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Protocol Village: Cube.Exchange Raises $9M for Hiring, Marketing, Licensing
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 16-25, with live updates throughout.
Coindesk·2023/10/24 04:10
Protocol Village: Binance Labs Invests in Delphinus, a Bet on Zero-Knowledge WebAssembly
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades and announcements.
Coindesk·2023/08/28 06:51

The Protocol: Coinbase Blockchain's Viral Use Case Puts Focus on Optimism's Tech
The week in blockchain tech: Crypto-fueled social marketplace Friend.tech goes viral on Coinbase's new Base blockchain, Shiba Inu community's "Shibarium" network aims for fresh start, and Ethereum experts handicap the competition between leading technologies for layer-2 networks.
Coindesk·2023/08/23 11:53
Flash
- 03:11BlackRock IBIT Continues 9 Days of Inflows, Increases BTC Holdings by $1.6 BillionAccording to Jinse, The ETF Store President Nate Geraci revealed data on platform X showing that BlackRock IBIT has experienced 9 consecutive days of inflows, increasing its BTC holdings by $1.6 billion. Official data shows that IBIT's current total Bitcoin holdings have reached 586,164.3086 BTC, with a market value hitting $54,659,645,928.78.
- 03:11Data: Circulation of USDC increased by approximately 12 billion in the past 7 daysPANews April 26 report: According to official data, within the 7 days ending April 24, Circle issued approximately 37 billion USDC and redeemed about 25 billion USDC, resulting in an increase in circulation of around 12 billion. The total USDC circulation is 62 billion, with reserves of approximately 62.3 billion USD, including about 7.9 billion USD in cash and approximately 54.4 billion USD held by the Circle Reserve Fund.
- 02:20The net inflow of spot Ethereum ETFs in the United States was $1.0456 yesterdayJinse reported, citing monitoring by Trader T, that the net inflow of spot Ethereum ETFs in the United States was $1.0456 yesterday.