cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency staking is a constantly evolving and innovative space. This makes it easier for users to explore new and exciting ways to earn rewards on their digital assets. MetaBlock X is your companion to navigating these exciting new changes. One such innovation is the recent arrival of no-lock liquid staking,...

Bitcoin Solaris is preparing to release a new liquid staking platform. This platform allows users to remain liquid while still being active participants in network staking. This bold new approach aims to improve overall usability and onchain governance. It respects some of the most important core Bitcoin principles such as...

FREE ALEX BLOCK Alexander Gurevich, aka “Block,” was arrested earlier this month at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport. This is a major turn of events in the still-unfolding tale of the $190 million Nomad Bridge hack. This prosecution highlights the evolving security of cryptocurrency networks and the obstacles to prosecuting cybercrimes across...

I ran into Sarah at the grocery store last week. We’d meet for coffee, share stories about our kids, the whole nine yards. This time, her eyes were…hollow. She took her family’s vacation money and put it into Dogecoin. She got nudged into it by some TikTok whizz kid who...

We all know how erratic the crypto market is at the moment. Bitcoin is in serious combat, fighting the good fight to stay above $95k. Other altcoins, like Dogecoin, were doing quite well in holding above major moving averages. In comparison, like BNB, other cryptos are fighting to hold their...

Let's be brutally honest. Most people think they're investing in crypto. What they're actually doing is gambling. Pure and simple. Dumping money into random altcoins, looking for a pump and dump scheme. Relying on "gut feelings" and Twitter hype. And guess what? The house always wins. It doesn't have to....

Bitcoin’s value recently went past US$95,000 and, at this time of writing, bitcoin was valued over US$97,000. The increase comes as a result of the halving event that took place in April 2024. This event halved the number of new Bitcoins that can be mined in a day. Network activity...

The elephant in the room? Bitcoin isn't lighting fast. Solana has millions of daily active users, Bitcoin is lucky to have a few hundred thousand. The instinct reaction is to dismiss Bitcoin as obsolete, too slow, even inferior. Here’s why I say that this imagined flaw is, in fact, its...

Everyone loves ripping Bitcoin for being the slowest train on the track. Sometimes, it seems like Bitcoin is losing the battle in transaction speed and cost. As MetaBlock X tells us, if we’re only thinking about those elements, we’re missing the tree for the forest. The real value of bitcoin...

So, Bitcoin’s not really coming out on top in the speed department after all, huh? You see headlines: "Solana's blazing fast! Bitcoin? Not so much." You hear the chatter: daily active users are lower, transactions crawl. But before you dismiss it as a digital dinosaur, allow us to illustrate real...