Arbitrum has been an underachiever in the current market rally. Could Thursday's spike usher a stronger uptrend?

TL;DR The Web3 gaming market continues to grow, with funding stabilized at $1 billion and a 72% increase in the use of Arbitrum compared to last year. Telegram stands out as a key platform for new releases, representing 21% of Web3 games.

Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market registered a sharp decline as speculation cooled after a week of significant gains. BTC has registered an increase of over 30% since the US election, thanks to President-elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto stance.

Tomorrow, November 15, 2024, Starknet will unlock 64 million STRK tokens, which is about 3.95% of its total circulating supply. This unlock is important because it allows early contributors and investors to access funds that were previously locked away.

BlackRock announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its tokenized liquidity fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), to operate on multiple blockchain platforms.

BlackRock has expanded its BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to five additional blockchains—Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon—enhancing access to tokenized real-world assets and integrating with decentralized finance ecosystems. The post BlackRock's BUIDL Expands to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon appeared first on Cryptonews.

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company's on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains.

The tokenized money market fund will launch on nearly half a dozen new blockchain networks.

BlackRock is expanding its tokenized fund — BUIDL — to multiple blockchains.

BUIDL currently leads the tokenized government securities market with $517 million in assets under management.

BlackRocks BUIDL fund now spans Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon, enhancing access for digital asset investors. The post BlackRock expands BUIDL fund access across Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Offchain Labs is advancing Arbitrum's scalability with a focus on alt-client solutions like Reth, Erigon, and Nethermind to enhance throughput and efficiency.

StarkWare, the main developer firm behind Starknet, had shared in July that it would introduce a proposal for staking on the blockchain, but had not previously fixed the date of the rollout.

Delta Protocol was exploited on Avalanche and Arbitrum, losing an estimated $4.8M, sent to five known addresses and to other DeFi pools.

The DeFi liquidity protocol has already paused operations on Arbitrum and Avalanche blockchains as the team investigates the vulnerability.

Ethereum's co-founder Vitalik Buterin deposits 2.09 million STRK tokens on Binance.

TL;DR Vitalik Buterin deposited 2.09 million STRK tokens on Binance, resulting in a loss of approximately $714,000. This deposit follows its investment in StarkNet's seed funding round in 2018. The STRK transfer was made when the tokens were worth $799,000, while five months ago they were worth $1.51 million.

As Starknet (STRK) cryptocurrency is getting closer to losing its place in the top 100, Vitalik Buterin sent a massive 2.09 million STRK deposit to Binance (BNB). The asset almost touched a new all-time low before today's crypto surge.

Starknet roadmap is focusing on reducing network fees with upgrades planned through 2025.

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In early August this year, the Starknet Foundation appointed James Strudwick as Executive Director following Diego Oliva's departure. Since joining the foundation in January, Strudwick has brought a renewed vision centered on Starknet's technological advancement, accessibility for developers, and global outreach.

This month's token unlocks include both “cliff” releases, where the digital assets are unlocked all at once, and “linear” releases, where tokens are gradually unlocked over time.

The crypto market swung low, which might be the last big discount before a parabolic run. Reflecting bearish sentiment, the underwhelming performance of Arbitrum (ARB) continues. However, DTX Exchange (DTX), a new exchange-based token, has defied the broader market trend by exploding in presale. It has raised over $6.

Venus Protocol, one of the Top 5 decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platforms, today announced it has been approved for a grant from the Arbitrum Foundation.

Arbitrum's long/short ratio suggests that traders are heavily leaning towards another drop.

The crypto markets are gearing up and heading towards the monthly close, which may keep up the ‘Uptober' vibes. While the Bitcoin price is just a few inches away from the highs, the market participants have become more optimistic over the next price action.

Sunray Finance may have lost the value of its SUN token, after a smart contract exploit on Arbitrum. The total loss after rogue SUN token minting is more than $2.8M, but the attack may mean Sunray DEX never launches.

TL;DR Starknet hit a new record of 857 TPS on its mainnet during a stress test. The test averaged 127.5 TPS over a 24-hour period, showing its potential for high-demand applications. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson says Starknet's scalability is real and further developments are expected by 2025.

Starknet, the Ethereum layer-2 network, has hit a new transaction per second (TPS) milestone that outstrips that of other L2s. On Oct. 29, the project announced on X that its network reached a peak of 857 TPS on the Starknet Mainnet, surpassing its previous high of 503 TPS.

Starknet's new TPS record hints at scaling potential for Ethereum but raises key questions about real-world scalability.

Lido has announced the integration of Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable cross-chain staking across Ethereum layer-2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism, according to an Oct. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate.

Offchain Labs introduces Timeboost, a protocol enhancing transaction ordering on Arbitrum chains, balancing speed and MEV protection. Discover how it aims to improve blockchain efficiency.

Synthetix, a well-known DeFi protocol for synthetic assets, has just announced the launch of version V3 on the layer-2 blockchain of Arbitrum.

RARI Chain and Arbitrum are teaming up to launch DeFi Days — offering workshops, quests, and contests to help creators explore new crypto-earning opportunities.

The v3 launch marks the DeFi protocol's first big product rollout after a governance overhaul in October.

After years of refinement, Ethereum, the world's largest smart contracts platform, is scaling. However, it does not scale in the way most decentralization purists desire.

Arbitrum (ARB) finds itself at a critical juncture in the cryptocurrency market, with its price hovering near the significant resistance level of $0.61. The current trading environment suggests that bullish momentum is building, leading many traders and investors to speculate whether ARB can successfully break through this barrier.

The cryptocurrency market continues to recover, with Bitcoin holding steady at around $69,000 and Ethereum reclaiming the $2,700 mark, investors are buzzing with excitement. Many analysts believe we are on the cusp of a significant Altcoin Season, where mid-cap and small-cap altcoins could see explosive growth.

Arbitrum (ARB) is showing potential for a breakout, with momentum suggesting a move toward $0.68.

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to demonstrate strength, maintaining a trading price above $68,000, despite the common pattern of reduced trading volumes over the weekend. Meanwhile, analysts are turning their attention to potential upward movements for Arbitrum (ARB) and Ethereum (ETH) in the weeks ahead.

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin on Monday said he hopes to witness the future decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) having more ways to obtain highly decentralized and permissionless formal membership. Buterin claims any currency is permissioned currently and there is even a continuous tradeoff space between the ApeCoin and ZuVillage levels of permissionedness.

Solana's price surged, with strong social dominance driving its momentum this week.

Base soared to new TVL and hit stablecoin market cap highs this week.

Radiant confirmed that its lending markets were facing an "issue" Wednesday, urging users to revoke permissions to smart contracts.

DeFi lender Radiant Capital appears to have been exploited on Binance Smart Chain following newly implemented upgrades.

It appears the attack began on Radiant's BNB Chain instance and then moved onto Ethereum Layer 2 Arbitrum.

Arbitrum Orbit is revolutionizing blockchain technology with customizable chains, enhanced decentralization, and interoperability, fostering innovation across the Ethereum ecosystem.

The Ethereum network has registered a huge influx of Layer Two (L2) scaling solutions, led by Base, but some observers are worried about its declining revenue.