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Does increased OP_RETURN demand bias mempool-based fee estimation for ordinary payments (e.g., different elasticity/arrival patterns vs monetary txs)? No, OP_RETURN transactions are not treated specially (positive or negative) when it comes to fees. All transactions are treated equally, with the only distinguishing factor being how much they are willing to pay to in fees. Regardless of whether the transaction has OP_RETURNs, inscriptions, or payments, all transactions are competing for the same resource: space in a block. Fee estimation needs to account for all demand of block space equally. Could sustained OP_RETURN demand crowd out smaller monetary payments and reduce their…
While US inflation continues to climb, elevated jobless claims are capturing more attention in the markets. Expectations for three rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year are strengthening. The ECB held rates steady at 2% as anticipated. The Nikkei and KOSPI set new all-time highs, following Wall Street’s lead. Oil prices stabilized, gaining more than $1 per barrel. Global markets hit new records On Thursday, the MSCI World Equity Index reached a historic peak. Meanwhile, US Treasury yields and the dollar fell on the back of expectations for imminent monetary easing. Weaker-than-expected labor market data outweighed concerns over higher…
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Google and Amazon misled advertisers by failing to properly disclose terms and pricing for ads on their platforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Driving the news: The FTC’s consumer protection unit is examining Google’s internal ad pricing processes and whether it raised costs without informing advertisers. Amazon’s real-time ad auctions are under scrutiny, including whether it disclosed reserve pricing — minimum price floors for sponsored listings. Both investigations build on prior antitrust actions against Google’s ad business and Amazon’s marketplace practices. Why we care. Digital advertising is a multi-hundred-billion-dollar industry, with…
September 12, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that XION is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading XION trading is live as of September 12, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. Here’s some more information about this asset: XION (XION) XION is a Layer-1 blockchain focused on chain abstraction and usability, simplifying accounts and fees for end-users. XION secures the network through staking,…
Cryptocurrencies, being the volatile assets they are, may offer many opportunities to traders, especially since they gain more and more official recognition. However, high volatility means high risk, so it is understandable that some traders may choose to abstain from actually purchasing cryptos, as it might be an expensive and extremely unstable investment. Fortunately, you can day trade crypto assets on the IQ Option platform, and it can be an option to consider for those seeking quicker results and lower investment costs. Let’s see how it works and where to begin. On IQ Option, traders have the opportunity to trade…
Google announced a number of updates to Google Ads at Think Retail yesterday, including the global rollout of AI Max for Search campaigns, new Google Merchant Center features, AI updates to Asset Studio, and more.(1) AI Max: Google said that all advertisers globally can now use AI Max for Search campaigns. AI Max is a beta available globally now, with anyone able to try it out on their Search campaigns. Google did tell us this would come to all advertisers in Q3, and they did it.AI Max will also be available not just in the Google Ads web console but…
Zodia Custody, backed by Standard Chartered, has ended its Japan joint venture with SBI Holdings two years after launch, Bloomberg reported. The unit, called SBI Zodia Custody, was 51% owned by SBI and 49% by Zodia. Talks with Japan’s Financial Services Agency over a local registration never progressed.“This is a strategic alignment between SBI and ourselves as a mutual decision that we have other priorities and they have other priorities,” Zodia chief executive Julian Sawyer commented for Bloomberg.Challenges in Japan’s MarketJapan remains a difficult entry point for foreign crypto firms due to strict oversight. The FSA aims to encourage blockchain…
BitMine Immersion has reportedly accumulated a staggering 319,000 ETH in just a single week. The massive purchase, worth over a billion dollars, underscores growing conviction in Ethereum’s long-term value among institutions and big players, tightening market liquidity. Could This Trigger An Ethereum Supply Crunch? In a move that highlights the growing institutional confidence in Ethereum, Paul Barron has mentioned on X that BitMine Immersion has just absorbed 319,000 ETH in a single week, which is equivalent to 0.26% of Ethereum’s total supply removed from circulation. Related Reading Barron extrapolates this acquisition velocity, calculating that at the same rate, BitMine could…
What if I told you that you could become a significantly better trader starting next week? Well, you can, and it’s totally within your control. All you must do is decide to change how you currently think about trading and change how you are currently behaving in the market. If you aren’t happy with your trading results right now, it’s time to change something, wouldn’t you agree? One of the most common reasons that traders never make it to the top of the trading ‘mountain’, is that they get stuck in an insane cycle of placing trades, obsessively watching the…
It’s worth repeating — I am not a lawyer. Personally, I believe that Judge Mehta and his team were technically competent, conscientious, and even courageous at times. Google also wisely pulled back on exclusivity clauses post-verdict, which gave the appearance of compliance.I am old enough to remember both the Microsoft and AT&T (“Ma Bell”) antitrust suits, and I am sympathetic to the difficulties of predicting how any remedy might impact the industry or even the overall U.S. economy. It’s also, as the court noted, very difficult to determine how much of Google’s market dominance was fairly won with investment and…