Bitcoin dominance dips to 55.81%, down from its November 2024 top of 61.53%. Declining BTC dominance has paved the way for the altcoin season, with over 75% of the top 100 altcoins consistently outperforming Bitcoin. Let’s deep-dive into the top 10 altcoins for beginners to buy in December 2024. Table of Contents Why Bitcoin dominance matters...
As Bitcoin continues to face resistance near the $100,000 mark, the NFT market has experienced a 1.6% drop, with total sales volume settling at $146.5 million. While Bitcoin btc0.57%Bitcoin trades at $96,800, Ethereum eth1.44%Ethereum has shown strength by surging 3.5% in the last 24 hours to reclaim the $3,700 level. The global cryptocurrency market capitalization has expanded to $3.42 trillion...
The non-fungible token, or NFT, market saw a 7.68% boost in sales volume this week, hitting $109 million, with notable activity on Ethereum (ETH) and Polygon (MATIC) blockchains. However, this uptick came against a backdrop of massively declining numbers of NFT buyers and sellers, which plunged by 68.00% and 67.78%, respectively. Interestingly, even as the number of...
Solana proved to be the fastest among major blockchains, according to a report by CoinGecko. The report states that on April 6, the average daily number of transactions per second (TPS) reached a record high of 1,504 amid the boom of meme coins on Solana. “This makes Solana 46 times faster than Ethereum and more than five times faster than Polygon, which...
As traders and investors seek gains, this year’s Solana rebirth has buoyed SOL-native exchanges to the forefront of defi activity. DefiLlama data shows five Solana-only protocols appeared in the top 10 decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes in the past 24 hours. A DEX is a trading venue built atop a blockchain that allows users to buy, sell, and swap cryptocurrencies. On-chain...
At the Token2049 conference, blockchain experts debated the Ethereum chain’s current problems. Experts from the blockchain industry discussed the latest innovations and development opportunities during a panel discussion at the Token2049 conference in Dubai. The discussion participants also touched upon the Ethereum blockchain, which is considered the dominant smart contract platform. According to the panelists, Ethereum has...
Solana-powered decentralized exchange Drift shared plans to roll out its governance token alongside a 100 million token airdrop. The governance token will allow holders to vote on future protocol decisions coordinated by the Drift Foundation and proposed by community contributors. An April 16 announcement said 180,000 users would receive 10% of DRIFT’s 1 billion total supply based on interactions...
To alleviate congestion on the Solana network, the pseudonymous creator of the Ore project, Hardhat Chad, announced an immediate halt to all mining. Ore, a blockchain-based project launched on Solana, is exploring the right distribution method by using a proof-of-work (PoW) token distribution mechanism. The project is experimenting with combining PoW’s security with Solana’s fast transaction...
The Parcl protocol on Solana lost 40% of the total value locked after airdropping the PRCL token. According to data from DefiLlama, users withdrew more than 40% of the total value locked (TVL) from the betting platform for the real estate market Parcl. Source: DefiLlama The snapshot was intended for an airdrop that took place on April 15. However, against the...
Anza has introduced updates in version 1.18.11 of its validator client to address Solana’s network congestion issues. Validator clients are crucial software tools used in proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains such as Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH), enabling validators to authenticate transactions and uphold network rules. According to a representative from Anza, an update aims to solve Solana’s congestion issues. “The...
