News

Solana DeFi Trading Volume Tops Ethereum for the First Time in July—Here's Why

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) built on the Solana network overtook those built on longtime reigning decentralized finance (DeFi) king Ethereum in trading volume across the month of July—the first time that's happened to date. According to DeFiLlama data for DEX volumes by blockchain, Solana outpaced Ethereum in terms of overall trading volume for the month, and won out on the daily front on 17 total days last month. Solana-based protocols were responsible for 30% of all crypto DEX volume in Jul...

Miladycraft: The Grand Remilia Ball and 'Network Spirituality' in Minecraft

A custom Minecraft game server acts as both a key meeting place and an immersive, philosophical art piece at the center of Milady Maker—one of Ethereum’s most popular and subversive NFT projects. Built around rich theories on the modern world and micro-communities full of lore, the Milady Minecraft server or “Miladycraft” was created by holders of the Remilia Corporation NFT projects (like Milady Maker and Redacted Remilio Babies) for members to enjoy. But it’s more than just a place to hunt for...

This Week in Crypto Games: 'Hamster Kombat' and 'Catizen' Delay Airdrops as 'Notcoin' Launches New Game

Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup. The crypto and NFT gaming space is busier than ever lately, what with prominent games starting to release, token airdrops piling up, and a seemingly constant array of other things happening at all times. It’s a lot to take in! Luckily, Decrypt’s GG is all over it. And if you need a quick way to get caught up on the latest moves around crypto video games, we’re happy to present This Week...

Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Plummet as Solana and Dogecoin Lead Weekly Bleeding

The cryptocurrency market's rough week only got worse early Sunday, with the price of major assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana plunging further, generating another heap of liquidations in the process. Bitcoin has fallen nearly 6% over the last 24 hours, dipping below the $58,000 mark and pushing its seven-day drop to almost 16%. Sitting as high as nearly $70,000 one week ago, Bitcoin is currently priced at $57,388 per data from CoinGecko. Other leading assets have followed suit. Ethereum...

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Dump: 'We Should Be Back In Line By October,' Says Expert

Cryptocurrency markets are trading lower in sync with other financial markets as of 8/2/24 Friday afternoon 5pm. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $62,672 -1.1% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,013 -3.8% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $151.3 -6.8% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1127 -2.3% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001485 -2.2% Don’t Miss: If you invested $100 in DOGE when Elon Musk first tweeted about it in 2019, here’s how much you’d have today. If you invested $100K in Nivida during COVID, y

As Trump Suggests Crypto as a Fix to U.S. Debt, Harris Camp Highlights His Remarks

Former President Donald Trump heaped more praise on the "very, very smart people" of the crypto industry in an interview broadcast on Friday, suggesting that the U.S. embracing Bitcoin {{BTC}} could aid in addressing the $35 trillion U.S. national debt. Though Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumptive Democratic opponent in the presidential race, hasn't yet made any policy statements about her own view on cryptocurrency, one of her campaign accounts on X – the "rapid response" campaign effor