Is Binance About To Compete With Ethereum?
Plus an exciting new "Rainbow" model for predicting bitcoin's price
Happy Friday, Blockfolians
The Lede
Never content to sit still, Binance has released details for the Binance Smart Chain, a smart contract layer running parallel to their Binance Chain. While the white paper suggests some potential advantages over Ethereum, Binance has tried to downplay the competition in their PR, telling CoinDesk that "The industry needs more high-performance infrastructures, not just one single blockchain."
Still, many aren’t buying it, and think that this brings them directly in competition with the granddaddy of smart contract platforms.
When Binance does things, they tend to do them well, so this should be interesting to watch. Get the popcorn, y’all.
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Community Commentary
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A Really Big Number We Should Be Paying Attention To
$734,000,000
That’s the total circulating supply of USDC - up a whopping 65% from March 1. The demand for dollars - even crypto dollars - is real.
Final Thought
Nailed it.