Layer-1 decentralized blockchain Koinos is set to launch its mainnet on Nov. 5. It will be a free-to-use platform based on a Proof-of-Burn (PoB) consensus algorithm, built to deliver more efficiency and access to developers in Web3. Formed by a group of blockchain veterans behind the Steem blockchain and steemit.com, the platform was built without venture capital funds, Initial Coin Offerings, pre-mine or any other early distribution of tokens to insiders, said the company. Ahead of the release, Andrew Levine, co-founder and CEO of Koinos Group, explained to Cointelegraph the three key characteristics of the platform, saying "it's free-to-use, it …

The aftermath of the Otherdeeds nonfungible token (NFT) mint is filled with disgruntled community members voicing their complaints on Twitter over Yuga Labs' handling of the event. The launch of Otherdeeds NFTs gained massive support from the community, selling out almost immediately after it dropped. Because of the high demand, the launch drove up Ethereum gas fees sharply so that users pai from 2.6 Ether (ETH) up to 5 ETH to complete their transactions. However, many community members were unhappy with the event. According to Twitter user RandomGuyonct, several users have speculated that the mint was “planned to fail” so …

The burning rate of Ethereum has spiked to new all-time high (ATH) levels following the heavily anticipated sale of tokenized land plots in Yuga Labs’ upcoming Metaverse project the “Otherside.” Yuga Labs, the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), sold 55,000 virtual land nonfungible tokens (NFTs) dubbed “Otherdeeds” on Sunday. The overwhelming demand for the tokens saw Ethereum gas fees shoot up so high that a handful of users paid as high as 2.6 Ether (ETH), or $7,400 at the time of writing, to 5 ETH, or $14,270, just to get their transactions through. A base fee of …

Are buybacks the way forward? Self-investment by businesses is not new and has long been a standard tool for price stabilization (or inflation) in the traditional financial market. Binance, Nexo and others are among the projects that have carried out buybacks. Nexo's buyback, for example, was motivated by the core development team's conviction in the asset's significant undervaluation. As a result, they decided to decrease the number of project tokens in circulation to aid in market price correction. In the crypto world, buybacks are similar to their traditional financial market counterparts, which are used to modify the number of a …

Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series, Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve, and outlined three of the “crises” that are holding back blockchain adoption: upgradeability, scalability and governance. This series is focused on the consensus algorithm: Part one is about proof-of-work, part two is about proof-of-stake and part three is about proof-of-burn. In the first article in the series, I explored proof-of-work …