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Ethereum Users Face Higher Fees as Onchain Transaction Costs Rise

Since Sept. 15, 2024, onchain fees on the Ethereum network have seen a steady rise, jumping from $1 per transaction to $5.08 by Sept. 20. Though there was a slight dip, bringing fees down to just over $4 on Sept. 23, the average cost per transfer reached 0.0027 ETH ($7.06) on Tuesday morning. Ethereum Users…
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Ethereum Fees Plummet—Etherscan Adds Decimals to Keep Up With Gas Drop

Over the past few months, both Bitcoin and Ethereum users have noticed a noticeable drop in transaction fees. Ethereum’s network transfer fees, in particular, have fallen to such low levels that Etherscan, a leading Ethereum block explorer, has recently added decimal points to its gas tracker after fees dipped below 1 qwei. Etherscan’s New Decimal…
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Phishing Campaigns Targeting Etherscan Users Through Advertisements Identified

A significant phishing campaign targeting users of the Ethereum blockchain explorer Etherscan has come to light, with several advertisements identified as part of the malicious operation. The campaign was called out by a user on X, who raised a red flag about the presence of potentially malicious phishing scam ads.  Warning Issued After Phishing Campaign…
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Blackrock Aims to Launch Tokenized Investment Fund, Seeks SEC Nod for ‘BUIDL’ Fund on Ethereum

The globe’s most substantial asset manager by assets under management, Blackrock, has submitted a form to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the initiation of a tokenized investment fund. Additionally, the community has unearthed the development of a token named the “Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund” or BUIDL on the Ethereum blockchain.…
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Shiba Inu Burn Rate Spikes By Nearly 200% As Price Recovers

Shiba Inu (SHIB), also known as “Doge Killer” within the cryptocurrency space, has experienced a notable increase in its burn rate, with millions of coins taken out of circulation. Shiba Inu Burn Rate Is On Fire According to Shibburn, the platform that tracks Shiba Inu’s burn, the burn rate has increased significantly in the past…
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Avalanche blockchain explorer to shut down as Etherscan fees draw controversy

Annual subscription fees for Etherscan’s EaaS service has reportedly grown to $2 million per year. SnowTrace, a popular blockchain explorer tool for Avalanche, will shut down its website — powered by Etherscan’s Explorer-as-a-Service (EaaS) toolkit — on Nov. 30. The SnowTrace team clarified that only its Etherscan-powered explorer will be shut down. According to the…
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Scammers create spoof Blockworks site to drain crypto wallets

Phishing scammers have been spreading fake news of a $37 million dollar Uniswap exploit using a convincing fake Blockworks website. Phishing scammers have cloned the websites of crypto media outlet Blockworks and Ethereum blockchain scanner Etherscan to trick unsuspecting readers into interacting with a phishing site. A cloned Blockworks site displays a fake “BREAKING” news…
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Paypal’s New Stablecoin Sparks Confusion: Wave of Counterfeit Tokens Flood Decentralized Exchanges

Following the announcement by Paypal of the introduction of a novel stablecoin asset named PYUSD, a wave of counterfeit Paypal tokens has emerged on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms, including Uniswap. The absence of an official release of PYUSD’s token address by Paypal or Paxos has paved the way for the creation of these fraudulent tokens,…
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Worldcoin Adoption Said to Be Accelerating; Sam Altman States ‘One Person Getting Verified Every 8 Seconds’

Worldcoin, the digital ID passport and universal basic income project, is allegedly rising in popularity, with thousands of people said to be signing up and registering. According to Sam Altman, co-founder of the project, one person is currently verified by the iris scanning devices — the “Orb” — every 8 seconds. However, some data could…
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Binance Introduces FDUSD Listing Amid Stablecoin Market Decline, Faces Initial ‘Technical’ Setback

As the stablecoin market economy witnessed a loss exceeding $3 billion within a 40-day span, several fresh stablecoin endeavors are emerging. Binance, the globe’s leading exchange by trade volume, unveiled three new trading pairs attached to a stablecoin labeled first digital usd (FDUSD) in a recent blog post. However, the exchange temporarily halted FDUSD listings…
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