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Otherside and Apes NFTs Dominate Today’s Trades, Nansen Data Suggests

Yuga Labs’ NFT collections take first, second and third place with the most trading activity in the past 24 hours. Rocket Pool’s rETH has lost ground since Tuesday.

Yuga Labs NFTS take first, second and third spot among today's most actively traded NFTS. (James Rubin/CoinDesk)

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What Are EIP and ERC and How Are They Connected?

Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) are the central method around which updates and decisions are made on the Ethereum blockchain and are open to all.

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The Yuga Labs Catastrophe Could Have Been Prevented

Conspiracy theorists say Yuga Labs clogged up Ethereum to justify the launch of its own chain, but maybe the Bored Ape creators just screwed up.

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‘Smart Money’ Is Staking ETH on Rocket Pool and Selling ENS, Nansen Data Suggests

For the second consecutive day, Yuga Labs’ Otherdeeds NFT collection has seen the most volume in the last 24 hours, according to the blockchain analytics platform.

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An Ape Ain’t Free: In Defense of Ethereum’s Fees

Pick your poison: low fees on a chain that could collapse when transaction demand outstrips blockspace (Solana), or unpredictable, sometimes very high fees on a stable chain (Ethereum).

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Solana Goes Dark For 7 Hours as Bots Swarm 'Candy Machine' NFT Minting Tool

The Solana network went dark Saturday night after bots swarmed the NFT mining tool Candy Machine, resulting in an unprecedented amount of traffic on the proof-of-stake chain. “The Hash" group discusses the native SOL token’s price reaction to the incident, as well as issues with scaling blockchains and Solana’s ambition as an “Ethereum-killer.”

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BAYC Metaverse Land Sale Fetches $285M But Investors Paid $176M in Gas Fees Alone

Yuga Labs debuted its long-awaited Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse project “Otherside,” generating roughly $285 million in digital land sales, but the Ethereum-based project created some of the highest gas fees in the network’s history – costing investors over $176 million.

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Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Blast Bitcoin, but They Are Wrong

During Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting, investment tycoons Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger shared some controversial opinions on bitcoin, with Munger describing the digital asset as “stupid” and “evil.” “The Hash” group discusses Buffett’s long-standing history of opposition towards BTC and why Ethereum might have more appeal to him.

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Riding the NFT Wave in the Music Industry

Cordell Broadus aka "Champ Medici," NFT entrepreneur and Snoop Dogg's son, joins "Community Crypto" to share insights into his father's NFT ventures and why his latest project runs on Cardano over Ethereum. Plus, rapper Jim Jones and Disrupt Art CEO Rob Richardson on the Badazz Bears NFT collection.

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