cryptocurrency wallets. Soon after, FTX announced that it had been compromised in…
According to Lisa Braganca, a former enforcement branch chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the failure of FTX may prompt more calls for regulation on Capitol Hill, but she is skeptical that Congress will take any action. During an appearance on CoinDesk’s “First Mover” program on Wednesday, Braganca stated, “I have serious doubts…
The fallout of FTX debacle has sent out red alerts in the crypto trading world, and the stress now is on holding one’s own digital assets in wallets rather than keeping them on exchanges. Trading exchanges have gone a knee-jerk reaction, revealing their owned assets in what are called proof of reserves. Holding one’s crypto…