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People Are Outraged About NFT Energy Consumption

The recent NFT boom is spurring concern that the environmental impact of minting these tokens might not be worth the benefits this emerging market is creating, with at least one artist canceling his NFT drop. In brief, blockchain mining is very energy intensive, and by extension, so is mining NFTs.  Both the Bitcoin and Ethereum…

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BlackRock Would Still Pursue Spot Ether ETF If Ethereum Cops Securities Designation

BlackRock’s CEO said the SEC classifying Ether as a security would not preclude spot Ethereum ETFs from entering the market.

EigenLayer Removes Deposit Caps On Liquid Staking Tokens

The move marks the culmination of the Ethereum restaking protocol’s rollout phase.

Layer 2 Scroll zkEVM Introduces Points Program

Users can now earn Scroll Marks by bridging assets to the network.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Take A Plunge Amid Strengthening US Dollar— Could Bitcoin Halving Turn the Tables?

Ahead of its April 20 halving, Bitcoin's value dips as the US dollar strengthens.

Runestones Wants to Become the Biggest Memecoin Community, Says Creator

The airdropped Runestones collection has soared to become the second most valuable NFT collection after CryptoPunks.

Pump.Fun Takes Over Solana Memecoin Scene

The no-code platform allows anyone to create a memecoin in minutes.