[PRESS RELEASE – Phoenix, United States, June 13th, 2024] Devour, the leading web3-powered food ordering platform, announced today that it’s simplifying crypto payments for millions of users with the integration of Coinbase Commerce into its DevourGO checkout. This innovative move allows crypto enthusiasts to seamlessly pay for their favorite meals using their existing Coinbase.com or...Read More
The founder of the stablecoin lending and borrowing protocol Curve Finance, Michael Egorov, is seeing his position liquidated. He had over 111 million CRV tokens in collateral and $20 million in debt over four DeFi platforms, reported Lookonchain on June 13. As the price of CRV fell, other positions went underwater, causing a cascade of...Read More
Coinbase saw the largest Ethereum outflow of the year, totaling over 336,000 ETH, worth more than $1 billion on June 12th. This marks the fifth instance in 2024 where over 150,000 ETH has been pulled from the crypto exchange in a single day. It is still unknown as to who is behind such a massive transfer...Read More
Terraform Labs has reached a settlement in its lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the defunct crypto firm agreeing to pay a $4.47 billion fine for its fraudulent activity related to the defunct Terra blockchain. In a Wednesday letter to US District Judge Jed Rakoff, the SEC asked for approval of its...Read More
ENA – the native token of Ethena – has been facing significant selling pressure in recent weeks. After an extended period of price declines, ENA plunged to $0.73, representing its weakest price level since May 20th. This, in turn, has translated to huge losses for ENA stakers. Lookonchain revealed that the largest ENA staker, who...Read More
The crypto volume market share of the Turkish lira (TRY) has hit an all-time high amid the currency’s depreciation and foreign exchange volatility in the country. According to a report by crypto research platform Kaiko, the uptick in TRY’s crypto volume market share caused the currency to rally past the euro (EUR), becoming the third...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – George Town, Cayman Islands, June 12th, 2024] The VGX Foundation has announced a partnership with popular web3 game Honeyland, offering rewards utilizing the VGX token for their players. VGX is a token that bridges multiple chains and is focused on bridging utility across GameFi and gaming ecosystems. Honeyland is a popular blockchain-based...Read More
Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market experienced a notable surge following the release of the latest US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, and now eyes are on tonight’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Bitcoin and Ethereum posted gains of 3.4% and 2.43% over the past 24 hours, respectively. The crypto market remains...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, United States, June 12th, 2024] Topper integrates Brazil’s Central Bank-Managed Pix for Instant Payments on 200+ digital assets. Today Topper, a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp by the global web3 financial platform Uphold, announced their Latin American expansion plans to begin offering streamlined crypto payment solutions, beginning in Brazil. This milestone propels their...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, US, California, June 12th, 2024] DeFi Protocol, Asymmetry Finance, Announces Partnership with Ampleforth and Unveils afUSD, Redefining the Stablecoin Market Asymmetry Finance, a leading liquid staking tokens (LST) protocol, is set to launch its afUSD product in partnership with Ampleforth, marking a significant milestone in the DeFi landscape. Designed as...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Lisbon, Portugal, June 12th, 2024] Azuro, the leading liquidity layer for onchain predictions, is using Olas, the principal network for autonomous AI agents, to leverage their AI stack for the development of an autonomous agent capable of operating across the Azuro ecosystem. Azuro is the frontrunner infrastructure layer for sport and entertainment...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Bucharest, Romania, June 12th, 2024] As part of its continuous effort in growing a vibrant community of traders and crypto-savvy people, BitDelta is launching another trading competition, with an overall prize pool of $50,000. Campaign Period: June 10 – June 24, 2024 The competition is open to both existing and new users,...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Roadtown, British Virgin Islands, June 12th, 2024] LIF3.com, the pioneering team behind the LIF3 omni-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) and blockchain, in conjunction with DG Labs Inc., creators of the innovative DeFi.Gold protocol, are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership. This collaboration marks a significant milestone as it aims to integrate Bitcoin digital...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Berlin, Germany, May 23rd, 2024] Epic Cash is celebrating its 5th anniversary with many improved features and is giving away 1 EPIC to the first 1000 participants. Information about the airdrop event can be found below. Epic Cash, is not just another cryptocurrency with a nice logo on the crypto market. Epic...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, June 12th, 2024] GBM Auctions has announced the completion of the first charity Bid-to-Earn auction for the Polkadot ecosystem. The event, which was hosted on the Moonbeam Network, raised over $92,000 for charity and showcased the GBM’s novel bidding mechanism. On May 16, GBM Auctions commenced the week-long auctions...Read More
