Tron


Markets

Tether Use on Tron Passes Ethereum as Low Fees Attract Small Transactions

Tron USDT volume eclipses Ethereum for the third consecutive week.

Tether weekly transaction count on Ethereum and Tron

Markets

Tron Is Out, Dai Is Back: CoinDesk 20 List Updates for 2021 Q1

Volume on eight trusted exchanges used by CoinDesk hit $239.98 billion in Q4 2020, up from $90.08 billion in the prior quarter.

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Policy

Tron-Owned Video Platform Criticized for Hosting Extremists, US Capitol Rioters

A legal non-profit accuses the platform of failing to moderate accounts and allowing extremists to collect donations.

Trump supporter at "Stop The Steal" rally in Washington, D.C.

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reaches $40.3K While DeFi Value Locked Inflates to Over $22B

Bitcoin’s price crested an all-time high $40,000 mark while DeFi total value locked hits a new record on market fervor.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

BitGo Launches Wrapped Bitcoin, Ether on Tron Blockchain

Nearly 100 DeFi-friendly WBTC have already been minted as TRC-20 tokens on Tron.

Tron

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Breaks $34K as Ether Futures Interest Jumps $350M in a Day

Bitcoin breaks $34K while ether futures continue to gain steam.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $19.4K; Deribit Ether Options Volume Spikes

Bitcoin trades above $19,000 as ether options volume on exchange Deribit spikes.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

Tron Blockchain Stalled for Hours by 'Malicious Contract,' Justin Sun Says

A “malicious contract” caused a Tron blockchain super representative to suspend block production for a few hours on Monday.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $13.6K as DeFi Total Value Locked Dips Below $11B

Bitcoin’s price hit $13,600 before retrenching while some investors pulled crypto out of DeFi.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Finance

Justin Sun's BitTorrent to Acquire Esports Platform for New Streaming Ecosystem

BitTorrent is evolving into an ecosystem of decentralized storage, data protocols and content distribution, the firm says.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus (CoinDesk Archives)