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.

Stacks' price action has closely mirrored Bitcoin's performance in recent months, boasting an impressive correlation coefficient of 0.86. This makes Stacks a high-beta play on Bitcoin, meaning that when Bitcoin moves, STX tends to move in a similar direction, albeit with more volatility and often at a greater magnitude.

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.

Stacks strong correlation with Bitcoin suggested a possible rally.

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.

Kava, the open-source non-custodial DeFi ecosystem, announced the launch of its community-controlled memecoins creation platform HARD.fun. According to Kava, the AI-powered decentralized memecoins launchpad will be the first of its kind.

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

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

With a jump of 2.86% in the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has successfully crossed the $2.8 Trillion mark. With this, the STX price has maintained its bullish action by recording a positive candle for the 3rd consecutive day.

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

The sBTC token is designed as a trustless way to use bitcoin in decentralized finance applications, in contrast to centralized wrapped bitcoin tokens.

Stacks seeks to usher in a wave of adoption and innovation following its Nakamoto upgrade.

The launch of Bitcoin L2 Labs is expected to catalyze growth in decentralized applications, making Stacks an even stronger player in Bitcoin-based technology.

Paradigm Capital, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency investment space, has made a significant move involving 70 million Lido DAO (LDO) tokens amid the ongoing crypto bull market. In a strategic transfer that took place over the past six hours, Paradigm Capital moved 8.18 million LDO tokens worth approximately $11.29 million to Coinbase Prime.

Crypto prices today stirred a whirlpool of speculations among market watchers globally, showcasing mixed price actions. While Bitcoin (BTC) maintained a trading session in the green at the $75K level, altcoins mainly reflected a turbulent market sentiment.

LDO rallies 32% with bullish momentum building, supported by rising volume and positive metrics.

The crypto market continued its upward surge, posting a strong 7.41% increase over the past 24 hours and lifting the global market cap to an impressive $2.46 trillion. Trading volumes soared by an astounding 128.03%, touching $192.7 billion.

Lido DAO recorded a strong bull run as positive sentiment surrounds the crypto market. Data shows increased whale accumulation around the asset.

STX has experienced fluctuations since reaching an all-time high of $3.61 in November 2021. As the cryptocurrency market evolves, investors are curious whether STX can recover and surge again in the coming years.

The cryptocurrency market has experienced a significant pullback this week due to the rising uncertainty concerning the possible outcome of the upcoming U.S. election in 2024. Following this, the Stacks price has recorded a major price correction, highlighting increased bearish sentiment.

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.

Stacks (STX), a prominent layer-2 solution for Bitcoin, is gaining attention following the recent Nakamoto upgrade on October 29, 2024. This upgrade aims to enhance transaction speeds and scalability, positioning Stacks for substantial long-term growth in the cryptocurrency landscape.

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.

Lido DAO price fell sharply as the broader crypto market pared gains alongside Bitcoin's dip to near $70,700. On Oct. 31, the price of Lido DAO (LDO) declined over 10% to trade near $1.05 before regaining some ground.

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.

Stacks, a Bitcoin layer-2 solution, is currently garnering attention as its latest developments hint at substantial long-term growth potential. Following the recent Nakamoto upgrade on Oct.

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.

Lido has launched a new cross-chain staking system using Chainlink's CCIP technology, enabling users to stake ETH directly from Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism through a single transaction.

STX's recent Nakamoto upgrade has unlocked faster transaction speeds and introduced sBTC, positioning the token for potential gains.

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.

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GMX-Solana has adopted Chainlink's Data Streams as its official Oracle solution for price data, funding rates, and liquidations. In parallel, Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has facilitated cross-chain staking for Lido, broadening accessibility to staked Ethereum (ETH) on Layer-2 (L2) networks.

TL;DR The Nakamoto Stacks upgrade is live, ensuring that confirmed transactions are as irreversible as those on Bitcoin. Transaction processing time has been significantly reduced. The technical foundation is laid for the launch of sBTC, scheduled for later this year.

The partnership could enhance the “financial utility of Bitcoin for our institutional clients,” wrote Calvin Shen, the chief commercial officer at Hex Trust.

Now, using Stacks is quicker and more secure. This is thanks to some major updates that make it work even better with Bitcoin.

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Muneeb Ali announced that the Nakamoto upgrade is live. It enhances Stacks Layer 2 transactions with 100% Bitcoin finality.

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.

Lido Finance has launched a "community staking module" to enhance Ethereum staking accessibility, following approval from Lido DAO members.

Lido DAO has taken a big step toward decentralization by voting to add a community staking module, moving closer to a fully open and permissionless staking protocol.