Binance market share chopped with the end of zero-fee #BTC trading

A report by CC Data released in mid-May revealed that the exchange market share has continued to slide for the second consecutive time to 46.3%. This marks Binance’s lowest percentage of market share since October 2022. 

📍Previously, Binance controlled over half of the market share, with some numbers as high as 57.5%. In addition, the report noted that spot trading on Binance fell by 48.1% to $287 billion in April.

Marathon Digital increased its production by 77% to 1,245 BTC in May.

The significant uptick in Bitcoin transaction fees, thanks to Ordinals, accounted for 11.8% of the BTC Marathon Digital mined in May.

Japanese regulators warn OpenAI against collecting sensitive data.

Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission has cautioned OpenAI against collecting data without consent.

China publishes national blockchain standard.

China has released standardized guidelines for the blockchain industry to boost its rapid growth and adoption.

Alchemy Pay teams up with Mastercard for ‘NFT Checkout.’

The partnership will enable direct fiat payment for NFT purchases - improving convenience and NFT market accessibility.

Kakarot zkEVM secures backing from StarkWare, Vitalik Buterin in pre-seed round

Kakarot zkEVM is paving the way for a more secure and scalable EVM-compatible app development with Starknet integration.