Over 80% of Optimism (OP) token holders stay profitable
According to data from Intotheblock, over 80% of OP token holders are profitable, 7% of investors are breaking even and 10% are losing money.
Additionally, the total number of addresses holding some amount of balance has exceeded a million for the first time. Over the past three months, the consistent creation of new addresses has remained above 1.34k.
Solana launches ‘token extensions’ for enhanced dev control and compliance
Solana (SOL) Foundation announced the activation of “token extensions” on Solana’s SPL token standard.
These extensions enable features such as whitelisting, automatic transaction fees, and confidential transfer mechanisms.
Thirdweb partners with XAI to provide gaming infrastructure
Web3 development tool platform Thirdweb has announced a partnership with XAI to become a gaming infrastructure provider for the platform.
Games on XAI will be able to directly utilize Thirdweb’s complete stack, including pre-built smart contracts, Unity SDK, account abstraction infrastructure, wallet SDK, and on-chain payments.
BNB Smart Chain records 32 million transactions in a day in Q4 2023
In Q4 2023, BNB Smart Chain (BSC) hit a record 32 million transactions in a single day and an average of 4.6 million daily transactions, representing a QoQ increase of 30% and a YoY increase of 35%.
The revenue of BSC witnessed growth by 27% QoQ, and its market capitalization escalated by 48% QoQ.
MANTA set new ATH, gained 6,363% since listing
MANTA, the native token of the Manta Network ecosystem, continues demonstrating its growth potential after conquering a new ATH of 82,686 VNDC today.
At a broader time frame, MANTA has gained 6,363% since its official launch and listing on major exchanges on January 18.
Whale accumulated 1,522 BTC
According to Whale Alert, in the last 22 hours, 1,522 BTC was transferred from Coinbase to an unknown wallet. This amount of BTC is worth $60,349,205.
Russia and India partner to create a digital economy
Russia, and India announced a partnership to build a modern digital economy infrastructure and become leaders in the IT sector.
The collaboration could further BRICS innovation in blockchain and other digital technologies, transforming the bloc’s financial systems.
Robinhood strengthens position as third largest SHIB holder
According to data provided by Arkham Intelligence, Robinhood held 36.825 trillion SHIB tokens as of the announcement time.
This figure was reached following a new purchase by Robinhood equivalent to 140 billion SHIBA INU.
UMA launches Oval to help DeFi protocols capture oracle extractable value
UMA has unveiled Oval, a MEV capture solution that the platform says will help DeFi protocols monetize the value that comes with the use of Chainlink oracle data.
MEV relates to the maximum value one can extract from a block, such as transaction reordering and exclusion.
Multiple Bitcoin ETF addresses disclosed to the public
According to data from Arkham Intelligence, 4 ETFs of Blackrock, Fidelity, Bitwise and Franklin Templeton are holding more than 70,000 Bitcoin, equivalent to 2.84 billion USD:
– IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust holds 28,620 BTC (1.16 billion USD)
– FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund holds 29,910 BTC (1.21 billion USD)
– BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF holds 10,150 BTC (422.68 million USD)
– EZBC Franklin Bitcoin ETF holds 1,160 BTC (47.09 million USD)