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Analysts Predict Euro to Slide to Parity With US Dollar Under Trump’s Second Term
8.11.2024
Donald Trump’s return to the White House may lead to the euro trading at par with the U.S. dollar. Diverging Interest Rate Policies Donald Trump‘s recently confirmed return to the White House is likely to result in the European Union’s currency, the euro, trading at par with...
US Share of World Economy Projected to Reach Historic Low
13.10.2024
The U.S. share of the global economy has fallen below 15% during President Joe Biden’s term, according to Sputnik’s analysis of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) data. Once peaking at over 21% in 1999, the U.S. has seen a steady decline, with China now commanding a larger share...
Proof-of-Ink by Gavin Wood: The tattoo that secures your Web3 privacy
23.8.2024
The Web3 individuality mechanism will require a unique, algorithmically generated tattoo to prove digital citizenship
Synthetix Stablecoin SUSD Drops Below $1 Parity, Struggles to Rebound
17.5.2024
According to current market prices, the synthetix usd (SUSD) stablecoin has fallen from its intended $1 parity. Charts show the token dipped to a low of $0.915 and is now trading at $0.958 per unit as of 8 a.m. EDT on Friday. SUSD Stablecoin Plunges to $0.915 Another stablecoin faces challenges...
Polkadot joins Unity’s Elite via Parity Tech Pact!
15.3.2024
In the latest developments in the gaming and blockchain space, Parity Technologies and Unity Technologies have partnered to integrate the Polkadot blockchain, which is a leading decentralized network, into Unity Technologies’ Verified Solutions program. This partnership is linking...
GBTC Discount Narrows to Zero; Experts Say Return of Premium to NAV Is a Possibility
30.1.2024
The recently disappeared GBTC discount may be “a sign of industry maturing and the improved enterprise acceptance of bitcoin.” While some see the disappearance of the discount as pointing to the re-emergence of the premium to the net asset value (NAV), one expert said he sees...
TUSD’s Stability Wavers — Value Fluctuates Below $1 Peg Amid Market Turbulence and Binance’s Dominant Hold
16.1.2024
Market insights reveal that on January 15, 2024, the stablecoin TUSD deviated from its usual $1 parity, dipping to $0.979 per coin the next day. By 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, it managed to recover slightly, climbing above the $0.99 mark. TUSD Faces Unsteady Ground, Drops Under...
Parity Technologies layoffs raise concerns about Polkadot’s future
27.10.2023
Parity Technologies recently announced laying off 30% of its staff. This roughly equates to 100 employees. There are two sides to this story: employees are claiming that Parity is trying to save itself from financial struggles, and the company is claiming that it is part of the process...
Crypto Layoffs Continue: Polkadot Blockchain Developer Parity to Cut 30% Workforce
25.10.2023
Polkadot blockchain developer Parity Technologies is the latest blockchain firm to conduct layoffs.
The DLT infrastructure company confirmed to Bloomberg that it would cut 30% of its employees – around 100 staff – in a move to refocus on its core blockchain services....
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Zodia Custody to serve Polkadot using Parity Technologies
13.9.2023
Polkadot has announced a long-term strategic partnership between Zodia Custody and Parity Technologies. The ultimate objective here is to provide institutional support and custody services for Polkadot. Both partners will also undertake initiatives pertaining to research and development. Custody...
Terra Classic Price Up 6% - Crypto Whales Buying LUNC For v2.1.0 Parity Upgrade?
4.6.2023
The LUNC price has spiked over 6% on news of the v2.1.0 upgrade proposal being up for discussion, tweeted out by the LUNC Burn Army account.
The Terra Classic 24 hour trading volume is up approximately 300%, however the LUNC price has a long way to go to recover its September 2022 high...
Terra Classic Price Prediction With Parity Upgrade June 14 - Can LUNC Price Recover?
25.5.2023
The Terra Luna Classic price has declined by 3.5% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.00008484 as the cryptocurrency market as a whole falls by 1.5%.
LUNC's price means it has dropped by 7% in a week and by 22% in the last 30 days, with the altcoin also down by 41% since the beginning of...
Latam Insights — Venezuela’s Maduro States De-Dollarization Is ‘Inevitable,’ Argentina Raises Interest Rates to Close to 100%
23.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, Venezuela makes a push for de-dollarization, the Central Bank of Argentina raises interest rates to close to 100%, and Brazil breaks the U.S....
Brazilian President Lula Ends Fuel Price Peg to the US Dollar, Announces Wholesale Discounts
18.5.2023
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva has announced that state oil company Petrobras will not be using US dollar-based international prices to set its internal fuel pricing structure. The “Brazilianization” of the industry determines discounts for distributors...
BRICS Emerges as the World’s Largest GDP Bloc, Propelled by China’s Rapid Expansion
31.3.2023
BRICS, a set of countries grouped as an alternative to the G7, is now the world’s largest gross domestic product (GDP) bloc, taking purchasing power parity into account, according to reports from Acorn Macro Consulting. Powered By China’s growth, the group now contributes 31.5% to...
Stablecoin Trading Dominates Monday’s Crypto Market, Tether and BUSD Sell at Premiums
13.3.2023
On Monday, the crypto economy experienced significant market activity with $183.85 billion in global trade volume over 24 hours, with a large portion of those trades involving stablecoins. USDC traded near parity with the U.S. dollar, and several stablecoins, including tether and BUSD, sold...
USDC Stablecoin Nears Parity With USD After Fed’s Bailout Announcement
13.3.2023
The stablecoin USDC has nearly regained parity with the U.S. dollar after rising just above $0.99 on March 12, 2023, at 7:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The stablecoin jumped back to the $0.99 range after the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed it would bail out depositors of California’s Silicon Valley...
Circle Issues Update Amid Stablecoin Volatility; Firm Is Prepared to ‘Stand Behind USDC and Cover Any Shortfall’
12.3.2023
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, Circle Financial updated the public about its stablecoin, USDC, and noted that the stablecoin’s liquidity operations will resume normally on Monday morning in the United States. Circle said that the company’s teams would be ready on Monday to “handle...
Makerdao Issues Emergency Proposal to Address $3.1B in USDC Collateral After Stablecoin Depegging Incident
11.3.2023
On March 11, 2023, the decentralized finance project Makerdao issued an emergency proposal following the USDC depegging incident that saw the stablecoin dip down to $0.877 per unit. At the time of writing, Makerdao commands $3.1 billion in USDC collateral that backs a portion of...
USDC Stablecoin Depegging Causes Concern Among Crypto Advocates, 5 Other Stablecoins Slip Below Parity
11.3.2023
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, crypto advocates are concerned as a few stablecoin assets have depegged from their $1 parity. The second-largest stablecoin USDC, issued by Circle Financial, fell below $0.90, reaching a low of $0.877 per coin. Additionally, around five other stablecoins have dropped...