ERC-721 is a standard for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that defines a specific function interface. It contains the following properties and methods. name(): returns the name of the token.symbol(): returns the symbol of the token.balanceOf(): returns the number of tokens owned by an account.ownerOf(uint256 tokenId): return the owner of the token with the specified tokenId.safeTransferFrom(address from,…
On April 25, due to the impact of Trump’s protectionist trade policies, the market’s risk aversion pattern changed, with the status of the US dollar and US bonds being challenged, and funds shifting to gold and crypto assets. The price of gold rose to a record high of $3,500 per ounce, and the Bitcoin ETF…
A standardized implementation of a smart contract that defines a common set of rules for all ERC20 tokens to interact seamlessly between wallets, exchanges, and smart contracts. It has the following properties and methods:
April 24, 2025 John D’Agostino, head of strategy for Coinbase’s institutional division, said sovereign wealth funds and other institutions are amassing large amounts of bitcoin (BTC) at the same time that retail investors, through the ETFs and spot exits the market. In a recent interview, the Coinbase executive compared Bitcoin to gold and said that…
On April 23, the Financial Times reported that Brandon Lutnick, son of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and chairman of brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald, is working with SoftBank Group, Tether, and the Bitfinex trading platform to create a bitcoin investment fund. The fund, called Cantor Equity Partners, plans to raise $3 billion worth of bitcoin through…
Web 1.0: Information feedingThe Internet is basically a “read-only” model, where Internet users can log on to major portals to browse and read any fresh information they want, but they can only see and not interact with it. Web 2.0: Information InteractionUsers can produce and distribute their own content and become influential Vs, directly affecting…
Gas is a unit of measure that is primarily used to calculate the amount of work required in a contract transaction. It is generally paid to the miner/verifier as a reward fee. The higher the Gas fee given, the faster that transaction will be. A certain amount of Gas is consumed for each transaction to…
BlockBeats News – Today, April 22, Bitcoin’s market share (BTC.D) pulled up to 64.61%, a new high since February 2021, according to TradingView. Bitcoin’s high market share is a sign that the cottage market is quieting down, but it’s also a sign that a bottoming out is on the way. According to previous historical data,…
The mainnet is the network node where Ethernet runs, and it is real data. The test network is for development and testing, and the ehter on it has no value. Sidechain: Because of the limited resources on the main network, slow block speed (generally 12 seconds to generate a block), high transaction fees gas and…