Monthly Archives: December 2022

BNB Chain Kickstart Program Seeks to Help Devs

The Kickstart Program will offer discounts to top service and tool providers across BNB Chain. BNB Chain Kickstart Program BNB Chain has started a Kickstart Program to help blockchain developers begin their projects with discounts and support from major industry players. The program is designed to help initiate a positive start with reputable projects. The program,[Read more…]

Kraken Exits Japan – Can Binance Grow Position?

The Kraken departure leaves a hole in the world’s third biggest economy as reports emerge of a crypto softening in Japan. Kraken Leaves Opening in Japan for Binance Centralized crypto exchange Kraken has decided to exit the Japanese market. Kraken informed users in a Dec. 28 blog post that all activity will cease on January 31, 2023.[Read more…]

2022 Crypto Investigations Wrap-Up

In 2022, several notable federal indictments, sentences, and seizures related to cryptocurrency were made public in the United States. To understand the extent and nature of government activity in Web3, CertiK has conducted research and analysis on the state of federal and regulatory crypto investigations in 2022. The investigation of civil and criminal suits relating[Read more…]

Saylor: MicroStrategy Buys 2.5K More Bitcoin; $4B Spent in Total

Michael Saylor tweeted that MicroStrategy has purchased 2,500 more Bitcoin, bringing the company’s holdings up to 132,500 $BTC. What a bull! MicroStrategy Holds 132,500 BTC Cue the “short signal” jokes. MicroStrategy Co-Founder Michael Saylor says the company has purchased another 2,500 Bitcoin, bringing its holdings up to 132,500 $BTC. The Bitcoin ultra-bull made the announcement on Twitter[Read more…]

Einstein Upgrade to Bring Staking Economy to BNB Beacon Chain

The Einstein Upgrade of the BNB Beacon Chain testnet will introduce a permissionless validator election mechanism and the staking economy. Hard Fork of BNB Beacon Chain Testnet A planned “Einstein Upgrade” will introduce a permissionless validator election mechanism and bring the staking economy onto BNB Beacon Chain. A hard fork of the BNB Beacon Chain testnet is scheduled to[Read more…]

How Your 5 Favorite Memecoins Performed in 2022

2022 was a rough year for Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Dogelon Mars, Baby Doge Coin and Rich Quack. But, guess which 3 of those 5 outperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum! DOGE, SHIB, ELON, BabyDoge, QUACK Everybody loves memecoins. If you don’t have at least one animal-themed token in your wallet, can it really be said that you’re[Read more…]

Binance Research Shares Crypto Ecosystem One-Pager

The report will provide users with a detailed overview of the crypto ecosystem. Crypto Ecosystem One-Pager The broad nature of the crypto ecosystem makes it difficult to visualize how each sector or project fits into the big picture. To help provide users with a great scope of the crypto ecosystem, Binance Research has provided a graphical one-pager[Read more…]

CZ Binance Looks Back on 2022 in Candid Interview

CZ sat down for a round of questions, giving advice on everything from the FTX collapse, sleeping habits, to how to get a cool Binance sweatshirt! CZ Binance Answers Community Questions Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) answered community questions in a candid video for Twitter to end the year. In a video posted on December 27 to[Read more…]

Can Binance Coin’s big plans of 2023 salvage BNB’s short-sighted dreams?

Binance Coin [BNB] recently published an update related to its BNB Beacon chain. As per the announcement, the BNB Beacon Chain testnet was expected to have a scheduled hard fork upgrade at block height 34,587,202 and 34,963,303. Considering the current rate of block generation, the hard fork is anticipated to take place on 2 January 2023.[Read more…]

How Solana is fixing outages, and the challenges it will tackle in 2023

In 2022, Solana worked on improving security, mobile compatibility, and performance. In 2023, it looks to enable concurrent block production. For Solana (SOL), 2022 has been an especially tumultuous year. With revelations of the now defunct crypto exchange FTX’s insolvency in early November, SOL price cratered 55% during the month. As of press time, SOL was trading at $11.15,[Read more…]