Blockchain tech firms AllianceBlock and Flare integrate technologies to expand their DeFi ecosystems

AllianceBlock, a blockchain tech firm that seeks to bridge the gap between decentralized finance, or DeFi, and traditional finance, announced a partnership with fellow blockchain tech entity Flare. Flare claims its layer-one, or blockchain protocol improvement, technology can bring smart contracts to cryptocurrencies such as XRP (XRP), Dogecoin (DOGE), Bitcoin (BTC), Algorand, and Stellar Lumens […]

Ethereum address creation hits 35-month high: Did XRP provide the Spark?

Ethereum address creation hit a 35-month high on December 14 when 177,000 new addresses were added to the network according to analysts from Santiment. The analytics provider reported that its network growth metric showed Ethereum adding 177,500 addresses in a single-day on Saturday, Dec. 12. The amount of new #Ethereum addresses hit a single-day, 35-month […]