Markets

2021: The Year of the Alts

The market has decided that it likes bitcoin more than it did a year ago – but it really, really likes ether and its layer 1 rivals.

Altcoins if they were people.

Videos

Is 2022 the Year of Ethereum?

Global Innovation Leader at Ernst & Young Paul Brody discusses his CoinDesk article titled “2022 Is the Year of Ethereum,” offering insights into why Ethereum will become the dominant blockchain ecosystem. Brody explains how layer 2 solutions like Polygon resolve the issue of Ethereum’s gas fees and gives his perspective on competing projects like Solana and Cosmos.

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Tech

Polygon Under Accidental Attack From Swarm of Sunflower Farmers

A popular new blockchain game is congesting Polygon, sending gas prices soaring.

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Tech

Polygon bajo ataque accidental de un enjambre de agricultores de girasoles

Un nuevo y popular juego blockchain está congestionando Polygon, lo que ha disparado los precios de la Gas .

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Videos

CoinDesk Releases Annual Report Highlighting Key Trends in Crypto

CoinDesk Research Associate George Kaloudis joins the “First Mover” panel to discuss the 2021 CoinDesk Annual Report. Topics include the decline of bitcoin dominance, Ethereum gas fees triggering the rise of scaling-focused altcoins like Polygon and Solana, and how El Salvador’s legalization of bitcoin impacted the crypto market. Plus, a look into the future of bitcoin mining as Kazakhstan, the country that became second only to the US in bitcoin mining hashrate, is suffering the worst protests in 30 years and internet blackouts.

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Finance

JPMorgan Says Ethereum’s DeFi Dominance at Risk Due to ‘Sharding’ Delays

Analysts from the bank said that the scaling of the network might arrive too late.

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Finance

JPMorgan dice que el dominio DeFi de Ethereum está en riesgo debido a retrasos en la 'fragmentación'

Los analistas del banco dijeron que la ampliación de la red podría llegar demasiado tarde.

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Finance

JPMorgan afferma che il dominio DeFi di Ethereum è a rischio a causa di ritardi nello "sharding"

Secondo gli analisti della banca il ridimensionamento della rete potrebbe arrivare troppo tardi.

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Learn

What Is Polygon? Understanding Polygon and How It Works

The Polygon network has seen rapid growth and adoption from major players in crypto as well as big brands including Starbucks.

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Markets

Volatility Ruled Crypto Markets in 2021, From $69K Bitcoin to Elon Musk’s ‘Dogecoin to the Moooonn’

NFTs exploded, Coinbase stock went public, El Salvador bought the dip and China cracked down on bitcoin miners, while Solana’s SOL tokens and Polygon’s MATIC shot up by multiples of 90 or more. Here’s how crypto traders played it.

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