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Devconnect, the week-long gathering of the Ethereum ecosystem and community, concluded its second edition in Istanbul. The week saw over 3,500 participants from diverse backgrounds come together from November 13-19 at the Devconnect Cowork in the Istanbul Congress Center, and many more join the 70+ deep-dive events organized by independent teams in the Ethereum community. Events took place at various locations across the city and beyond, celebrating the breadth and depth of the Ethereum ecosystem. Thank you to everyone who was part of Devconnect! We are so happy that everyone that was able to join us for an intense week,…

The Solana (SOL) competitor Sui briefly ticked up in price on Thursday after news broke that the crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider 21Shares filed for a spot SUI ETF in the US. SUI was trading around $3.56 prior to the announcement and jumped to a high of $3.75 a few hours later, an increase of more than 5%. The 13th-ranked crypto asset by market cap has since retraced and is trading at $3.57 at time of writing. Duncan Moir, president of 21Shares, says the Sui ETF filing, which is subject to approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…

Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms should hold their mined Bitcoin and use it as collateral for fiat-denominated loans to pay operating expenses instead of selling BTC and losing the upside of an asset that miners expect to surge in price, according to John Glover, chief investment officer at Bitcoin lending firm Ledn.In an interview with Cointelegraph, Glover said that holding onto the BTC carries several benefits including, price appreciation, tax deferment, and the potential to make extra revenue by lending out BTC held in corporate treasuries. The executive added:”If you are mining, you are generating all this Bitcoin. You understand the…

Tokenized gold carries several benefits over other forms of paper gold, including gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Melissa Song and Dustin Becker, representatives of Gold DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that facilitates investor access to tokenized gold.In an interview with Cointelegraph, the DAO representatives outlined three major benefits unique to tokenized gold, including 1:1 redeemability for a specific quantity of physical, serialized gold, usage as collateral in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, and transactional efficiency through on-demand liquidity.”When you buy an ETF, you are betting on the gold price going up, but you do not own any specific gold bar,”…

The world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) is constantly evolving, and AI NFTs are at the forefront of this exciting revolution. Combining artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, AI NFTs offer unique possibilities for creators, collectors, and investors. But how exactly do you get involved? This guide will walk you through the process of creating, buying, and selling your own AI NFTs, unlocking the potential of this burgeoning market.What Are AI NFTs Before diving into the practicalities, let’s clarify what AI NFTs are. Simply put, they are unique digital assets generated or enhanced by artificial intelligence algorithms. These can range from AI-generated…

A whale acquired 2.48M VIRTUAL using $4.28M in ETH and AERO, averaging a price of $1.72. VIRTUAL may continue to outperform AERO, despite the whale backing both altcoins. As most altcoins made potential shifts in market structure, Virtuals Protocol [VIRTUAL] and Aerodrome Finance [AERO] emerged as favorites for outperformance by a whale, but it was unclear which of the two would carry the day. Whale acquisition and performance Using $4.28M from ETH and WETH, a whale obtained 2.48M VIRTUAL tokens. Additionally, AERO tokens were acquired at an average price of $1.72. Interestingly, VIRTUAL saw four distinct WETH transactions totaling 653…

Dogecoin’s price rebounded to $0.186 after declining from $0.185 to $0.15 earlier in the week. The rebound is evidence of buyers coming in on lower prices, a sign some market observers view as continued strength for the meme cryptocurrency. Analysts Monitor Long-Term Pattern Formation As far as analyst Steph is Crypto is concerned, Dogecoin still tracks what they refer to as a “Legendary trend-line” that extends between three significant price lows over several years. That support line started above $0.001 in early 2020, was again breached above $0.059 in 2024, and most recently broke below to find support around $0.14…

Decades from now, there will be many stories to tell about the early days of Ethereum. We will remenisce about how a peculiar and powerful technology began to change the landscape of trust on the internet. Some will remember being skeptical, while others may claim to have known all along that it would change the world. Those future stories are out of reach for us – obscured as all things are by the challenges and uncertainties of the present moment. But there are other stories out there, right now, that we need to listen to. Stories of people; of their…

The leader of the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most widely visited museums in the US, is reportedly taking time off amid an investigation into his behavior on a flight last month. CBS News reported late on Friday night that James Rondeau, the president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago since 2016, had voluntarily stepped away from his post while that investigation proceeded. An Art Institute of Chicago spokesperson said in a statement to ARTnews, “The Art Institute takes this very seriously and has opened an independent investigation into the incident to gather all available information.”…

PumpFun, a leading Solana blockchain-based platform allowing the development and trading of meme coins, has restarted its $SOL selling spree. As per the report from Onchain Lens, 4 newly developed wallets associated to PumpFun have recently extracted up to 111,993 $SOL coins from the crypto exchange Kraken to offload them. The on-chain analytics platform took to social media to disclose this development. PumpFun-Linked Wallets Offload Over .8M in $SOL on Kraken The market data reveals the withdrawal of nearly 111,993 $SOL coins from Kraken by PumpFun-linked newly developed wallets. The sale reportedly accounts for almost $16.89M. The respective wallets carried…