The stablecoin market has been picking up speed lately, and between Aug. 9 and Aug. 18, 2024, it expanded by $2.21 billion. During this period, Tether’s supply ballooned by an additional 1.26 billion USDT. Stablecoin Boom: $2.21B Growth Driven by Tether and PYUSD Between Aug. 9 and Aug. 18, 2024, the stablecoin economy expanded by…
Goldman Sachs disclosed substantial holdings of $418 million in bitcoin ETFs in Q2. Hamster Kombat rejected multiple venture capital investments to protect players from becoming exit liquidity. A Nigerian bitcoin proponent filed a lawsuit to overturn the government’s crypto ban. WBTC’s custody change has raised concerns in the defi community. Ripple’s legal chief discussed the…
Blockchain technology is unique! Where else can you track the holdings of big investors in real time, check out their latest moves, portfolio values, and more? We’ve decided to dabble into some of the larger holders of one of the most popular meme coins in the market – Shiba Inu (SHIB) and stumbled upon an…
Decentralized exchanges are the lifeblood of decentralized finance (DeFi), allocating billions of dollars worth in total value locked (TVL) into the industry. Compared to centralized exchanges (CEXs), DEXs only account for a small percentage of the total trading volumes across margin and derivatives trading. However, they’re becoming increasingly more sophisticated with time. They provide some…
The broader meme coin category has declined throughout the past seven days, charting a drop of almost 8% across all the coins that are tracked (on CoinGecko). And while DOGE and SHIB are not amongst the worst performers, they are still down more than 7% on the weekly. The last 30 days have been quite…
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, August 18th, 2024 – In the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency industry, LBank has established itself as a key player. Over the past nine years, LBank has achieved numerous milestones and has grown into a comprehensive crypto trading platform and a leading exchange in innovative crypto asset categories. As LBank commemorates its ninth year…
Meme coins have always been a particularly polarizing topic within the cryptocurrency community, especially throughout the last cycle. Projects such as dogwifhat (WIF), political meme coins, and a bunch of others have elevated the field to the forefront of the industry and it appears that TRON is the latest destination for those wishing to indulge…
Although the blockchain industry owes much of its success to so-called bridges, these are far from perfect solutions, argues Justin Wang, the founder and CEO of Zeus Network. While they help address the problem of liquidity segmentation that afflicts the Web3 industry, Wang insists that they pose significant security risks. Keeping the Innovation Flywheel Spinning…
Ripple recently announced a collaboration with Archax, the first digital asset exchange regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Now, RippleX, the company’s development arm, is coming up with a critical prediction concerning the XRP Ledger. Ripple Devs Seeing a “New Era” for the XRP Ledger In a recent update, RippleXDev, the development arm…
X’s Global Government Affairs Team reported on August 17 that the social network would be forced to shut down its local operations in Brazil due to judicial orders issued against its legal representative. The order, issued by Alexandre de Moraes, a member of the Supreme Federal Tribunal, would have this legal representative facing jail time…