50 NEWEST LINKS!

SOLSCAN

21/10/24
Solana Blockchain Explorer. See what is going on Solana blockchain: Latest Transactions, Defi Dashboard, Top AMMs by volume, NFT Dashboard, TPS and True TPS. Additional analytics dashboards: Solana Staking Analytics, Solana Stablecoin Analysis, Fee Tracker Analytics.

Bitcoin ETF

20/10/24
Onchain data analysis of Bitcoin ETF company's activities. Charts and tables with Net Flow Since Launch, Total Onchain Holdings, Past Week Flows, %of Current BTC Supply and more. See BlackRock, Grayscale, Fidelity and others marketshare.

Cryptoboom

13/10/24
Crypto news portal, main categories include: Top, News, Insight, Coins, Research, Guides, Directory. Trade and staking oriented. Price predictions.

BITAXE Open source ASIC Bitcoin miner hardware

06/10/24
Open source ASIC Bitcoin miner hardware and software - set of documentation for DIY miner starting from PCB. "bitaxe is a fully open source hardware Bitcoin ASIC miner. Ultra is the 3rd major revision of the bitaxe that now includes the BM1366 ASIC from the S19XP". Can mine directly to your pool over WiFi. No External computer needed.

Coinos - The Bitcoin Lightning Payments

06/10/24
Maximum simplified acceptance of payments in Sats (part of Bitcoin) for sellers, without special terminals and additional costs as for card terminals. All you need is a phone or tablet to enjoy the benefits of Bitcoin Lightning. Instant payments are settled immediately. Within seconds, you can confirm a customer's payment from another wallet. Confirming a withdrawal to the Bitcoin network takes on average 5-10 minutes, but it happens from time to time - like depositing cash into a bank.

2024 NFT REPORT are NFTs Dead !?

30/09/24
Sad, but "96% of NFTs are dead" that's short conclusions of this report. Criteria: Trading volume, 7-day sales, activity on Twitter for the last 3 months.

Compound

30/09/24
One of the biggest DeFi sites in Ethereum world. Installments 2-5% APR. Big: Total Supply $2.05B, Earning $728.11M Borrowing $642.71M, Collateral $1.33B. Secured by 150.000$ Bug Bounty and many security audits.

Solana Compass

18/09/24
Charts and stats. Solana Fees + Burn Tracker: Last 24 hours, Solana Burned Over Time, Total Solana Fee Volume, Average Fees & Priority Fee Usage.

Base L2

14/09/24
Base is a low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 "built to bring the next billion users onchain". Backed by Coinbase Exchange platform. Grants and developer support.

THE BITCOIN HISTORY NEWSLETTER

14/09/24
"The top 5 Bitcoin History moments of the week, in your inbox every Monday.One legendary thread, in your inbox every Friday."

Learn to Build Smart Contracts and Onchain Apps (BASE L2)

14/09/24
"Welcome to Base Learn, your guide to learning smart contract development. Base Learn's curriculum has been expertly crafted to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to build and deploy smart contracts on Base, or any EVM-compatible chain, including Ethereum, Optimism, and many more. Plus, you'll be eligible to earn NFTs as you complete each module, showcasing your mastery of the material."

Aerodrome Finance

14/09/24
The central trading & liquidity marketplace on Base L2. Need an Ethereum Wallet to sign-in. " Aerodrome Finance is a next-generation AMM designed to serve as Base's central liquidity hub, combining a powerful liquidity incentive engine, vote-lock governance model, and friendly user experience. Aerodrome inherits the latest features from Velodrome V2. Aerodrome NFTs vote to distribute token emissions and receive incentives and fees generated by the protocol."

Across Bridge

14/09/24
Intents-based bridge between Ethereum and different L2's like Arbitrum, Optimism, Base and more. This bridge is using set of 3rd party relayer nodes, so it has very low tx fees and is fast.

Canonical Asset Maximalism

14/09/24
Understanding Canonical Assets, How Assets Move between Chains. "Canonical assets are the only secure way to represent value across chains. Intent bridges like Across Bridge enable interoperability with canonical assets at faster speeds and lower fees than 3rd party messaging bridges without the security tradeoffs. "

Solo Satoshi

11/09/24
Producer of small Bitcoin mining devices: BitAxe 401 Supra, BitAxe 205 Ultra, SolarBit. With this Wi-Fi controlled hardware anyone can make commitment to the security and decentralization of the Bitcoin network. BitAxe 401 has 733 GH/s mining power with power consumption 17.5 W/TH, Mining Calculator on the page.

