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The NFT market experienced a significant shock in the past three days, with over 1,200 NFTs being liquidated due to a record-low plunge in the floor price of several prominent or ‘blue-chip’ NFTsData from the NFT analysis site, Snow Genesis, shows that hundreds of NFTs used as collateral for loans are at risk of being liquidated. While some of these debts have been repaid, several NFTs have already been listed for auction. The table below shows the most recent NFT liquidations from Snow Genesis as of press time.Source: Snow GenesisCirrusNFT, Wumbo Labs, noted that several investors who took loans on…

All eyes are on the war in Ukraine, including those of crypto traders, and for obvious reasons, of course. Crypto’s volatility over the past week has been expected while many are trying to figure out how to adjust to the geopolitical situation. It’s safe to assume that some of the buying pressure is coming from Russia, Ukraine and other parts of eastern Europe, as people are scrambling to save their money.To this point, the major western exchanges, such as Kraken and Binance, are still open to Russian customers, however, exchanges are keeping a steady eye on the sanctions list. According…

Metaplanet Inc. has acquired an additional 145 bitcoin for approximately ¥1.926 billion ($13.6 million), reaching a significant milestone of 5,000 BTC in total holdings. The Tokyo Exchange-listed company executed the purchase at an average price of ¥13,280,472 ($93,327) per bitcoin. Metaplanet’s bitcoin treasury is acquired for $428.1 million, with an average acquisition cost of $85,621 per coin. “This is a big step forward in our aim to become one of the world’s leading bitcoin holding companies,” Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said in a statement. “We will lead the global bitcoin race from Japan.” The company’s aggressive accumulation strategy follows its…

Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist has proposed a significant change to the network’s gas limit, aiming to boost transaction capacity and network performance.On April 27, Feist submitted Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 9698, suggesting that Ethereum’s gas limit should grow 100 times over the next four years through automated client-side settings.According to Feist:“The current gas limit mechanism relies on miner/operator voting, which lacks coordination and predictability. While flexible, this approach can lead to stagnation or overly cautious increases.By introducing a predictable exponential growth pattern as a client default, this EIP encourages a sustainable and transparent gas limit trajectory, aligned with expected…

14h05 ▪ 5 min read ▪ by Eddy S. The cryptocurrency market is holding its breath this week. Bitcoin struggles below a critical resistance, ethereum shows signs of fatigue, and XRP gains momentum… As volatility intensifies, every move counts. Discover our strategic forecasts to anticipate the next major maneuvers on these three major assets. In Brief Bitcoin struggles below the critical resistance of 95,000 dollars, with a risk of falling back to 90,000 dollars. Ethereum shows signs of exhaustion after failing to sustainably break through 1,861 dollars. The Pectra upgrade on May 7, 2025, could reignite Ethereum’s rise towards 2,000…

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group is developing a blockchain-based trading venue for traditional financial assets, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 4.LSE’s head of capital markets, Murray Roos, revealed that the company decided to move forward with its plan after a year of diligent exploration and has appointed Julia Hoggett to lead the initiative.Roos clarified that the company’s primary focus lies in harnessing blockchain technology to optimize the management and transactions of conventional assets rather than venturing into cryptocurrency-related ventures.The executive emphasized that this blockchain-powered initiative is set to become the inaugural endeavor of its kind among major global…

Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, SNX, RUNE, FTM, ZIL, KSM, ENJ, CKB, JOE, GHST, PERP, BTRFLY, OHM, BANANA, ROME, BURGER, SPIRIT, and ORCA.He provides over $1,000 to liquidity pools on Compound, Curve, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap, BurgerSwap, Orca, AnySwap, SpiritSwap, Rook Protocol, Yearn Finance, Synthetix, Harvest, Redacted Cartel, OlympusDAO, Rome, Trader Joe, and…

A crypto-fueled twist on the Sega IP Sangokushi Taisen (aka Battle of the Three Kingdoms) is set to launch next week, developer Double Jump Tokyo announced on Friday. The impending game release comes almost two years after the studio revealed that it was developing the game under license from Sega.Launching on Wednesday, April 30, the strategic card battler KAI: Battle of the Three Kingdoms will be available in early access on PC and mobile. Prior to this launch, a three hour PC browser-only “load test” will take place on Monday, April 28. Player data from the brief load test will…

Strive Asset Management is still pushing GameStop to buy as much Bitcoin as it can, and as quickly as possible. But there is ongoing debate within the company about how much Bitcoin GameStop is willing to buy, Strive CEO Matt Cole told Decrypt on Thursday.“You should expect that they’re going to buy some Bitcoin,” Cole said. “But I don’t think it’s decided how much they will go in that direction.”The video game retailer announced a month ago that it could start purchasing Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset following an update to its investment policy. It subsequently raised $1.5 billion…

In brief “Privacy coin” Monero (XMR) surged by as much as 51% Monday morning. On-chain investigators pointed to a “suspicious transfer” of $330 million in Bitcoin that was swapped for XMR. To date, Monero’s privacy is not known to have been “cracked” by law enforcement. Privacy blockchain Monero (XMR) jumped 51% on Monday—and on-chain investigators pointed to hackers laundering $330 million in stolen Bitcoin as the likely culprit.Early on Monday, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT highlighted a “suspicious transfer” made from a “potential victim” of 3,520 BTC (worth approximately $333 million). Soon after, the funds were swapped to XMR via multiple exchanges.…