Welcome to the Core Blockchain Overview, the Core community’s one-stop-shop for the latest on the network’s metrics, releases, insights, updates, ecosystem developments and more. All in one place.
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The Core Blockchain By The Numbers
Network’s daily transactions: 45K (-8.9%)
Total unique addresses: 69.3M (+0.1%)
ERC-20 daily tokens transferred: 6.5K (-53%)
Total CORE delegated: 295.7M (+1.7%)
Total BTC staked: 2,906 (+4.1%)
These metrics are accurate at the time of publication. The percentage change is over a 14-day period.
Inside The Network
🔸What we’re watching: The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Valour’s Bitcoin staking ETPs, powered by Core, enabling UK retail investors to access Bitcoin with a staking yield component on the London Stock Exchange.
🔸Why it matters: While this ETP was previously available to professional investors, the FCA’s approval now allows retail investors to earn staking rewards through physically-backed products.
The Bitcoin ETP uses the Core blockchain’s staking infrastructure, delegating holdings to Core’s non-custodial validators. This ensures staking rewards are reflected in the ETP’s net asset value, without exposing investors to self-custodial risk.
🔸The bigger picture: FCA approval expands the reach of yield-bearing crypto products to retail investors, potentially driving greater participation in Core’s network.
As more bitcoin flows through these ETPs, Core will benefit from increased network security, liquidity, and staking activity. This, in turn, will serve to demonstrate how blockchain infrastructure can make bitcoin more productive.
Ecosystem highlights
B14g launched its burn program, removing CORE and BABY tokens from circulating supply on a quarterly basis, and funnelling fees back to users
Colend’s wrapped CORE token holdings rose to a high of 214.4M on Jan. 28, indicating growing interest in lending on the protocol
Delve into the Core community
Initial Core Contributor Chris Flores released a series of explainers on industry related terms and how Core is advancing in each area:
Bitcoin neobanks, and how Core is making bitcoin useable for everyday purchases
Digital asset treasuries, and how Core is making bitcoin productive
World of Dypians launched an in-game treasure hunt, letting Core users win up to $10K in rewards
CPump, a memecoin launchpad on the Core network, is rebranding as MoonExpress
Join in the fun
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