What the Ethereum Merge Means for Ordinary Users—And What It Doesn’t
In brief Ethereum's long-awaited move to proof of stake—dubbed "the merge"—is finally happening. A lot is going to change. But...
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‘WAGMI’ Is Dead: Pplpleasr, UnicornDAO, TIME President Weigh in on NFTs
Are we all gonna make it? Probably not—and some Web3 proponents don’t even want people using the term “NFTs” anymore. At...
Terra Falls Back Down to Earth: LUNA Sinks 38% From Recent High
In brief The price of Terra’s LUNA has fallen 38% since last Friday’s sudden surge. LUNA Classic (LUNC) has also...
The Ethereum Merge Matters for Everyone in Crypto
After years and years of delays, the Ethereum merge is upon us. The event formerly known as Ethereum 2.0, when...
Why DeFi Speculators Are Borrowing Ethereum as Merge Looms
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) With Ethereum’s merge event just days away, the entire industry...
Ethereum Successfully Deploys Final Network Test Before Merge
In the frenzied build-up to Ethereum’s much-anticipated merge, the network’s developers have deployed test after test to make sure everything...
Queen Elizabeth II Ethereum NFT Tribute Project Holds Final Auction
In brief QueenE, an Ethereum-based NFT project, is holding its final Gen1 artwork auction following the death of England’s Queen...
Tether’s Lead Over USDC Hits $16B as Binance Moves to Limit Stablecoin Competitors
For a while there, it looked like Circle’s USDC stablecoin was within range to overtake Tether, its biggest competitor. Starting...
Bitcoiner Dan Held: Ethereum Merge Will ‘Add Pressure to Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption’
Some Bitcoiners have been reluctant to say that the Ethereum merge will have any impact on their crypto asset of...
Trezor and Wasabi Join Forces To Make Bitcoin More Private
Trezor, the company behind one of the most popular crypto wallets, has teamed up with privacy project Wasabi to bring...
KlimaDAO Engages Tusk Strategies to Push Congress to Write DAOs Into Law
The KlimaDAO announced Friday that it is collaborating with politicians to provide a legal framework for DAOs in the Lummis-Gillibrand...
Forget About DeFi Summer: NFT Autumn is Arriving
While we’ve all heard the well-trod mantra that “bear markets are for builders,” until very recently, it felt like hardly...
FIFA Launches NFT Platform on Algorand in Run-Up to World Cup
With the 2022 World Cup just months away, FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, has announced it will launch an NFT...
Ethereum Name Service Touts Third-Highest Monthly Revenue as Merge Approaches
The Ethereum Name Service reported its third highest month of revenue in August, with 2.17 ENS domain names created on...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Spikes as Profitability Drops for Mining Companies
Bitcoin is becoming harder to mine. The mining difficulty for the world’s biggest cryptocurrency’s jumped by 9.26% over the last...
Kevin Rose’s Proof Raises $50M, Plots Token and Moonbirds NFT Expansion
In brief Web3 startup Proof has raised $50 million in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz. The firm also...
CME Adds Euro-Denominated Ethereum Futures as Merge Approaches
CME Group today launched euro-dominated Bitcoin and Ethereum futures on its derivatives marketplace. The new product will complement the dollar-denominated...
From Silk Road to NFTs: Why Musician and Artist Tycho Sees Web3 as the ‘Endgame’
Tycho first heard about crypto back in the Silk Road days, calling the underground marketplace “the coolest thing in the...
From Silk Road to Buying ETH: How Musician Tycho Went Crypto
From Silk Road to Buying ETH: How Musician Tycho Went CryptoScott Hansen aka Tycho, the musician, producer, and songwriter, tells...
Solana Now Has a Beer—With DeGods, Okay Bears and Other NFTs on the Can
In brief Solana Summer Shandy is a new beer from barrelDAO, a community-governed brewery. The cans feature imagery from numerous...
Coinbase Launches Voter Registration Tool Ahead of November Elections
Coinbase, America’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, today launched a voter registration tool and crypto policy education initiative. “The initiative will be...
Alameda Research Co-CEO Sam Trabucco Steps Down to ‘Relax’
Sam Trabucco, co-CEO of private equity firm Alameda Research, stepped down from his role Wednesday. Trabucco’s co-CEO Caroline Ellison will...
