Nifty News: BTC miners cash $5M on Ordinals, Reddit NFTs get botting backlash and more
Bitcoin transaction fees from Ordinals inscriptions have exploded by 240% over the last month.
Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork executed on mainnet
After months of delays, Ethereum validators can finally withdraw their staked Ether and rewards from the Ethereum mainnet.
Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to sell after Shanghai upgrade: Glassnode
The analytics firm backed up its prediction, stating only 253 validators have signed up to fully exit their…
Ethereum validator cashes in 689 ETH from MEV-Boost relay
The 689 Ether, worth nearly $1.3 million, is the largest reward received since the 691 Ether reward paid…
UK uses Love Island star to warn finfluencers on crypto and investment schemes
The financial and advertising regulators posted a seven-part checklist to ensure these social media stars stay within the…
zkSync Era denies 921 ETH ‘stuck forever’ in smart contract
One member of the cryptocurrency subreddit pointed out that “EVM equivalent” compilers like zkSync Era does not necessarily…
Jane Street, Tower Research and Radix are Binance’s ‘VIP’ clients in CFTC suit: Report
The firms were cited anonymously in the CFTC’s complaint describing Binance’s alleged facilitation of U.S. clients.
Binance’s market share drops on CFTC suit and no-fee trading halt: Report
Binance’s market dominance fell largely due to its decision to end zero-fee trading for some trading pairs and…
Buterin weighs in on zk-EVMs’ impact on decentralization and security
Vitalik Buterin has weighed the impacts of the addition of zk-EVMs at the protocol level, saying it could…
Bitcoin Ordinals daily inscriptions surge due to ‘BRC-20 tokens’
The BRC-20 token standard utilizes Ordinal inscriptions to deploy token contracts, mint tokens, and transfer tokens.