NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Moves to Optional Royalty Model
Solana’s top NFT marketplace is the latest platform to switch to a no-fee model, following in the controversial trend set by X2Y2 and others. The company says it will also be waiving its 2% platform fee, effective later Friday. The move follows a controversial trend set by other popular NFT marketplaces like X2Y2, which have opted to make royalty payments optional in a bid to attract more users — to the chagrin of most creators. Read more: An NFT Marketplace Is Letting Buyers Avoid Royalty Pa...
NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Moves to Optional Royalty Model
Solana’s top NFT marketplace is the latest platform to switch to a no-fee model, following in the controversial trend set by X2Y2 and others. The company says it will also be waiving its 2% platform fee, effective later Friday. The move follows a controversial trend set by other popular NFT marketplaces like X2Y2, which have opted to make royalty payments optional in a bid to attract more users — to the chagrin of most creators. Read more: An NFT Marketplace Is Letting Buyers Avoid Royalty Pa...
Google now showing Ethereum wallet balances
Google is now directly providing data about Ethereum addresses when they are searched for. When an Ethereum address is pasted into the Google search bar, its ETH balance is displayed. The data is being collected from Ethereum block explorer Etherscan. So far, it appears this only applies to Ethereum addresses — and not, for example, Bitcoin. This was noticed by Han Hua, who is a crypto-focused principal investor at Google Ventures, and was previously an engineer at Google. Google has started ...
Google now showing Ethereum wallet balances
Google is now directly providing data about Ethereum addresses when they are searched for. When an Ethereum address is pasted into the Google search bar, its ETH balance is displayed. The data is being collected from Ethereum block explorer Etherscan. So far, it appears this only applies to Ethereum addresses — and not, for example, Bitcoin. This was noticed by Han Hua, who is a crypto-focused principal investor at Google Ventures, and was previously an engineer at Google. Google has started ...
Bitcoin Steady Above $19K Even as Stocks Give Back Thursday’s Wild Gains
BTC was holding at around $19,300, though traditional markets slid on Friday following the release of earnings reports from major banks. Bitcoin was holding steady in midday trading, as investors in traditional markets reacted negatively to mixed earnings results from U.S major banks. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at around $19,300, up about 0.8% over the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency’s trajectory appeared to diverge from U.S. stocks, as the S&P 500 slid 1.8%, retracing some of its gains notc...
Bitcoin Steady Above $19K Even as Stocks Give Back Thursday’s Wild Gains
BTC was holding at around $19,300, though traditional markets slid on Friday following the release of earnings reports from major banks. Bitcoin was holding steady in midday trading, as investors in traditional markets reacted negatively to mixed earnings results from U.S major banks. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at around $19,300, up about 0.8% over the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency’s trajectory appeared to diverge from U.S. stocks, as the S&P 500 slid 1.8%, retracing some of its gains notc...
How Market Manipulation Led to a $100M Exploit on Solana DeFi Exchange Mango
A rogue crypto trader utilized millions of dollars to manipulate the prices of Mango’s MNGO tokens on the namesake decentralized exchange (DEX) to eventually drain over $116 million in liquidity from the platform. The exchange allows users to trade spot and perpetual futures using its on-chain trading interface at low fees. Some $30 million worth of crypto was traded on the exchange in the past 24 hours, as per CoinGecko data. The move stemmed amid ongoing drama surrounding a bad debt within ...
How Market Manipulation Led to a $100M Exploit on Solana DeFi Exchange Mango
A rogue crypto trader utilized millions of dollars to manipulate the prices of Mango’s MNGO tokens on the namesake decentralized exchange (DEX) to eventually drain over $116 million in liquidity from the platform. The exchange allows users to trade spot and perpetual futures using its on-chain trading interface at low fees. Some $30 million worth of crypto was traded on the exchange in the past 24 hours, as per CoinGecko data. The move stemmed amid ongoing drama surrounding a bad debt within ...
Google Partners With Coinbase to Accept Crypto Payments for Cloud Services
Google (GOOGL) will start accepting crypto payments for cloud services early next year, according to a press release. Announced Tuesday at Google’s Cloud Next conference, the tech giant said it will receive crypto payment via an integration with crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN). Crypto payments will initially be rolled out to a handful of customers involved in the Web3 industry. Google will also user Coinbase's custody service, Coinbase Prime. "We want to make building in Web3 faster and ...
Google Partners With Coinbase to Accept Crypto Payments for Cloud Services
Google (GOOGL) will start accepting crypto payments for cloud services early next year, according to a press release. Announced Tuesday at Google’s Cloud Next conference, the tech giant said it will receive crypto payment via an integration with crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN). Crypto payments will initially be rolled out to a handful of customers involved in the Web3 industry. Google will also user Coinbase's custody service, Coinbase Prime. "We want to make building in Web3 faster and ...
