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Finance

Chia Network Launches Native Peer-to-Peer Trading Services for Wallet Holders

The Bram Cohen-founded company will partner with Stably to launch a dollar-denominated stablecoin on its blockchain.

Chia founder Bram Cohen

Tech

Axie Infinity’s Gaming Sidechain Is Bigger Than Many Major Layer 1s by Volume: Nansen

If the future of blockchain is multi-chain, then Axie’s Ronin is leading the way, according to new research.

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Videos

Can Blockchain and NFTs Help Fight Climate Change?

Martin Wainstein, executive director of the Open Earth Foundation, discusses their #CARBONDROP NFT art auction that raised $6.6 million for environmental causes. Wainstein also discusses how blockchain can help create accountability for the Paris Climate Agreement and how layer 2 solutions like Polygon address the sustainability concerns regarding proof of work protocols.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips as Dominance Over Ethereum Shrinks

BTC declines below $45K after the U.S. Fed points to a possible rate hike in March.

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Finance

Blockchain Firm BTCS to Offer Dividend in Bitcoin; Shares Surge

Investors who choose not to receive the so-called “bividend” will receive a regular cash payout.

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Markets

Bitcoin May Squeeze Higher as Retail Interest Subsides: Analysts

On-chain metrics like the “paper hands” ratio from Glassnode suggest a bottom could be nearing, one analyst said.

Chart showing a pick up in BTC-denominated open interest and neutral-to-negative funding rates (Arcane Research, Glassnode)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Gains May Be Limited in January, Altcoins Outperform

Bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range on relatively light volume.

January (Debby Hudson, Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Celebrates Birthday on Dull Note, Analysts Expect Sideways Trading

Bitcoin’s 13th birthday caused little cheer as the cryptocurrency remains stuck in a sideways range.

Bitcoin's birthday (Sagar Patil, Unsplash)

Videos

Bitcoin Turns 13, Raising Capital on the Blockchain

Indian tax authorities raid crypto businesses. Bitcoin matures as it becomes a teenager. Raising capital on the blockchain. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Markets

Bitcoin’s Net Exchange Flows Flip Bearish as Cryptocurrency Struggles for Directional Bias

Net inflows imply investor intention to sell, while consistent outflows represent strong holding sentiment.

Centralized exchanges saw net inflows for the first time in five months. (Glassnode)