Author: Jeremy Ryan

Stablecoin transfer volumes rose 33% across nine different blockchains in the last seven days, according to on-chain data aggregator Artemis. Despite a 0.2% weekly fall in total supply, the number of transfers surpassed 10 billion during this period, with a 1.4 billion daily average. Ethereum leads the pack with a registered weekly transfer volume of almost $24 billion, representing a 35% leap during this period, through 285,000 transfers. Solana takes second place with a stablecoin transfer amount close to $22 billion in the same period, a huge 78% leap, and almost 5 million transfers. One key difference between both blockchains…

Synthetix, a decentralized crypto derivatives marketplace, has deployed V3 of its perpetuals contracts protocol on Base, an Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain developed by Coinbase. Perps V3 will simplify the launching of new derivatives products on Synthetix for developers building on Base, as well as trading on Synthetix-powered exchanges like Kwenta, Polynomial, and dHEDGE, the company said in a statement. According to Synthetix, more products for Synthetix V3 are planned to be deployed on Base in the coming months, including a new perpetual futures exchange called Infinex. Decentralized crypto trading still has to catch up with activity on centralized platforms, Synthetix Founder…

In a groundbreaking move for the blockchain community, Syscoin, a steadfast advocate for utilizing the infrastructure of Bitcoin to drive innovation in blockchain, has announced a strategic partnership with Polyhedra Network and NodeKit. This latest partnership introduces the world’s first Zero-Knowledge Proof-of-Data Availability (zkDA) into Syscoin’s ever-evolving ecosystem. The introduction of zkDA aims to enhance the merged mining mechanism of Bitcoin (BTC) as well as decentralized finance (DeFi). Highlighting the importance of this launch for the blockchain industry, Jagdeep Sidhu, Core developer of Syscoin, said, “This collaboration brings scalable solutions without compromising security and decentralization, fundamental to blockchain development.” A…

The recent report by blockchain analysts Flipside unveils a comprehensive view of the fluctuating crypto world in 2023, marked by significant user growth and evolving trends. According to the report, 2023 witnessed a peak in acquired user volume in May, recording over 8.8 million accounts active across multiple chains. This synchronized growth trajectory across most chains suggests that broader market sentiments continue to steer crypto adoption. A significant observation is the activity of super users, defined as wallets with over 100 transactions. These users predominantly engaged in DeFi-related transactions rather than NFTs. However, a trend reversal is evident on L1…

Web3 developer Find Satoshi Lab’s latest project launch, a video game called Gas Hero, has generated about $90 million in NFT trading since it launched earlier this month, the company said in a statement. “There are currently six different Gas Hero NFT collections available, all of which are now claiming top spots on trading volume charts,” the company said. “Users of the game are actively trading various characters, weapons, and other Gas Hero items as NFTs on Polygon PoS.” Gas Hero’s top performing NFT collection, Gas Hero Common Heroes, ranks as the fifth most-traded collection during the past 24 hours,…

Art digital, conférence et DJ set.Le musée d’Orsay invite @agoriamusic, artiste phare de l’#ArtDigital et de la scène électro.Découvrez son regard singulier sur le musée et ses chefs-d’œuvre dans { Le Code d’Orsay }, du 13 fév. au 10 mars.https://t.co/fPHce7bsvAAvec @Tezos pic.twitter.com/QOOq2ozui3— Musée d’Orsay (@MuseeOrsay) January 23, 2024The Musee d’Orsay NFT ExhibitionLe Code d’Orsay will first present Agoria’s masterpiece ‘Sigma Lumina’, a captivating sculpture that forms a QR code shadow when lit from above. Scanning it with smartphones leads to the Tezos network, showcasing art inspired by impressionist masters like Caillebotte, Degas, and Renoir.1/????Biological Generative Art ????What is it?Let me…

Polkadot is doubling down on its digital collection capabilities with Polychain NFT Ecosystem. Polkadot is seeing comprehensive growth among its parachains and prices remain in the uptrend. Polkadot (DOT) has announced the completion of its Polkadot Dapps series, which focuses on use cases for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), poised to open up a new frontier for innovation. Exploring Polkadot’s Polychain NFT Ecosystem One of the defining features of Polkadot’s Polychain NFT ecosystem is its emphasis on cross-chain functionality and modular design. This means that NFTs created on one Parachain within the Polkadot network can seamlessly interact and be traded on another,…

Rari Foundation, the organization representing the Rari DAO, has launched the Rari Chain mainnet on Arbitrum. Rari Chain is an Arbitrum-based EVM equivalent chain that preserves royalties by embedding them on the node level. It’s a Layer 3, which means it boosts scaling and other features of a Layer 2, in this case Arbitrum, to augment the NFT ecosystem. “The launch of Rari Chain mainnet turns our vision of creating NFT specific, creator-focused chain, that becomes home for creator economy, into a reality,” said Jana Bertram, Head of Strategy at Rari Foundation, in a statement. “We’re excited to provide the…

Tokens built on the Solana blockchain are getting a bit more programmable, with their developers now able to implement rules around who can hold them and what they can do with them. The Solana Foundation, a key group in managing the Solana blockchain said Wednesday that its “token extensions” upgrade to Solana’s SPL token standard is now live after well over a year in development; it used to be called Token-2022. No matter the name, this service means to enhance compliance controls for businesses building tokens on Solana, according to the Solana Foundation. Token extensions will allow these businesses to…

Yuga Labs announces an upcoming new release for Dookey Dash! This time, they make their their sewer racing game free to play, open it to the general public, and even offer play to earn opportunities with bonuses for holders of certain NFT collections! Dookey Dash, the sewer racing game that Yuga Labs introduced last year as part of the launch of their HV-MTL collection, is coming back! Though this time, it’s Unclogged! The new version, officially dubbed Dookey Dash Unclogged is planned for release sometime in February. It will be available for mobile devices and on PC. Built in conjunction…