Google’s BigQuery added 11 new public data sets for blockchain networks, allowing users to obtain a variety of data from these networks. Google Cloud’s BigQuery service just added 11 blockchain networks to its data warehouse, according to a Sept. 21 blog post. The new networks include Avalanche, Arbitrum, Cronos, Ethereum’s Görli testnet, Fantom, Near, Optimism,…
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Optimism (OP) looks to be on a good recovery path so far in the month of September. This is thanks to the increasing positive user sentiment around the Ethereum Layer 2 network. However, the most recent development on the network could pose a threat to this recovery trend. Optimism Announces Third Airdrop After completing two…
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Anticipation of a pause in interest rate hikes, spurred by the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on September 20, stimulated a marked increase in Bitcoin prices earlier today. Bitcoin rose over 3.4% to hit a September high above $27,400 after a stagnant weekend where it held the key $26,000 support level. Some analysts…
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BNB Chain, the Binance-backed decentralized blockchain network, has announced the launch of Opbnb, its expansion layer built using the Optimism OP stack. The new network allows users to enjoy low-fee transactions in a high-throughput, high-speed transactional layer optimized for interactive applications such as games, with the BNB Chain chain serving as a settlement layer.
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One of the main crypto headlines today involves Franklin Templeton seeking regulatory approval for a Bitcoin ETF. Financial services company Franklin Templeton filed an application on Tuesday for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the latest major firm looking to bring a crypto ETF to market. Given the latest developments on crypto-related ETFs, what are the…
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Optimism (OP) has been at the forefront of the blockchain industry with its incentive program, which recently led to the protocol’s cumulative trading volume exceeding an impressive $3.8 billion. Analyst Ryan Holloway has shed light on the remarkable impact of Optimism’s incentive program. The availability of OP trading rewards and incentives on various platforms, including…
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Ted Cruz, the U.S. Republican senator from Texas, expressed his optimism on Friday, stating he’s “bullish on bitcoin,” after a recent interview with Forbes released on September 8. During the conversation, Cruz highlighted emerging reports indicating that bitcoin mining is positively impacting Texas’ power grid, commonly referred to as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas…
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Circle’s USDC is now available natively on Base and Optimism, and Coinbase accounts can transfer the stablecoin to Base for the first time. Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has launched natively on both the Base and Optimism networks, allowing Circle account holders to send the stablecoin from their accounts to either network. Coinbase has also made…
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Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4844 (EIP-4844), also known as Proto-Danksharding, introduces a set of changes that seek to lay the logic and “scaffolding” for scaling Ethereum through sharding but without adding sharding itself. Its implementation aims to reduce the transaction fees of rollups like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base, which are considered a central part of Ethereum’s…
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