Saifedean Ammous Joins El Salvador’s Bitcoin Team as Economic Advisor
El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) has appointed esteemed economist and cryptocurrency advisor Saifedean Ammous as its newest economic advisor. President Nayib Bukele has enlisted the author of “The Bitcoin Standard,” a famous book in the cryptocurrency space, to join his Bitcoin team, according to a statement released on May 30.
Bitcoiner Ammous, renowned for his expertise as an Austrian economist and best-selling author, brings a wealth of knowledge to the role. The Bitcoin Office
Fantom starts paying developers to generate gas fees
A new program from the Fantom Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) network team will pay developers for the gas fees they generate from users, according to a May 31 announcement. Specifically, the “Gas Monetization Program” will pay eligible developers 15% of the total gas fees their apps generate.
Six Web3 apps have already been approved for the program, including ParaSwap, Beethoven X, Stargate, LayerZero, WOOFi and SpookySwap. These apps have generated over 12,000 Fantom (FTM) in rewards already (worth appro
TRON Blockchain Sets New Record with 10.9 M Daily Transactions
Despite the ongoing crypto winter, the TRON (TRX) blockchain achieved a remarkable milestone yesterday, reaching a new all-time high in daily transactions with a staggering 10,935,762 transactions processed.
Justin Sun, the founder of the TRON blockchain, shared the record on Twitter, expressing that the achievement clearly indicates the increasing popularity and widespread adoption of the TRON protocol.
He believes that TRON’s growth is a testament to the team’s dedication and the protocol’s