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CFPB office in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
U.S. Consumer Finance Watchdog Wants to Oversee Major Tech, Some Crypto Payments
A proposed rule would let the CFPB supervise nonbank payment providers and transactions between people, including some crypto transactions.
CFPB office in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Nov 7, 2023 at 9:53 p.m. UTC
Nov 7, 2023
RegulationsCFPBTransactions
According to Celestia Foundation, this photo was taken shortly after Celestia CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam (then a Ph.D. student) published the "LazyLedger" research paper in 2019. Al-Bassam is on the right, with Celestia executives Ismail Khoffi (left) and John Adler (center). (Celestia Foundation)
Finance
Blockchain
Celestia's TIA Airdrop Hype Wanes as Blockchain Struggles to Gain Users
More than 410,000 eligible airdrop participants did not claim their TIA tokens worth almost $1 million.
According to Celestia Foundation, this photo was taken shortly after Celestia CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam (then a Ph.D. student) published the "LazyLedger" research paper in 2019. Al-Bassam is on the right, with Celestia executives Ismail Khoffi (left) and John Adler (center). (Celestia Foundation)
By Oliver Knight
Nov 3, 2023 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2023
BlockchainTransactionsOn-chain DataOn-Chain Analysis
(Getty Images)
Markets
Shiba inu
Shiba Inu’s Puppynet Testnet Logs 10M Transactions, Putting Ecosystem Tokens in Focus
Ecosystem tokens shiba inu, leash and bone will be used to transact on the upcoming Ethereum-based blockchain.
(Getty Images)
By Shaurya Malwa
May 23, 2023 at 5:52 a.m. UTC
May 23, 2023
Shiba InuTransactions
(Getty Images)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum Resumes Finalizing Blocks after Second Performance Hiccup in 24 Hours
When blocks are not being finalized, it is possible that pending transactions might be re-ordered or dropped from the network. Developers haven't determined the source of the...
(Getty Images)
By Sage D. YoungSam Kessler
May 12, 2023 at 7:32 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2023
EthereumSecurityBlockTransactions
(Getty Images)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum Mainnet Was Unable to Fully Finalize Transactions for 25 Minutes
Developers resolved the finalization issues and are investigating what caused the outage.
(Getty Images)
By Margaux Nijkerk
May 11, 2023 at 9:42 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2023
EthereumTransactionsBlock
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Finance
Analysis
Bitcoin’s High Fees Brought Back Bull Market-Level Mining Revenue, But Not for Long
The transaction fees debacle might have provided a short-lived revenue bump for the miners but gives a glimpse of the future for the industry.
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
May 11, 2023 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2023
AnalysisBitcoin MiningMining CentersFoundryBitcoinTransactions
Pepe the Frog meme. (Pepe coin's Twitter account)
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum Gas Fee Surges to 12-Month High as PEPE Frenzy Grips Market
Users pay the fees, measured in fractions of ether (ETH) known as gwei, to execute transactions on the smart contract blockchain.
Pepe the Frog meme. (Pepe coin's Twitter account)
By Omkar Godbole
May 5, 2023 at 9:08 a.m. UTC
May 5, 2023
EthereumGasTransactionsPepe the frog
(Shutterstock)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Bitcoin Set New Record of Daily Transactions the Same Day the U.S. Government Quietly Engineered a Bank Buyout
The events are unconnected, but crypto has a role to play in the wider political realignment questioning the sanctity of central banks and established powers.
(Shutterstock)
By Daniel Kuhn
May 1, 2023 at 5:17 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2023
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersbanksBitcoinTransactionsOrdinalsBailouts
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Technology
Flashbots
Flashbots Proposes New Class of ‘Matchmakers’ to Share MEV Gains With Ethereum Users
The new protocol known as "MEV-Share" would distribute the gains from "maximal extractable value" to users of the Ethereum blockchain in addition to validators and block build...
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Feb 16, 2023 at 6:12 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2023
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