Dune Analytics

02/09/24
Crypto’s Data Platform - SQL query over 60 blockchains, create and share data dashboard with visualization. Provide human-readable blockchain data. API available.

OpenSea Receives SEC Wells Notice Alleging NFTs Are Securities

01/09/24
"OpenSea has received a Wells notice from the SEC threatening to sue us because they believe NFTs on our platform are securities." Let the War begin!

A Bitcoin Solo Miner Wins the Bitcoin Mining Lottery: 3.2746857 BTC.

31/08/24
On August 29, 2024 the Bitcoin miner with access to the address 36AisvWi 1UiwLTe TZxLzind Akorqe Uc3tT succeeded in finding the next block to be added to the Bitcoin Blockchain.

Lido is Still Unprofitable Despite Being the Largest DeFi Protocol

30/08/24
LIDO is the biggest DeFi protocol and this is yellow flag for it.

Ethereum Burn Leaderboard (ultrasound)

29/08/24
Data aggregated in burn categories and burn leaderboard provides information what actually happens on blockchain and what hype is now.

Bitcoin Mining Stats (mempool)

27/08/24
Mempool is the fully-featured Bitocin mempool visualizer, explorer, and API service. Mining page contains informations about Difficulty Adjustment, Hashrates, Biggest Active Mining Pools and more.

McDonald's Instagram account seemingly hacked to promote Solana token 'Grimace'

21/08/24
Solana memecoin rug scam using hacked Instagram account of McDonald's.

BTC Map

05/08/24
Online Web Map and App for physical locations accepting payments in Bitcoins (Lightning Network). Map based on OpenStreetMap. Adding location instructioons, BTC Map Wiki with. i.e. Merchant Best Practices.

99Bitcoins

30/06/24
One of the largest sources of information about Bitcoin for non-technical newbies. Bitcoin Guides, Reviews and Courses, ie. "The Best Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Exchange Guide", "How to Buy Bitcoin in 2024 – A Beginner’s Guide", "Bitcoin Wallet Guide, Reviews, and Comparison".

OP_CAT: The Missing Piece for BTC L2s?

19/06/24
OP_CAT, or "Operation Concatenate," is an opcode in Bitcoin's scripting language that allows to build new Bitcoin related solutions, like L2 networks, but it has to be reactivated in the protocol first - consensus is needed. "StarkWare has plans to leverage OP_CAT for bringing zero-knowledge (ZK) scaling to Bitcoin to enable advanced financial instruments and apps on the network. "

PayPal USD

04/06/24
PYUSD is an Ethereum and Solana smartcontract stablecoin fully backed by US dollar deposits, US treasuries, and similar cash equivalents. You can buy and sell 1 PYUSD for 1 USD on PayPal. PayPal USD is issued by Paxos Trust Company, LLC (Paxos).

$1B lost: The 5 biggest cryptocurrency fails of 2017

03/06/24
Worth to remember Year 2017. Includes description of Parity Wallet Hack where 3 wallets had been drained of over 150,000 Ether.

Wallets.com

03/06/24
Entry level informations about different wallet types (Starting Guide, FAQs) and some wallet solutions reviews.

Forget the Bitcoin halving: Bitcoin’s original vision has been surpassed (mid of2024)

03/06/24
Good description of state of crypto in mid 2024. The bitcoin ETF approval is an evolution of Satoshi’s vision of global decentralized money to global decentralized programmable assets. Etherem's L2s is only bandage.

Introducing Polygon 2.0: The Value Layer of the Internet

01/06/24
Introduction to Polygon 2.0 concept - Value Layer of the Internet.

POL: One token for all Polygon chains

01/06/24
Whitepaper describing vision of MATIC cryptocurrency successor - POL: "Realizing the vision of the Value Layer of the Internet will eventually require the Polygon network to host billions of users and millions of Web3 applications. To enable this vast level of activity, hundreds or thousands of Polygon chains will be running in parallel, secured by tens or hundreds of thousands of validators. "

Scroll

30/05/24
The "native" zkEVM Ethereum L2 blockchain, Total value locked: 639.8M Transaction count: 51.5M, Batches settled to L1: 223,018 as for end of 2Q/2024. First block 0: Oct-10-2023 06:00

Cardano Summit 2024

30/05/24
2-days Global Cardano Blockchain Event Dubai, UAE,23-24 October 2024. From site: "The global Cardano Summit returns, bringing together industry leaders, businesses, Cardano ecosystem projects, and blockchain enthusiasts for networking and connecting with a new generation of innovative projects."

