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On the day of the Bitcoin halving in 2024, revenue from Bitcoin BTC mining surpassed $100 million for the first time, setting a record for daily earnings.

The number of contract deployers on the Base network just reached an all-time high. On his Wu Blockchain page, Chinese crypto reporter Colin Wu posted an X post that included details about Base's 21,700 contract deployers that were marked on April 20 at a cost of $164.618K.

The 20% increase in Chainlink's (LINK) price indicates that it was more optimistic about the Bitcoin halving event than the cryptocurrency itself.

Following the snapshot at Bitcoin block 840,269 for the airdrop of a meme currency to Runestone holders, the floor price of the Runestone non-fungible token (NFT) collection fell dramatically during the course of the previous day.

BlackRock's Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) iShares Bitcoin Trust, which trades under the ticker "IBIT," has had inflows for 69 days running, according to a social media post by Eric Balchunas, an analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence ETFs.

Meme coins appear to avoid the regulatory obstacles that more substantial cryptocurrencies face in the ever-changing crypto landscape. While humorous tokens like Dogecoin are thriving, firms hoping to introduce useful cryptocurrencies confront enormous obstacles.