CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders …

The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/22/bitcoin-miners-have-raked-in-abnormal-transaction-fees-since-halving-bernstein/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin’s implied or expected volatility remains positively correlated with its price as traditional market fear gauges spike amid broad-based risk aversion. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/22/bitcoins-unique-volatility-profile-in-focus-as-vix-and-move-spike/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped Nigerian custody in March, could be extradited back to the country within the week, one local media outlet reported citing government sources. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/22/binance-exec-who-escaped-from-nigeria-has-been-found-in-kenya-faces-extradition-reports/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Woo X RWA Earn Vaults have been built in partnership with institutional tokenization firm OpenTrade. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/22/crypto-exchange-woo-x-claims-a-first-with-tokenized-treasury-bills-for-retail-investors/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Authorities in Thailand have decided to block “unauthorized” crypto platforms to increase the efficiency of law enforcement in solving the problem of online crime, an announcement on Friday last …

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/22/bitcoin-layer-2-coins-stx-ela-savm-outperform-btc-after-halving/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Bitcoin “halving” was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor’s Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the …

Bitcoin ETF provider Grayscale has provided some illustrative details of its spin-off fund, the Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC), including a more competitive 0.15% fee than the uplisted mothership GBTC …

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/20/runes-protocol-launches-on-bitcoin-sending-fees-soaring-as-users-rush-to-mint-tokens/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines