Crypto Insights
Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network, has seen its total value locked (TVL) soar to over $2.1 billion ahead of its mainnet launch scheduled for February 29, driven by anticipation of a May airdrop. The TVL has risen by 2200% since the protocol's initiation on November 22, largely due to users locking Ethereum in hopes of receiving the forthcoming Blast token airdrop. Despite this surge, Blast has faced scrutiny for prohibiting withdrawals until the mainnet's debut and was linked to a controversial gambling protocol "Risk on Blast," which recently conducted a rug pull. Despite these controversies, Blast, which offers native yields in Ether and stablecoins, successfully secured a $20 million seed round from Paradigm and Standard Crypto.
The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced the release of his official NFT collection. Read more here.
Nocturne, a protocol for on-chain private accounts, has successfully launched Nocturne v1 on the Ethereum mainnet. Read more here.
Linea, an Ethereum Layer 2 network by Consensys, initiated the 'DeFi Voyage' campaign to draw new users and educate them about decentralized finance (DeFi).
The team behind PancakeSwap has proposed to expand to the newly launched Aptos blockchain following its recent integration with Ethereum.
France’s banking giant Societe Generale (SocGen) introduced a Euro-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum. Find out more here.
Grayscale Investments has won a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Read more here.
The BRC-20 token standard on the Bitcoin blockchain has been gaining in popularity. Read more here
With a 4.4% jump in the last 24 hours, find out what this means for $BTC should it break through this resistance zone.
Moonbirds Monaverse, the new virtual world for the Moonbirds community, is a collaboration between the NFT collective, Proof, and the 3D world-building platform, Mona. Read more here.