Today’s the day. Multi-network support for Tether has arrived at BitMEX, meaning users can now deposit and withdraw USDT TRC-20, on top of USDT ERC-20.It’s an addition that gives users the chance to send or receive USDT via their network of choice – namely Ethereum or TRON. What’s more, depending on the network chosen, users...Read More
Months before the commencement of the bull run in December 2020, DeFi was receiving all the attention in the summer. Decentralized applications were building a new financial system on Ethereum, and the demand for block space on ETH was rapidly increasing. Soon, yield farming became a common term and the popularity of DeFi triggered further...Read More
Tether’s market cap hit $25 billion today, with Bitcoin trading below $40,000 on the price charts. In fact, the stablecoin has been one of the most traded assets in all of crypto, with its trading volume surpassing even that of Bitcoin. Source: CoinMetrics Tether’s growth was stupendous in 2020, with the stablecoin enjoying a 72%...Read More
Over the past few weeks, the rise of Bitcoin in the charts has overshadowed other developments in the industry. Between 26th November to press time, Bitcoin has grown by 123%. The particular importance of that timeline will be narrated later on as we move on to the topic of stablecoins. According to Coinmetrics, stablecoins have...Read More
With Bitcoin rising up the valuation ladder in 2021, there has been aggressive demand for stablecoins since the first of January. In fact, the collective market cap of all stablecoins, at the time of writing, amounted to ~$33.5 billion, after the supply added $4 billion in the past 12 days alone. Source: Coinmetrics CoinMetrics‘ data...Read More
Despite a tumultuous 2020, stablecoins not only managed to stay ahead, but showed considerable growth and industry penetration. From a COVID-induced black swan event to an explosion in DeFi to Bitcoin’s stark price surge, 2020 has been a defining year. Stablecoins, in particular, saw major developments, both in terms of adoption and regulations. Major Stablecoin...Read More
Tether’s market capitalization has mushroomed from $2 billion in February 2019 to $20 billion, at the time of writing. What went behind this 10x growth varies across a host of factors, namely, the increase in OI and trade volume in Bitcoin and the rise of DeFi. It is a story within which several other stories...Read More
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $18,092, having recovered from a dip that took it below the crucial level. If BTC does close above $18,000, it will have done so for 2 days in a row, with it being 4 days since the price first crossed $18,000 since the heyday of the...Read More
With Bitcoin and most of the market’s altcoins rallying in the backdrop, the Stablecoin Ratio seems to be highlighting the rise of sell-side pressure. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $18,649, with the asset successfully staying above $18,000 for over 24 hours now. In fact, the reserves on spot exchanges are dropping...Read More
Bitcoin’s price and its surge in market cap call for a celebration, however, what most people have been missing is the surge in stablecoins. As of Wednesday, Bitcoin hit a new high not seen in the last two years and this is only for the price, in fact, the all-time high [ATH] is only 9%...Read More
USDT has replaced XRP yet again, to rank third in market capitalization. Based on data from Skew, it has hit a new high of $18 Billion. On Coinmarketcap.com, Tether’s market capitalization is 0.13 Billion shy of 18 Billion. USDT Market Cap || Source: Skew So is Tether taking on the popular altcoin XRP or is...Read More
Bitcoin’s price rallied from $15,500 to $16,000 in less than seven days. Based on data from CoinMarketCap, the last time the price crossed $16,000 was way back in January 2018. However, notwithstanding Bitcoin’s recent price performances, the hype around the hike in 2018 was much higher than the one we are seeing today, in 2020....Read More
Stablecoins are hotter than ever, with Tether’s trade volume surpassing Bitcoin’s by 55% in the past 24 hours. Led by surges in the USDC and USDT, the total number of stablecoin daily active addresses has topped 265K. Stablecoin Active Address || Source: Coinmetrics The above chart by Coinmetrics is smoothed using a 7-day rolling average....Read More
When Bitcoin’s price action gets hotter, altcoins start rallying towards double-digit growth on their charts. That’s not exactly a guess either, as this insight can be gained from previous altcoin rallies. Now, consider the opposite for a second. What if the narrative was flipped on its head and this time, the altcoins pumped well before...Read More
Tether’s market capitalization is 47% higher than XRP and it ranks third, after Bitcoin and Ethereum. Despite being shrouded in controversies, it has led the stablecoin market and added $100 million in market capitalization every day since July 2020. Tether reserves on exchanges dropped in August 2020, however, there was a recovery above the 1.5...Read More
