Most of the cryptocurrency market is in the red today, charting some price losses after the recent massive rallies. BTC fell below $90,000 and even briefly dipped beneath $87,000, ETH is down to just over $3,000, while DOGE and SHIB have plummeted by 5-8%. Two of the top ten largest cryptocurrencies have defied this trend...Read More
Many industry experts have given their two cents on the future of the crypto market in the next 12 months, and most of them lean bullish. The most common reason is Bitcoin. In April 2024, the cryptocurrency will go through its pre-programmed halving, which will slash block rewards in half. This means that the supply...Read More
Cardano has witnessed significant development activity in September, with developers consistently fueling the network’s advancement. According to the latest chart posted by CryptoDep using Santiment’s data, Cardano topped the chart for developer activity over the past 30 days with an impressive score of 572, even during the crypto market slowdown. As such, the network continues...Read More
Cardano’s native token has recently undergone a notable decline in its value, with its price dropping by approximately 17% over the last month. During the same period, however, the on-chain activity has defied expectations. According to the latest data by Santiment, Cardano’s surging transaction volume is noteworthy, given the contrast with its subdued market value...Read More
Cardano’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not come after the project’s native token, ADA. During a recent YouTube interview on Corey Costa’s Crypto Coins, Hoskinson pointed out that there has been no enforcement action against ADA so far, and that would not change because the asset was...Read More
Cardano remained locked in a narrow trading range lately with no volatility in sight. Over the past month, ADA was down by approximately 20%, trading at $0.29 as of now. While this trend has caused increasing frustration among market observers, ADA whales and sharks continued to be resilient. In fact, this cohort of holders has...Read More
Cardano (ADA) has shown promising indications of growth in Q2 despite lackluster market activity. Emerging infrastructure such as stablecoins, programming languages, and wallets are helping Cardano developers to craft advanced applications enriched with enhanced user experiences, according to a new report by Messari. The blockchain intelligence platform reported that the Cardano ecosystem has managed to...Read More
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes the project’s decentralization would act as a “wake-up” call for the industry. In a recent update to the community, Hoskinson said ADA is “substantially more decentralized” than all cryptocurrencies in the market. The exec stressed that the Cardano Improvement Proposal (CIP-1694) – which is a mechanism for on-chain governance that...Read More
BTG Pactual – one of Latin America’s largest investment banks – will reportedly launch its own stablecoin, whose value will be tied to the American dollar. The corporation joined the industry years ago by issuing a security token called ReitBZ and introducing a cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil. The Latest Push According to Reuters, Banco BTG...Read More
The Canadian University of Dubai (CUD) partnered with Binance to enable students to pay their fees in digital currencies. With the recent collaboration, the exchange dived deeper into the local ecosystem. It received a cryptocurrency license from Dubai’s regulators in September last year. Settling the Semesters in Crypto The world’s leading crypto platform disclosed the...Read More
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has announced the launch of his new hospital called “Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic,” which will allow customers to pay for medical services using ADA, the native token of the Cardano ecosystem. Announcing the development a few days ago, Hoskinson said the hospital would be open for business by February 2023....Read More
According to a study conducted by Independent Reserve, more than 25% of Aussies are crypto HODLers. Bitcoin remains the most recognizable digital currency, as 90.8% of the participants admitted being aware of its existence. The Latest Figures in Australia The share of Aussies that own crypto assets has slightly shrunk compared to the figures from...Read More
Cardano’s price took turn for the worse after the much-anticipated Vasil upgrade, as it fell to the lowest level since February 2021. ADA is currently on the way to posting the seventh red monthly candle in a row. The ADA price correction gained traction in the wake of a downtrend across the digital asset market...Read More
Scams related to crypto wallets are on the rise, and users report a phishing application for mobile devices masquerading as Nami Cardano wallet designed to steal seed phrases and funds. The fake wallet was found on Apple’s App Store and is still available for download. If a user enters the seed phrase, the app steals...Read More
Cardano’s long-awaited Vasil upgrade finally went live on September 22 after several delays and technical setbacks. This was the biggest upgrade since the Alonzo hard fork last year and is touted as a turning point for the Cardano network. It is designed to enhance Cardano’s scalability and general transaction throughput capacity in addition to boosting...Read More
