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Ethereum wannabes Fantom, Avalanche duke it out over transaction count
Celebrity DeFi devs have helped drive interest in upstart blockchain Fantom, which is now processing more transactions per day than Avalanche.
CoinMarketCap appears to reverse policy on Hex after class action threat [UPDATED]
A Hex investor tried to sue Binance execs for banishing the controversial crypto from CoinMarketCap's front page. Now, it's there.
Bitcoin miners collateral damage during violent unrest in Kazakhstan
Bitcoin's total hashrate fell up to 12% after Kazakhstan's largest telecom provider pulled the plug on the internet during violent protests.
Dump it: Crypto markets lose $230B since Bogdanoff twins passed away
Twin brothers Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff passed away within days of one another. They were 72 years old and beloved by crypto traders.
NFT market OpenSea now worth more than Kraken, Gemini, and eToro
OpenSea is now valued at $13.3 billion after a fresh funding round, meaning the NFT market is worth more than exchanges Kraken and Gemini.
All my apes gone: Twitter users revel in $2.2M Bored Ape NFT theft
A Bored Ape Yacht Club member who lost more than $2 million worth of NFTs to phishers has inspired a slew of savage crypto memes.
Kosovo bans Bitcoin mining as energy crisis sweeps Europe
Kosovo joins Kazakhstan, Iran, and Iceland in imposing restrictions on Bitcoin mining due to overloaded energy grids.
Terra starts year as top-two DeFi ecosystem, beating Binance Smart Chain
Terra is now second only to Ethereum in terms of total value locked inside its DeFi ecosystem, with Binance Smart Chain dropping to third.
Don’t celebrate RadioShack’s crypto pivot — it’s just a Tai Lopez scheme
While pandering to the DeFi crowd, self-help goon Tai Lopez is leveraging RadioShack's brand as a smokescreen to sell substandard crypto.