XRP Ledger Apex 2024

28/05/24
XRP Ledger Apex 2024 June 11-13, 2024 Amsterdam, Netherlands. Biggest XRP Cryptocurrency Conference with 70+ Speakers and 60+ Sessions. From site: "XRP Ledger Apex 2024, hosted by Ripple is the largest annual summit on the XRPL calendar. It unites developers, businesses, fintechs, VCs and the wider community. Be the first to hear about major updates, explore unmatched networking opportunities and engage directly with key players shaping the future of XRP Ledger ecosystem."

Turbo Token

28/05/24
Listed on 30+ exchanges memecoin with 2908.74% (1y) price growth in 2024. "A Meme Coin coded by Artificial Intelligence." can be read on the Website, just to explore AI trends.

Redstone L2

22/05/24
Redstone Mainnet is a version of optimistic rollup layer 2 (L2) protocol with plasma mode. Redstone has low tx fees amd is targeted for onchain games and online worlds. It is compatible with Ethereum clients, like Metamask. First block was started on Apr 04 2024 00:58:13 AM and every new is made every 2 sec.

Vision.io

21/05/24
Register, manage and trade .eth domains on market. Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is a decentralized domain name system built on the Ethereum blockchain.

Unchained

18/05/24
Los-Angeles based Crypto news portal, newsletter and podcast. Categories: Business, Regulation, Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, Tech, NFTs.

Raydium

15/05/24
DEX Swaps for Solana Network and DeFi tool. "Raydium is an automated market maker (AMM) built on the Solana blockchain which leverages a central limit order book to enable lightning-fast trades, shared liquidity and new features for earning yield." Allows to provide liqudity and earn fees, stake, farm and more.

pump.fun

13/05/24
The memecoin launchpad on Solana or Blast where You can launch a coin instantly and tradeable. Also pump.fun allows users to speculate (pump) on microcap tokens without the worry of a malicious developer removing the liquidity (rug) - fair-launch with no presale and no team allocation.

Qredo

06/05/24
Qredo is distributed multi-party computation (dMPC) protocol offering enterprise-grade cryptocurrency security and governance solutions for digital assets stored in any EVM (Ethereum) compatible blockchain. Qredo's policy engine enables the creation of signing schemes that allows multiple parties to initiate and approve blockchain transactions. In other words Qredo is a non-custodial solution which secures digital assets on-chain without the need for users to store private keys. Qredo provides its own API for custom software integration and prepared Web3 wallets integrations, like: METAMASK INSTITUTIONAL, WALLETCONNECT, SUI WALLET.

MUD

01/05/24
Framework, thus based on EVM, consist it's own L2 REDStone for low cost of operation. "MUD is a framework for ambitious onchain applications. It reduces the complexity of building Ethereum apps with a tightly integrated software stack. It's open source and free to use." Technologies: Node.js v18, git, Foundry, pnpm.

Bitfeed

26/04/24
Amazing animated visualisation of Bitcoin mempool. Additionally, interactive graphic representation of current block with detail info about all transactions in it: inputs, outputs, fees and more. Very good educational resource for Bitcoin.

OrdinalNews.io Bitcoin Runes Tools List

24/04/24
List of links to Wallets, Etching/Minting Services, Marketplaces, Launchpads, DeFi, Explorers, Data&Analysis of Bitcoin's Runes extension.

ZeroSync

22/04/24
New functioning zk-proof mechanism for light clients or simple payment verification (SPV) without running a full network node. Still under research and development.

BitBlockBoom

22/04/24
"April 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2024 Network with fellow Bitcoiners in Dallas, Texas. The longest running bitcoin conference and celebrating our 7th year."

Bitcoin completes its fourth halving, block rewards now stand at 3.125 BTC

22/04/24
Article from historic moment on April 19th, 2024: "block rewards were slashed from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC."

12 Solana presale memecoins abandoned after just a month

22/04/24
Article about 2024 Solana meme-coin fraud projects "The 12 now-defunct projects raised a total of $26.7 million by way of a controversial fundraising method known as a presale."

Rebuttal of GreenpeaceUSA Report on Bitcoin

19/04/24
This article explain why statement "Bitcoin consumes as much energy as entire countries" is a lie, and demistify other disinformation spreaded by Greenpeace in his report.

The Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report

06/03/24
From site: "Original research and analysis on the latest trends in cryptocurrency-based crime including the decline in crypto hacking and what it means for DeFi, the intersection of crypto scamming and human trafficking, why 2023 was the biggest ransomware year ever, and more. Download your copy today"