After a few delays in June and July, the Cardano Vasil update went live earlier, and the native cryptocurrency reacted with a price increase. The upgrade is touted as the most significant one for the IOG-backed blockchain since the implementation of smart contracts a year ago. The IOG team took it to Twitter to announce...Read More
Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has responded to critics who claim that the Vasil hard fork is being rushed after a critical bug was identified in version 1.35.2, which was supposed to be used for the upgrade. Hoskinson noted that everyone, including the network’s stake pool operators (SPOs), has thoroughly tested the code for months. He...Read More
Swiss-based digital asset bank Sygnum has added Cardano (ADA) to its bank-grade staking services for institutional clients. The bank’s customers can now earn rewards for staking ADA, the eighth largest cryptocurrency by market cap. According to a press release, Cardano has joined the list of other cryptocurrencies supported on Sygnum’s staking offerings, which currently consist...Read More
Cardano’s Vasil upgrade has been delayed for several weeks to ensure a smooth transition for the end users. But the Input Output Global (IOG) CEO, Charles Hoskinson, believes that things are moving in the right direction, steadily and systematically. While addressing the pushback of the highly anticipated upgrade in a brief update, the Cardano founder...Read More
Cardano’s much-anticipated Vasil hard fork has been pushed to a few more weeks. The team is yet to specify a timeline. In a monthly update, Kevin Hammon, Technical Manager of Input Output Global (IOG), said the devs are fixing, testing thoroughly, and not rushing to ensure no significant issues are left out as the network...Read More
Cardano (ADA) has successfully conducted a hard fork of its testnet in readiness for the upcoming Vasil upgrade. The new development promises greater scalability and performance improvements to the network. The latest announcement was made on July 3 by Input-Output Global (IOG), the tech firm behind Cardano. IOHK (rebranded to IOG) now calls upon developers,...Read More
The company behind the Cardano ecosystem – Input Output – announced the launch of its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain alpha on the testnet. However, the layer-one blockchain did not specify if such EVM compatibility would be directly deployed to its mainnet one day. Interoperability Is The Future IOHK tweeted that the initiative will enable...Read More
Blockpass, a digital identity verification provider partnering with various crypto wallets and exchanges, has started offering KYC services to Cardano’s commercial arm, EMURGO. Cardano-based addresses will be added to the Blockpass App, and projects can directly access on-chain KYC services, if needed, to comply with regulatory requirements. Positioned as the axis of the Cardano ecosystem,...Read More
On April 12, Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, posted a “recap video” on his YouTube channel, explaining the new update that will make Cardano better after the “Vasil” hard fork. At the beginning of the video, Hoskinson mentioned that he was preparing for the upcoming Consensus 2022, which will take place in Austin, Texas, from...Read More
On-chain analysis has shown that the number of mid-size ADA addresses has reached ATH. This may have contributed to the recent rally of ADA breaking from the months-long downward channel and now sitting above $1.20. In contrast, addresses holding more than 10K ADA have reached ATL. This could be a warning sign that mega whales...Read More
As the new quarter rolls in at full speed, Charles Hoskinson – the founder of Cardano – and Snoop Dogg, who needs no introduction, will discuss the Cardano ecosystem in a few days. Charles Hoskinson will be meeting Snoop Dogg to talk about the Cardano Ecosystem at Cardano360 on April 5th. This became clear earlier...Read More
IntoTheBlock – a blockchain intelligence firm – has reported a surge in interest for Cardano among institutional buyers. It cites a parabolic 50x increase in the cryptocurrency’s on-chain transactions worth over $100,000 in 2022 alone. As tweeted by the firm yesterday, over 69 billion ADA were moved as part of such large transactions just yesterday....Read More
The Nordic-based financial technology firm – Lunar – closed a $77 million financing round. The organization reached a valuation of $2 billion and introduced a cryptocurrency trading platform. Lunar Dives Into The Crypto Industry The Danish company Lunar secured a $77 million Series D-2 funding round, bringing the series’ total to $310 million. The investment...Read More
The Cardano blockchain will have its first ZK rollup layer 2 solution – Orbis. The main objective is to support decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and a thriving blockchain ecosystem. A Wave of ZK Companies The official blog post by the team behind the protocol explained that Orbis offers the level of scalability and transaction throughput...Read More
The Cardano network is now in the second position to Bitcoin, thereby outpacing both Litecoin as well as its rival smart contract platform Ethereum in terms of 24-hour transaction volume. Cardano’s On-chain Activity According to the data curated by Messari, over the past day, the Cardano blockchain registered a transaction volume of a whopping $17.04...Read More
