RICE x Verichains: Security Strategic Partnership
After CertiK and Cystack, RICE Wallet announced a new partnership with Verichains, one of the leading companies specializing in the research and development of AI technology and blockchain security to perform a comprehensive security audit for the RICE Wallet application.
The official version of RICE Wallet is expected to launch on February 20th.
Whales move their funds to MATIC
According to the WhaleStats tracking service, the top 500 Ethereum whales have recently purchased $1 million worth of MATIC.
MATIC currently remains in the top-15 assets by dominance among whale-tier wallets. More than $200 million worth of MATIC is currently being held by large addresses.
Cardano increases incentives for White Hat Hackers
The Cardano Foundation announced that incentives for white hat hackers will be doubled until March 25, as Cardano remains committed to building a secure, resilient and highly decentralized network in the long run.
Hackers can receive up to $20,000 for discovering critical Cardano node security flaws.
Axie Infinity revealed information about the new version “Origin”
Origin is the upcoming V3 version of the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity. Axie Infinity announced that it will be adding important updates to the in-game reward mechanism, with the goal of curbing the game’s inflation.
Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto
President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree affirming Belarus’ official support for the free circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country.
This decree provides a sufficient legal basis for the establishment of a register of cryptocurrency wallet addresses and for the management of the circulation of crypto.
Binance Smart Chain becomes BNB Chain
Decentralized blockchain ecosystem Binance Smart Chain (BSC) announced that it is taking a new name, BNB Chain, to reflect its connection with the native token of the ecosystem Binance.
Powered by BNB, the BNB Chain would introduce advanced capabilities and focus on building Web3 infrastructure.
Whale bought $2.29 million ETH as ETH soars to $3,100
As reported by WhaleStats, an investor purchased a large amount of Ethereum worth $2,294,175 and added 761 ETH to his Ether stash. Ethereum showed a rise of 6.72%, jumping from $2,919 to $3,109.
Top 03 Daily Losers
After growing 25.53% and leading the Top Gainers yesterday morning, Space Crypto (SPG) has now decreased by more than 30% in value, returning to a price of about $1.484. If calculating the price movement of the past one week, this asset has decreased by 32.72%.
Following $SPG, two assets $CGC and $BCOIN, decreased by 16.02% and 13.48% in value in the last 24 hours.
Markets rally after Russia says some troops are returning to base following drills near Ukraine
Russia announced Tuesday that some of its troops would return to base after completing recent drills. The news proved to be a jolt for cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin is trading above $44,000, a near 5% gain in the past two days. Some of the top Altcoins like BNB, XRP, SOL, AVAX, ADA, LUNA and DOT are showing positive recoveries, gaining from 6% to 13% in the last 24 hours.
Massive crypto whale abruptly moves over $1.9 billion BTC
Blockchain explorer Blockstream reveals that a massive Bitcoin whale shifted 44,979 BTC worth $1.9 billion to two wallets of unknown origins.