Crypto payment processor BitPay is adopting segregated witness (SegWit), three years after supporting an alternative bitcoin scaling solution.
The total supply of the USDC stablecoin has surpassed 1 billion, after rising 93% since the beginning of the year. It comes amid a stablecoin supply boom that saw Tether’s USDt surpass 10 million.
A European Commission-funded program, the European Innovation Council (EIC), has awarded €5 million (about $5.6 million) to six winners competing in the Blockchains for Social Good program.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- BitPay Adopts SegWit For Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions
- Total USDC Supply Surpasses 1 Billion
- European Commission-Funded Program Awards $5.6 Million to Blockchain Projects
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $9,109.85 (-1.12%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $2.84 bn. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $227.29 (-0.66%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $728.43 million. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 2,979.81 (0.56%).