Cardano finally gets fiat-backed stablecoin USDM after huge delays
Mehen Finance planned to launch USDM in early 2023 but saw delays after crypto-friendly banks shuttered in 2023 and its banking partner went to work with Circle. Layer-1 blockchain Cardano…
Coinbase expands asset recovery tool to Polygon and BNB Chain
The cryptocurrency exchange will charge a 5% commission for retrievals above $100. Crypto exchange Coinbase will soon enable users to recover lost assets sent to the platform’s unsupported blockchains, including…
Ethereum devs expect 10x lower rollup costs as Dencun upgrade hits testnets
Ethereum layer-2 rollups stand to benefit significantly from the systematic Dencun upgrade, which hit the Goerli testnet in January 2024. The Ethereum ecosystem is edging closer to significantly lower gas…
Web3 faces regulatory hurdles in Africa, slowing progress
Cartesi developer advocate Jathin Jagannath expressed the importance of improved digital literacy, stating that a skilled workforce and user base are crucial for successfully integrating Web3 technologies. Developer advocate of…
Bitcoin-accepting vendors increased 174% in 2023: BTC merchant tracker
The crowdsourced mapping data reports a concentration of Bitcoin-accepting merchants in Europe and Latin America. The number of merchants listed as accepting Bitcoin BTC tickers down $43,971 payments globally went…
Bitcoin ETFs will solve unit bias psychology, says VanEck advisor
Gabor Gurbacs, an advisor at VanEck, highlights the psychology that leads investors to feel more satisfied when owning an entire asset rather than just a fraction, particularly with Bitcoin. The…