Vitalik Buterin Suggests Stealth Addresses for Private NFT Ownership

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed stealth addresses as a potential way to obscure NFT ownership. Buterin made a post saying it would be a lighter-weight solution to private NFTs compared to some alternative methods. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has suggested stealth addresses for the anonymous ownership of NFTs. Buterin made a post on Aug. 8, … Read more

Vitalik Buterin Says Facebook’s Metaverse Attempt Will Misfire

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that corporate attempts to build the metaverse will fail. Buterin said this while responding to the views of Dean Eigenmann, who pointed out that “while the ideas on the metaverse concept make sense, he doesn’t think it’ll happen through Venture Capitalist funding.” “I’d rather hang out in World of Warcraft than half … Read more

Ethereum Gas Fees Spike to New Highs on Latest NFT Hype

There were many disgruntled Ethereum users over the weekend following a Yuga Labs nonfungible token (NFT) launch which caused gas prices to surge to new highs. Sponsored Sponsored Over the weekend, the firm behind the wildly popular Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, Yuga Labs, launched a new land title collection called Otherdeed for its … Read more

NFT Market: Ethereum Loses Space to Solana – JPMorgan

NFT market: The dominance of the Ethereum (ETH) network in the non-fungible token (NFT) market is being threatened by Solana (SOL), according to a new report from JPMorgan Chase. Sponsored Sponsored Analysts at the traditional investment bank noted that Solana has captured an increasing share of the NFT market. Every day, more users and developers … Read more

Vitalik Buterin Admits Naivete in Early Crypto Predictions

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin released a Twitter thread describing various predictions made earlier in the decade and how he views those predictions at the dawn of 2022. Sponsored Sponsored As the new year dawned, Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin released a “Twitterstorm,” revisiting ideas conceived earlier in the decade. His tweets covered his opinions on Bitcoin … Read more

Discord Backpedals on Ethereum Integration Following Community Backlash

The Discord social media platform has made a U-turn on its plans to integrate Ethereum following backlash from the community. Sponsored Sponsored Discord CEO Jason Citron hinted that there may be integration between the social media platform and Ethereum earlier this week. On Nov 8 he tweeted a preview that showed Web 3 wallets Metamask … Read more

Polygon Daily Active Addresses Top Ethereum for First Time

Daily active addresses on the Polygon blockchain have crossed 351,000, surpassing Ethereum for the first time, which stands at 326,000. Sponsored Sponsored The Polygon network has hit another major milestone, with its number of daily active addresses crossing that of Ethereum for the first time since inception. Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic tweeted on Sept 27 … Read more

Bitcoin Falls Behind in Terms of Network Fees and Usage

The amount of money generated in network fees is often considered an important indication of the usage of that network — and Bitcoin appears to be falling behind other blockchains. Sponsored Sponsored Network fees may be used as a measure of usage and demand on a system, and Bitcoin is dropping down the charts in … Read more

OpenSea NFT Marketplace Bots Could be Affecting Auctions

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has been a hive of activity recently, with auctions and sales pushing gas prices higher. However, it appears that there may be something dubious going on. Sponsored Sponsored OpenSea has now usurped Uniswap as the biggest user of Ethereum by network transactions. Etherscan is reporting that the NFT marketplace has … Read more

NFT Market Flips DeFi for Ethereum Usage and Fee Burning

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are now the most popular thing on the Ethereum network, and gas fees are surging again as a result. Decentralized exchange Uniswap is no longer on top when it comes to Ethereum usage. That accolade has now been taken by the OpenSea NFT marketplace amid a flurry of new NFT airdrops and … Read more