The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has secured a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League. According to an official announcement, Crypto.com will serve as the official global sponsor of the UEFA Champions League during the multi-year partnership, earning it a spot as the football competition’s first and exclusive crypto platform...Read More
Amid the ongoing downturn, an XRP whale wallet address “r4wf7” has consistently moved over 27 million tokens worth approximately $16 million to the Bitstamp over the last four days. According to a blockchain transaction tracker Whale Alert, the same whale has transferred a significant 26.7 million XRP tokens worth $15.3 million to Bitstamp today. 108...Read More
Texas-based Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific has announced the pricing of its increased offering of $400 million in 3.00% convertible senior notes due in 2029. The initial size of the offering was $350 million, which has been upsized due to favorable market conditions. Scheduled to settle on August 19, 2024, the notes will be issued...Read More
Bitcoin fell 2.5% on Wednesday to $59.100 after the U.S. government moved more of its Silk Road-affiliated Bitcoin holdings to Coinbase Prime. On-chain analysis platform Arkham Intelligence flagged the move on Wednesday, noting that 10,000 BTC worth $593 million had been moved. “Wallet bc1ql received 10K BTC from a known US Government wallet 2 weeks...Read More
Keep An Eye On Aptos(APT), Breakout From Descending Channel Target To $9. APT Coin made a bullish reversal from a low of $4.5 on 5th August to a high of $6.8 at the time of writing. It has crossed the short-term EMAs (10, 20, 30) The Asset has moved nearly 29% in the last 7...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 14th, 2024] VYUG, the visionary force behind the world’s first hyper-realistic metaverse, is on the brink of launching a groundbreaking airdrop event. Starting on August 15th, participants will have the chance to claim their share of 175 million VYUG tokens and vie for an incredible 5000 USDT...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Victoria, Seychelles, August 14th, 2024] Bitget, a top cryptocurrency exchange and web3 company, is pleased to announce the listing of DOGS, one of the fastest-growing dog-themed memecoins and tap-to-earn (T2E) game, as part of its ongoing support for the TON ecosystem. DOGS has rapidly gained popularity, following in the footsteps of Dogecoin...Read More
Ethereum’s Layer 2s are bustling with activity. The latest data suggest that the ecosystem has reached a new record for daily transaction volume. In fact, these networks were also found to hold now more stablecoins than Solana and Binance Chain combined. Ethereum Layer 2 Ecosystem Growth According to the stats compiled by Growthepie, the daily...Read More
A new listing – ATHUSD – featuring Aethir, a cloud computing infrastructure platform – will be available to trade on BitMEX, and with up to 10x leverage from tomorrow. For the lowdown on the latest listing, read on. If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet, we’re currently offering up to $5,000 in...Read More
Decentralized exchanges are undervalued and gaining traction, with volumes reaching all-time highs. These are the findings of Messari researcher Kunal Goel who said that centralized exchanges (CEXs) are listing tokens too late in a post on X on Aug. 13. He added that they’re becoming a “dumping ground for VCs,” and retail will learn sooner...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Miami, Florida, August 13th, 2024] Floki is proud to announce that Valhalla, Floki’s groundbreaking PlayToEarn MMORPG, will be at the forefront of a high-profile advertising campaign throughout the 2024-25 season of the English Premier League (EPL). Leveraging LED perimeter boards during live games, this campaign will deliver massive global exposure and enhance...Read More
Metaplanet announced making yet another significant investment in bitcoin, purchasing approximately $3.3 million (500 million yen) worth of the cryptocurrency. This acquisition involved 57.103 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of 8,756,107 yen per one. This move is part of the Japanese investment firm’s broader strategy to expand its bitcoin holdings. With the latest purchase,...Read More
Abstract: We make a brief comparison between some of Bitcoin’s supposed “layer 2” systems, such as Lightning, Ethereum (WBTC), Blackrock’s $IBIT and a sidechain called CoreDAO. We argue that a critical factor to consider is whether the system is non-custodial or not. CoreDAO has non-custodial Bitcoin staking, however, we conclude by claiming that it was...Read More
