⛓ BNB Chain Slips as No. 1 Ethereum-Compatible Chain
⛓ BNB Chain Slips as No. 1 Ethereum-Compatible Chain
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⛓ BNB Chain Slips as No. 1 Ethereum-Compatible Chain: Report
Nansen Reports Daily Transactions Still Top Ethereum
TRANSACTIONS Binance’s BNB Chain is losing its edge as the world’s most-used Ethereum-compatible blockchain. Daily transactions on BNB Chain still dwarf those on Ethereum, the world’s preeminent smart contract platform, but the gap has steadily narrowed over the past several months.
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AMC’s The Walking Dead Signature 3D Avatars Minting on 10/5
The Walking Dead series may be coming to an end, but the Dead continue to live on in Web3. After two public sell outs of their NFT collections, Orange Comet will be releasing their Metaverse-ready, 3D hand-sculpted avatars of some of the favorite characters from the TV series. On October 5, two 5K piece mints (one public, one passholder only) will go on sale.
The Avatars feature fan-favorites Rick, Daryl, Michonne (with her pets), Carol, Mercer and more. These high-quality digital collectibles are one of the required NFTs needed to activate the gamification of the upcoming ‘The Walking Dead Lands’ metaverse; a post-apocalyptic open-world build-and-earn experience.
The cost for the public mint will be $80, priced in ETH immediately before the mint, and if you’re a Walker Access passholder, there will be an additional 0.02 ETH discount. So even if your favorite show may be ending, get your wallets ready so you can stay connected to the TWD community.
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🔗 Asset Management Giant Fidelity Adds to Crypto Offerings With Ethereum Index Fund: CoinDesk
Fidelity’s new Ethereum Index Fund will offer clients access to ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
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The Graph Notches 500 Subgraphs But Some Users Knock Performance
By Owen Fernau
INFRASTRUCTURE Data may not be the sexiest element in crypto, but it is a key piece of infrastructure. And on Oct. 3, The Graph, a leading provider of decentralized crypto data, recorded 500 subgraphs on its Graph Network.
DATA Subgraphs are application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable software programs to interact with other programs. In the case of the Graph, subgraphs pull, process, and store data from the blockchain so the information can be easily accessed.
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