Shiba Inu Fetches $12M Investment in a Token Sale to Build Privacy-Focused Blockchain The new network will be built on top of layer-2 network Shibarium and offer enhanced privacy for users.

Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Layer 2s Have Their Moment The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 22, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of the project’s CELO tokens, under the chain’s governance rules.

Bitcoin’s Unique Volatility Profile in Focus as VIX and MOVE Spike Bitcoin’s implied or expected volatility remains positively correlated with its price as traditional market fear gauges spike amid broad-based risk aversion.

Crypto Exchange Woo X Claims a First With Tokenized Treasury Bills for Retail Investors The Woo X RWA Earn Vaults have been built in partnership with institutional tokenization firm OpenTrade.

Binance Exec Who Escaped From Nigeria Has Been Found in Kenya, Faces Extradition: Reports Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped Nigerian custody in March, could be extradited back to the country within the week, one local media outlet reported citing government sources.

Bitcoin Miners May Shift Focus to AI After Halving, CoinShares Says Miners will be faced with substantial cost increases as a result of the halving, with electricity and bitcoin production costs almost doubling, the report said.

Thailand to Block Access to ‘Unauthorized’ Crypto Platforms Authorities in Thailand have decided to block “unauthorized” crypto platforms to increase the efficiency of law enforcement in solving the problem of online crime, an announcement on Friday last week said.

Bitcoin Transaction Fees Come Crashing Down Post Halving After the halving, fees spiked to $146 for a medium-priority transaction and $170 for a high-priority transaction.

Bitcoin Layer 2 Coins, STX, ELA, SAVM, Outperform BTC After Halving

Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as ‘Runes’ Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs The Bitcoin “halving” was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor’s Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees.

Grayscale Reveals 0.15% Fees For Its Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF Bitcoin ETF provider Grayscale has provided some illustrative details of its spin-off fund, the Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC), including a more competitive 0.15% fee than the uplisted mothership GBTC product, according to a pro forma financials in its latest filing.

The Bitcoin Halving Is Here, and With It a Giant Surge in Transaction Fees Soccer has the World Cup. Athletics and many other sports have the Olympics. Crypto has the halving. The milestone in the blockchain’s 15-year history technically means a cut in rewards for crypto miners with each block – a feature designed to minimize inflation.

Bitcoin Rally Holds Around $63,700 Following 4th Block Reward Halving

Runes Protocol Launches on Bitcoin, Sending Fees Soaring as Users Rush to Mint Tokens

Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Spoofed Coinbase Website, Stealing $9.5M in Crypto According to court documents, Chirag Tomar used his ill-gotten gains to buy Rolexes, Lamborghinis, Porches and more.

Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney Posthumously Wins New Award Named for Him

IRS Unveils Form Your Broker May Send Next Year to Report Your Crypto Moves The U.S. Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has previewed what crypto investors’ future tax form might look like when it finishes its much-debated rule on how cryptocurrency transactions should be reported to the federal government.

Bitcoin Whales Bought $1.2B BTC Amid the Price Dip, Fueling the Quick Rebound Large bitcoin investors substantially increased their holdings as prices dipped below $60,000 in early Friday’s panicky action on the crypto markets ahead of the asset’s much-anticipated halving event.