Metaplanet, a Japanese company, announced on June 11 a purchase of 23.351 BTC worth about $1.59 million, elevating its BTC holdings to 141.07, worth $9.6 million. This pro-bitcoin move by Metaplanet triggered a remarkable 10.8% price surge in its publicly traded shares. Metaplanet Buys 23.351 BTC The Tokyo-based company, which has earned the nickname Asia’s...Read More
Bitfarms announced on Monday that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a shareholder rights plan, effective immediately, to preserve the integrity of its strategic alternatives review process in response to an unsolicited takeover offer from Riot Platforms Inc. The plan, commonly known as a “poison pill,” is intended to prevent any party from gaining...Read More
Matter Labs, the creators of ZKsync, announced on Tuesday that a community airdrop for their new ZK tokens will start next week. The Ethereum Layer 2 service provider will distribute 3.675 billion tokens, representing 17.5% of the total token supply through airdrops, to about 695,232 eligible wallets. ZK Airdrop Coming Next Week In the release,...Read More
OKX has experienced significant outflows, with $204 million withdrawn in the past 24 hours and $630 million in the past week, surpassing the outflows of other prominent cryptocurrency exchanges. The surge in withdrawals comes from multiple security controversies that may have undermined user confidence. OKX’s Design Flaw On June 9, two OKX users lost a...Read More
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is calling on the Federal Reserve to lower its interest rate target on Thursday – a move most analysts believe would be a boon for crypto markets. The senator’s request puts her in an ironic alignment with crypto investors, whose industry she has repeatedly tried to stifle with burdensome...Read More
The $4,000 level for ETH price now seems like a distant dream. Ether has remained below its key resistance channels for the last few days, even with the upcoming launch of its spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States. Some believe the absence of bullish momentum for ETH comes from uncertainty about the regulator’s...Read More
Bitcoin futures interest tapped an all-time high in US dollar terms on Monday, reaching over 500,000 BTC worth $36.3 billion. Analysts say the overwhelming surge in open interest relates to a clever arbitrage play levied by institutional traders between Bitcoin’s futures and spot markets. The Cash And Carry Trade In a Tuesday newsletter, lead Glassnode...Read More
Since Dogecoin’s debut in 2013, the meme coin market has seen significant growth, reaching a total market cap of $60 billion by June 2024. In March alone, the asset class attracted a whopping $13 billion in spot trading volumes on exchanges, surpassing major blue-chip cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Solana. However, this sector is grappling...Read More
Orderly Network, an innovative L2 that offers trading infrastructure, and an omnichain liquidity layer, is gearing up for an exciting summer with the launch of its highly anticipated token. Orderly is making significant strides, emerging as the second most active protocol on LayerZero Labs and the largest, most efficient user of Celestia for data availability....Read More
The weekend dump dragged Litecoin’s price below $80 as the cryptocurrency experienced significant sell pressure. The accumulation over the past couple of weeks failed to drive the price higher, but the latest data suggest two potentially bullish indicators for the altcoin, predicting a recovery. Litecoin’s Active Addresses Spike According to the popular crypto analytic platform,...Read More
Open-source blockchain platform Cardano is about to reach its most significant milestone since its inception: becoming a fully decentralized network with an advanced governance system. According to an X post by the network’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, Cardano Node will reach version 9.0 this month, and the blockchain will be ushered into its next development era,...Read More
With risk assets in the financial sector currently looking vulnerable, market experts have identified economic factors that could put bitcoin (BTC) in a similar light and push it into a “slow bleed environment.” According to a Bitfinex Alpha report, risk assets are beginning to look vulnerable due to concerns that United States authorities may not...Read More
Despite hints of waning hype, the US spot Bitcoin ETFs, including GBTC, had a strong start to June. During the first week alone, these ETFs collectively purchased 25,729 BTC. Data also shows that in January, these ETFs acquired 33,456 BTC, followed by 116,561 BTC in February and 65,456 in March. April, on the other hand,...Read More
Sandwich bots have been wreaking havoc on the Solana network for quite some time. In a bid to crack down on these attacks, the Solana Foundation has decided to remove a group of validator operators from its delegation program. The decision was made due to the involvement of these operators in carrying out “sandwich attacks”...Read More
On Sunday, Loopring, an Ethereum zero-knowledge roll-up protocol, announced a significant security vulnerability attack on its smart wallets, linked to the Loopring Official Guardian. The project is collaborating with security and law enforcement agencies to investigate how the two-factor authentication system was compromised and to track down the cybercriminals. Loopring Official Guardian Exposed In a...Read More
