Sei Network Emerges as Latest Crypto Favorite; Meme Coin SEIYAN Leads Bets
Göğüs coin SEIYAN – apparently a cult term for holders of the SEI token – has gained 400% in the past week, serving as a proxy for the growth of the broader Sei ecosystem.
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IOTA’s ShimmerEVM Bolsters Onboards Cross-Chain Capabilities With LayerZero’s Technology
The Shimmer bridge, a tool that transfers value between different blockchains that connect to LayerZero, starts operating today.
Who Won Crypto in 2023? The CoinDesk Market Index Broken Down in 6 Charts
Tokens from Injective, a layer-1 blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem, and Render, a GPU rendering network that migrated this year to Solana from Ethereum, dominated the year’s return rankings among the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) benchmark index of 184 digital assets.
Injective’s INJ Year-to-Date Gain Rises to 3,000% After Latest Jump
Artificial Intelligence hype is among the catalysts for the outsized move.
Belgium to Push European Blockchain Network During EU Council Presidency, Digital Minister Says
EU-wide blockchain services could support the bloc’s pursuit of digital sovereignty, Mathieu Michel told CoinDesk.
Polygon Stops Work on ‘Edge,’ Used to Build Dogechain, as Focus Turns to ZK
Polygon Labs, a developer of scaling networks for Ethereum, has shifted toward “Polygon CDK,” a blockchain-development kit powered by zero-knowledge cryptography. The older “Polygon Edge” was used by Dogechain, in an unofficial effort to build a Dogecoin-oriented smart-contracts network.
Lawmaker Calls for the UK Government to do More for Blockchain
Member of Parliament Natalie Elphicke also announced that the parliamentary group she chairs will be hosting industry round tables and a call for evidence.
Cronos, Partner of Crypto.com, to Start Layer 2 Network With Matter Labs
The new “Cronos zkEVM chain” is launching initially as a test network, based on Matter Labs’ software tools, which can be used to spin up new layer 2 and layer 3 “hyperchains” atop Ethereum.
This $28K Pixelated Avocado Could Add to Bitcoin’s Raging Censorship Debate
The NFT-like Ordinals inscriptions are anathema to some Bitcoin purists who want to preserve the blockchain for financial applications. But a few of the images are fetching eye-popping sums in the in-real-life arka world.
Pyth Oracle Network Brings Industry Heavyweights Into Governance Post-Airdrop
The low-latency oracle network’s new “strategic partners” include Castle Island Ventures, Multicoin Capital and Wintermute Ventures. They could play a major role in shaping how the platform evolves.