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South African Rand Plunges to New Low After Benchmark Interest Rate Is Raised to 14-Year High
29.5.2023
The South African fiat currency’s exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar plunged to a new all-time low of 19.7640 per dollar on May 25 just moments after the South African Reserve Bank raised the benchmark interest rate to its highest since 2009. Although the currency has since made some...
Liquid Staking Protocol Lido’s Defi Dominance Swells From 7% to 26% in 12 Months
25.5.2023
According to statistics, the liquid staking platform Lido accounted for 7.45% of the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) a year ago today. Since then, Lido’s market dominance has significantly increased over the last 12 months to its current 26.18% share. Lido’s Market...
Study: Africa Likely to Leapfrog Leading Fintech Regions if It Adopts New Technologies
25.5.2023
Africa will likely leapfrog the top fintech regions if startups on the continent adopt new technologies, the Global Fintech 2023 report by the Boston Consulting Group and QED Investors has said. The report points to the African continent’s young population as well as the projected population...
While Chainlink fails to deliver new updates, investors turn to DigiToads for its exceptional growth
24.5.2023
The dynamic landscape of cryptocurrencies demands continuous innovation and fulfillment of promises. For a project to thrive in this fiercely competitive space, it must constantly evolve and deliver on its commitments. While Chainlink (LINK) has recently struggled to deliver significant updates...
Bitcoin surpasses Solana to become second most popular NFT blockchain
23.5.2023
Bitcoin’s NFT market is growing, but it is primarily driven by newfound hype for memecoin trading on the blockchain
Web3 App Development Platform Sort Raises $3.5M to Further Product Growth
22.5.2023
Sort allows developers to incorporate smart contracts into apps
Bitcoin Blockchain Continues to See Growth in Ordinal Inscriptions and BRC20 Tokens
21.5.2023
As of Sunday, May 21, 2023, over 8.3 million Ordinal inscriptions have found their place on the Bitcoin blockchain, accompanied by a count of 24,677 BRC20 tokens. These new BRC20 tokens have also amassed a collective market capitalization of $483 million. Statistics reveal that over 1.3 million...
Stablecoin Economy Shrinks by $7.3 Billion in 2023, USDC and BUSD Record Mass Redemptions
21.5.2023
From the beginning of this year, the crypto economy has surged by 41.77%, reaching a current market capitalization of $1.17 trillion. However, amidst this growth, the stablecoin economy experienced a substantial loss of $7.3 billion within a span of 140 days. Stablecoins Experience a Significant...
DAO Treasuries Surge: From $8.8B to $21.5B in 90 Days, Marking a 144% Increase
20.5.2023
According to archived records, 4,833 decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) treasuries held $10.8 billion on April 15, 2022. Over the course of 309 days, by February 19, 2023, the treasuries dwindled to $8.8 billion. However, during the past 90 days, there has been a significant surge, with...
Bank of Russia Expects Significant Growth in Digital Assets Market
20.5.2023
The Central Bank of Russia predicts an increase in the issuance of digital assets, citing some of their advantages. The monetary authority has published a report presenting the progress made by the growing industry and assessing the prospects for its further development. Russia’s Central Bank...
Bitcoin production growth and capital strategy guiding Marathon Digital: CEO
19.5.2023
In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph at the Bitcoin Conference, Marathon Digital CEO's Fred Thiel spoke about the mining company's response to the bear market
ApeCoin DAO Approves Proposal to Boost Bored Ape NFTs, APE Ecosystem Growth
18.5.2023
The Ape Accelerator will incubate and launch new projects that strengthen the Bored Ape Yacht Club and ApeCoin ecosystems
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Reveals Plan to Allocate Profits Into Bitcoin
17.5.2023
Tether, the stablecoin enterprise, has revealed its intention to devote 15% of its profits to bitcoin. The firm’s announcement comes on the heels of Tether’s recent attestation report, which emphasized the company’s possession of bitcoin reserves worth $1.5 billion....
Surge in Ordinal Inscriptions Ignites Exponential Growth in BRC20 Token Economy
16.5.2023
Over the past four days, there has been a surge in Ordinal inscriptions, and as a result, the BRC20 token economy has experienced significant growth with over 10,000 additional coins. The current value of the BRC20 token economy now stands at $497.75 million, comprising a total of 24,677 distinct...
Liam Herbst, Growth at Stealth NFT Startup, on NFTs, $BLUR, and $PEPE | Ep. 230
16.5.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Liam Herbst, NFT Trader, talks about why NFT business models are broken, the long-term bull case for NFTs, and why NFT perps are likely the next big thing in NFT trading.
Liam is leading the go-to-market strategy for a new NFT company currently...
Big Eyes Coin announces exciting plans: 6 months of growth in store for cat crew
15.5.2023
The crypto world was greeted with the first meme coin in history a few years ago. Created as a joke and presented to show the lighthearted nature of cryptocurrency, but nobody could have predicted its impact on the future market. Soon after, meme coins began flocking in, all with their concepts...
‘The Future of Digital Payments Lies in Web3 Payment Services’ Says Robert Miller of Fuse
14.5.2023
Despite not being mainstream payment solutions yet, cryptocurrency-based payments (also known as Web3 payments) already bring benefits such as lower transaction fees, Robert Miller, the vice president of growth at Fuse, a layer 1, EVM-compatible blockchain for launching dapps, has asserted....
South African Currency Plunges to New Low Versus the Dollar a Day After the US Accused Country of Secretly Supplying Ammunition to Russia
14.5.2023
The South African currency’s exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar plunged to a new all-time low of ZAR19.51:US$1 on May 12. The rand’s latest fall came a day after the U.S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country of secretly supplying weapons to Russia. Banking giant JP Morgan...
Tether’s Market Cap Inches Towards All-Time High as Competitors Struggle With Redemptions
13.5.2023
Despite several U.S. dollar-pegged digital tokens experiencing notable redemptions in recent months, the largest stablecoin by market valuation, tether, is on the verge of achieving its highest-ever market capitalization. With a current value of $82.84 billion, tether is a mere $433 million shy...
BRC20 Token Economy Thrives Amidst Crypto Downturn, Surging 53% in Five Days
12.5.2023
Despite the broader crypto-economy experiencing a downward trajectory, dropping 1.59% in the past 24 hours and hovering around $1.11 trillion, the BRC20 token economy has bucked this trend, expanding from $279 million to over $427 million within five days. Impervious to Market Slump, BRC20 Tokens...