— Blockchain, Solana
Did Solana process more transactions than all other blockchains last week?
Solana publishes incredible statistics about its transactions despite generously defining that term to include mostly non-financial actions.
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Chinese chip used in bitcoin wallets is putting traders at risk
Bitcoin wallets that use the ESP32 chip, including Blockstream’s Jade wallet, are on high alert after a new critical vulnerability error.
MicroStrategy bought BTC at nearly the worst possible price last week
Looking at a chart of BTC when MicroStrategy was buying last week, skeptics think Michael Saylor paid nearly the worst price possible.
Gold has outperformed bitcoin by nearly 40% this year
A year-to-date chart of gold versus BTC shows outperformance of the traditional safe haven asset amid geopolitical uncertainty.
China hypes its CBDC as tariff war threatens yuan
As a way to project confidence into FX markets amid trade wars, China defended its yuan with claims that its CBDC is booming.
Traders 73% less confident of Canada getting pro-Bitcoin PM
In early January, the next prime minister of Canada looked certain to be a pro-Bitcoin candidate. Now, his odds have traded down 73%.
Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve audit is now five days overdue
According to an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the US government should have audited all of its federal crypto holdings by now.
MicroStrategy admits it might need to sell bitcoin by 2026
If its finances get much worse or BTC keeps sliding, MicroStrategy could be looking at possibly selling some of its coins by next year.
Ripple dumps XRP to pump RLUSD — still 0.2% the size of USDT
Ripple is selling over a billion dollars worth of cash, equity, and XRP tokens to fund an acquisition that it hopes will boost RLUSD volumes.
Bitcoin crashed below Michael Saylor’s ‘sell your kidney’ price
As BTC crashed below the price at which Michael Saylor suggested selling a kidney, he reminded us that its price never declines in BTC terms.