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Bitcoin’s Ordinal Inscriptions Soar Beyond 55 Million, Achieving Third Highest Daily Record
16.1.2024
Following the weekend, the tally of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain surpassed 55 million. Notably, on Jan. 13, 2024, the blockchain witnessed its third-highest day of inscriptions, settling an impressive 477,751 inscription-based transactions on Saturday. Additionally, from...
Bitcoin’s Monthly Winning Streak Ends as ETF Excitement Fades
15.1.2024
Bitcoin posted its worst streak in about a month after the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs. The leading cryptocurrency remained highly volatile in the past few days, ultimately trading little changed at $42,655 as of now. The recent decline marked the longest...
Altcoin Season Index Signals Arrival — Top Tokens Eclipse Bitcoin’s Market Performance
14.1.2024
According to the Altcoin Season Index from blockchaincenter.net, an indicator signaling the arrival of the so-called ‘altcoin season,’ the time has indeed come for altcoins. This metric essentially demonstrates that 75% of the leading 50 altcoins have outperformed bitcoin in the past...
Plus: what were December's top-grossing PC/console debuts?
12.1.2024
Also: this week and next week on Steam & lots more
Decentralized Platform Aave Wins Community Votes to Onboard PYUSD Stablecoin
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Sundry Photography Aave, a decentralized platform that allows users to borrow/lend crypto, might consider adding PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoins to its Ethereum pool. The platform proposed its plans to integrate PYUSD stablecoin in December, seeking community vote. The voting window...
Binance Spot Market Share Spiked First Time in Months as BTC Futures Products Rise: CCData
11.1.2024
Source: Adobe The cryptocurrency market recorded massive gains towards the end of 2023 in several areas as the uptick in asset prices was seen in centralized exchange numbers, institutional funds, and decentralized applications (dApps). A Jan 10 market report by cryptocurrency research firm CCData...
House Flipper 2: how the sequel 'cleaned up' in the charts
10.1.2024
Also: streaming hits for December, and lots of discovery news!
Bitcoin Transaction Fees See Sharp Decline Since December Peak, Network Congestion Persists
10.1.2024
On Jan. 10, 2024, the fee for high-priority transactions is set at 42 satoshis per virtual byte (sats/vB), amounting to $2.66 per transaction. The average transaction fee stands at 98.9 sats/vB, equivalent to $11.17 per transfer. Although there has been a decline in onchain fees, they currently...
Liquidity Pool Comprising PayPal’s PYUSD Stablecoin on Curve Locks $135 Million in Value
10.1.2024
Source: iQoncept/Adobe A liquidity pool comprising PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin PYUSD on Curve has locked $135 million in total value, an indication that the stablecoin is gaining traction in decentralized finance (DeFi). The new liquidity pool, known as the FRAXPYUSD pool, went live...
Solana Price Prediction as SOL Bounces Back Up Above $100 – Can SOL Reach $1,000 in 2024?
9.1.2024
Solana price predictions are becoming more bullish with SOL having bounced back up above the key psychologically important $100 level. The SOL price has twice bounced from support around $85 since the start of 2024, suggesting strong dip-buying by the bulls. The cryptocurrency has been struggling...
Blockchain Analysts See Big Potential in This Lesser-Known AI Crypto – Time to Buy?
9.1.2024
Crypto traders are buying LPX tokens in Launchpad XYZ’s presale to gain access to AI-powered trading analytics. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. According to blockchain analytics firm Nansen’s December report, 2024 could be a watershed year for artificial intelligence‘s...
Polygon NFT Volume Hits 6-Month High, Igniting Renewed Interest in Layer-2 Scaling Solution
8.1.2024
Polygon’s NFT volume hit a 6-month high in December 2023, surpassing $10 million in daily sales. Image by itsmaku, Adobe Stock. The NFT market on the Polygon blockchain network saw considerable growth and renewed interest in December 2023, according to data from market trackers CryptoSlam...
Solana Memecoins Continue Freefall of Over 70% After December Boom
8.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Meme coins on the Solana blockchain have continued their rapid drop after a surge in December. The Solana blockchain previously drew attention in December after bonk tokens experienced a rally of over 1000%. SOL, Solana’s native token, even exceeded the market capitalization...
Avalanche (AVAX) Holds On to 20% December Gain Despite Recent Market Decline
8.1.2024
Avalanche (AVAX) surged in Q4 2023 recording huge gains on institutional inflow and adoption revolving in tokenization drive and wider partnerships. This year, the token has plunged 18% alongside the wider market as top assets including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) experienced market...
Solana Meme Coins See 80% Price Drop After December Frenzy
8.1.2024
The Solana ecosystem boomed in December as bonk tokens started a multiweek run of over 1,000%, grabbing listings on influential exchanges Binance and Coinbase
Bonk Price Prediction as It Falls 6% – Is the Meme Coin Hype Fading?
6.1.2024
Bonk (BONK) is down another 6% on Friday, taking its run of losses since hitting all-time highs in December to nearly 70% as meme coin hype continues to fade. BONK/USD was last changing hands on major cryptocurrency exchanges at around $0.000011, a far cry from its peak a few weeks ago above...
Decentralized Exchanges Near Trillion-Dollar Milestone: A Year of Record Volumes
5.1.2024
Per data analysis, decentralized exchange (dex) platforms nearly reached a trillion dollars in trading volume, posting $960.69 billion over the past year. Moreover, dex activity in December exceeded the previous 2023 high of $132.26 billion, concluding the month with $135.86 billion in finalized...
U.S. 216K Jobs Adds in December Tops Estimates for 170K
5.1.2024
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CoinDCX Reports 2000% Increase in Deposits Since India’s Crackdown on Offshore Exchanges
5.1.2024
Source: Shutterstock India’s leading crypto exchange CoinDCX has reported a 2000% increase in deposits from customers since the finance ministry issued a show cause notice to 9 major offshore exchanges, including Binance on December 28. Offshore exchanges Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io...
Bain and Company: Tokenization Can Unlock a $400B Yearly Alternative Investment Opportunity
5.1.2024
A report issued in December by Bain and Company and JPMorgan executives recognized the impact that tokenization can have in bringing alternative investments (such as private equity, private credit, real estate, and hedge funds) to individual investors. The document states that this can be a $400...