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The 10.7 billion transactions seen during MegaETH’s stress test were more than the Ethereum blockchain has seen in its 10–year history.
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Transactions News
Transactions form the backbone of any economic system, facilitating the exchange of goods, services or assets between parties. In the digital age, cryptocurrency transactions, notably those involving Bitcoin (BTC), have revolutionized how we exchange value. In the crypto world, a Bitcoin transaction involves transferring ownership of a specific amount of Bitcoin from one digital wallet to another. These transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, ensuring transparency and security.
The sender generates a digital signature to verify ownership before initiating a Bitcoin transaction and broadcasting it to the network. The validity of the transaction is then confirmed by miners using intricate mathematical algorithms. The transaction is recorded permanently on the blockchain after it has been verified and added to a block.
A digital wallet, which can be hardware or software-based and contains cryptographic keys that let the owner access and manage their money, is required to spend Bitcoin. Funds can be safely transferred using the recipient’s Bitcoin address, allowing people to easily participate in the global digital economy.
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Adoption has been strongest in the hospitality, travel, digital goods, and gaming industries. Millennials and Gen Zs are proving to be the most crypto-savvy shoppers.
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A series of technical upgrades, capped by the Fermi hard fork, reduced block times as BNB Chain continued adjusting its infrastructure to higher transaction volumes.
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MegaETH will open its mainnet for several latency-sensitive apps as part of testing, targeting 11 billion transactions over a week while under load.
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Ethereum saw activity retention nearly double to 8 million addresses in a month while daily transactions hit an all-time high of 2.8 million amid soaring stablecoin use.
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General-purpose blockchains can’t solve industry disputes over construction changes or equipment usage. Specialized layer 1s are optimized for stateless audit trails and regulatory compliance.
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Despite a fix from Sui core developers, the Sui Foundation has not provided details on what triggered the network outage.
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The Ethereum blockchain underwent a series of upgrades last year that have resulted in lower transaction fees and more active addresses.
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The most common stablecoin transfer amounts are in the $100 to $500 range, showing Revolut customers are actively using stablecoins for everyday medium-sized payments.
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Crypto venture capitalists have tipped stablecoin card adoption to take off in 2026 after fintech startup Rain secured $250 million in funding to push stablecoin payments.
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Bootstrap says US nonprofit law limits outside investment and drove governance tensions that led Electric Coin Company to break away.
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Solana Mobile will airdrop up to 20% of SKR tokens to users of its Seeker phone on Jan. 21, and introduce so-called Guardians to secure the network.
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Ethereum developers have raised the blob limit for a second time in recent weeks, a move that will allow more transactions to be batched via rollups, making them cheaper.
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Ethereum processed $8 trillion in stablecoin transfers during Q4, nearly double Q2’s volume, while active addresses and daily transactions peaked.
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Solana’s bid to move beyond memecoins will depend on whether its upgrades can deliver predictable execution for serious onchain finance.
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