March 12, 2020 is remembered in the crypto industry as Black Thursday, the day when the price of Bitcoin collapsed by more than 40% within hours during the global market panic triggered by COVID-19. While traders were watching charts fall,…
NOWNodes started out as an internal infrastructure solution for the NOW environment. It was made to run ChangeNOW and support its own growing line of goods. It began as a separate layer in the server that made sure stable swaps,…
NOWNodes is back from Consensus Hong Kong 2026, held Feb 10–12 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. This year’s event brought together 11,000 registered attendees from 122+ countries/regions, plus a packed program and a huge side-event calendar across…
Are you interested in how to run a Bitcoin node and become an active participant in the Bitcoin network? Running a BTC full node allows you to contribute to the decentralization and security of the network. In this comprehensive guide,…
Thanks to ultra-fast transactions, low fees, and an ever-expanding toolkit for developers, Solana has become a natural home for powerful decentralized apps – or dApps. Solana dApps cover everything from crypto trading and lending to NFTs and staking. In this…
Network abstraction is one of the most interesting crypto trends of 2026, actively being implemented across modern blockchain networks. The essence of this trend lies in simplifying the interaction with networks by hiding their complex inner workings. This allows users…
A blockchain node is a crucial element of any decentralized network, responsible for storing, verifying, and distributing blockchain data. Without nodes, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts wouldn’t function, as they enable transaction validation and network security. One of the most efficient…
WebSocket testing has become an essential part of modern Web3 development. It allows developers to test real-time communication between clients and servers, enabling interactive and dynamic web applications. With NOWNodes, you can easily create WebSockets subscriptions to blockchain networks and…
As of January 23, 2025, Ethereum has topped blockchain earnings in 2024, collecting an impressive $2.48 billion in fees despite the Dencun upgrade in March that aimed to reduce costs on the network, according to CoinGecko. This remarkable achievement reinforces…
With the breaking news of the Dencun upgrade the capability of Ethereum and the Layer 2 networks has been significantly increased. To benefit from decreased gas fees on the L2 networks as the Arbitrum One, as well as to implement…