Stablecoins
Lending
Moon Mortgage lands $3.5M investment to provide crypto-collateralized mortgages
The CryptoMortgage product will take investors' digital assets as collateral and provide them with 100% of the financing for properties in the U.S.
Research
Research: Bitcoin mining difficulty adjusts over 13%, the highest since May 2021
The network's total hash rate currently stands at 240 EH/s and is expected to increase even further.
Lending
Nexo integrates enterprise-grade blockchain indexer Zash
The Zash team will be working with Nexo to provide clean, labeled, and indexed NFT data to feed its valuation and pricing models
Research
Research: After September bloodbath, historically bullish Q4 could ease the pain
A September bloodbath is a recurring theme both in crypto and in tradfi, but it has historically been followed by a positive Q4. But, with midterms approaching and macro uncertainty increasing, historical patterns could be broken.
Adoption
Number of active Ethereum users increased 36% in Q3 despite bear market
Data from Dune Analytics showed that Ethereum gained over 4.5 million new active users in the third quarter.
Mining
Riot Blockchain produced over $7.1M worth of BTC in September
The 355 BTC Riot produced in September brings the company's total holdings to 6,775 BTC.
Research
How inflation and debased fiat currencies are pushing investors to Bitcoin
While the spikes we've seen in Bitcoin trading volume might not signify that mass adoption is near, they show that it's beginning to act as a safe haven asset.
Analysis
British pound drops to all time lows against the dollar
With the GBP acting as volatile as low market cap cryptocurrencies, the fact that one Bitcoin still remains one Bitcoin has never been so valid.
Adoption
Nexo acquires stake in Summit National Bank to expand US offering
The acquisition will enable Nexo to offer bank accounts, asset-backed loans, card programs, and escrow and custodial solutions to its users in the U.S.
Investments
Decentralized data warehouse Space and Time secures $20M in funding
The investment, led by Microsoft's M12 fund, will enable Space and Time to automate business logic in centralized systems and connect it directly to smart contracts.
Technology
Komodo’s AtomicDEX bridge will now connect Cosmos to hundreds of blockchains
Capable of supporting 10,000 swaps per minute, Komodo's AtomicDEX will connect Cosmos to both UTXO and EVM-based blockchains.
Research
Research: Is ETH inflationary or deflationary after the Merge?
The inflationary pressure on ETH has been steadily dropping since the Merge, but it's still early to tell whether it will eventually create a deflationary supply.