They say you need to be brave to invest in cryptocurrencies. In a market where price changes over 10 percent and pump and dumps are a common occurrence, a bit of safety shouldn’t go amiss. Yet, there’s a lack of it. Crypto investors are not just dipping their toes into the cryptocurrency markets, they’re taking...Read More
Binance’s Tether reserves are up 450% in the past one month. The exchange has seen increased volatility in its Tether reserves since April 2020. There was a significant drop in July 2020, however, there has been a massive recovery in the past month. Source: Cryptoquant USDT reserves are up from $88 M to $1.06 B...Read More
Stablecoins have added $100 million a day in market capitalization over the past three months. Tether has contributed to this market cap with a trading volume that is 1.84 times that of Bitcoin as of September 7, 2020. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Tether reserves on exchanges, that were primarily used...Read More
China is in the news a lot. Whether it be Bitcoin, a trade war, or a pandemic, a closer look usually reveals that much more is happening under the hood, especially when it comes to all things crypto-related. In addition to altcoin trading or trading in general, stablecoin transactions are also highly concentrated in China....Read More
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn since May 11. Additionally, statistics from Bituniverse’s exchange reserve data indicate...Read More
Bitcoin.com’s Exchange continues to grow and during the last few months, the platform has added support for a number of well known tokens. This week, the trading platform has added support for the Reserve stablecoin (RSV) and the project’s utility token (RSR). Bitcoin.com Exchange users will be able to trade RSV and RSR with trading...Read More
Digital currency markets have been rising again as the entire market capitalization of all 5,000+ coins has jumped above the $200 billion mark. The increase in crypto trade volume and coin values has followed alongside the recovery traditional equity markets saw on Monday. On Tuesday, most of the digital assets in the top ten are...Read More
Porn sites have been experiencing increased traffic as the number of people under lockdown or quarantine rises due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of these sites accept cryptocurrencies, including Pornhub. The popular porn site currently offers residents of some countries free premium membership for a limited time to help them stay home during the covid-19...Read More
Are you new to crypto industry? Have you heard about Bitcoin? I’m sure most of us have heard about this widely used cryptocurrency. Moreover, BTC is the first crypto that anybody will check out; it’s so widespread. Henceforth, it must be a common notion that Bitcoin will be the highest traded crypto amongst all. However,...Read More
Tether and bitcoin have always had an interesting relationship. Tether’s growing market cap could be a precursor to bitcoin’s next rally. | Image: shutterstock.com It’s common knowledge in the cryptocurrency world that bitcoin dictates the trend. New information suggests that bitcoin might be following the lead of a stablecoin. The correlation between BTC and USDT...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced the introduction of leveraged perpetual swap contracts. Price surged 8 percent a few hours before the official announcement, raising suspicion from the community. XRP Derivatives Gaining Traction Perpetual swap contracts for XRP have been popping up on more and more exchanges in the last few months. The launch of Binance’s XRP/USDT...Read More
The past two years have opened the eyes of the world to crypto currencies. Showing particular interest has been central banks with a number of them developing their own stablecoins and more will be arriving this year. Year of the Stablecoin Many of the existing stablecoins may simply disappear under an avalanche of better alternatives....Read More
Since Tether’s (USDT) migration to other networks beside the BTC-based Omni protocol, significant shifts have taken place seeing the heavily-printed stablecoin rise to prominence also via Ethereum’s ERC20 standard and Tron’s TRC20 implementation. Ethereum-based USDT supply currently sits at over 2.2 billion tokens, while the Omni equivalent stands at around 1.5 billion. The Tron network...Read More
During the course of 2019, the most used BTC-based OP_Return protocol, Veriblock, outshined Omni Layer outputs. According to statistics, Veriblock captured 57% of BTC’s OP_Return outputs in 2019. Ever since the protocol’s opcodes started dominating, a number of BTC influencers called the outputs “abuse” and “spam.” Also Read: Central Bank Gold Hoarding Hits 50-Year High...Read More
Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino sees cross-chain value transfers as the most critical issue facing the cryptocurrency sector for 2020. With over 4,000 digital assets in circulation and many of them confined to their own ecosystems, a lack of liquidity and interoperability plagues many tokens. Blockchain ecosystem diversity is harming the industry — locking value inside...Read More
