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Stablecoin Storm — Gemini’s GUSD Shrinks 93% Amidst Market Turbulence
3.1.2024
Over the past few years, the stablecoin market has significantly slowed, particularly since mid-2022, following the collapse of Terra’s stablecoin. Additionally, last year, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) instructed Paxos to cease the issuance of BUSD. Beyond these...
Bitcoin Price Surges to $45,000 Pending SEC’s Bitcoin ETF Approval
2.1.2024
Source: DALL·E Bitcoin‘s price has soared to $45,000, marking its highest point since April 2022. With growing investor anticipation of the decision by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Bitcoin is currently...
Bitcoin Starts the New Year Rising Past $45K, Highest Level Since April 2022
2.1.2024
Speculation has been ramping up that regulatory approval for a U.S.-based spot bitcoin ETF is coming this week
Shiba Inu Market Cap To Be Taken Over by this Rival Token in 2024, Experts Reckon
1.1.2024
The volatile world of meme-based cryptocurrencies has witnessed surprising ups and downs. Shiba Inu (SHIB), known as the “Dogecoin killer,” gained attention in 2021 by briefly overtaking Dogecoin (DOGE) in the market cap. However, its momentum has waned in 2022 and 2023.Despite its...
Avalanche Foundation to Hop Onto the Meme Coin Train, Announces Investment in Selected Projects
1.1.2024
The Avalanche Foundation, an institution that funds avalanche initiatives, has recently announced that it will start investing in meme coins. These purchases will be made using funds from the $100 million Culture Catalyst fund launched in 2022, and the tokens will be selected based on their number...
Unprecedented Downturn: Over 5,700 Crypto ATMs Decommissioned in 2023, Marking First Annual Decline
31.12.2023
Crypto automated teller machines (ATMs) have experienced a decline this year, marking the first downturn since October 2013, with the total count dipping from 39,350 to the present 33,620. Approximately 5,730 cryptocurrency ATMs have been decommissioned, constituting a 14.56% decrease from the peak...
5 Mining Pools Dominated in 2023, Discovering Over 84% of Bitcoin’s Blocks
31.12.2023
Over the past year, statistics reveal that 54,002 bitcoin blocks have been mined from Dec. 30, 2022, to Dec. 30, 2023. Leading the industry this year, Foundry USA topped the charts by mining 16,492 blocks in the past 12 months. Additionally, miners navigated through a total of 27 difficulty...
Avalanche Foundation Dives into Memecoin Market with $100 Million NFT Initiative
29.12.2023
Source: Avalanche The Avalanche Foundation, the nonprofit organization overseeing the development of the Avalanche Network, aims to allocate its $100 million non-fungible token (NFT) incubator fund to purchase memecoins. The move is part of the foundation’s “Culture Catalyst”...
FTX Estate Faces Objections Over Lowered Crypto Claims Valuation Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings
28.12.2023
On Dec. 27, 2023, FTX debtors released a projected valuation of claims involving digital assets, with the proposal suggesting conversion of claims into dollar amounts pegged to crypto asset values as of Nov. 11, 2022. Consequently, an individual who held bitcoin on FTX would receive $16,871...
Blockchain Security Firms Warn of Advanced AI Crypto Scams in 2024
27.12.2023
Source: Adobe / ink drop Blockchain security firms are cautioning crypto projects and investors about the looming threats of more sophisticated AI-powered scams in 2024. Despite the improvement seen in scam and hack-related losses, dropping from $4 billion in 2022 to $1.7 billion in 2023, experts...
Bitcoin’s 2023 Rollercoaster: The Most Prominent BTC Price Peaks and Troughs This Year
27.12.2023
After a tumultuous 2022 tarnished by the collapse of industry giant FTX, Bitcoin 2023 has been a rollercoaster recovery, yet, with Bitcoin (BTC) now stood atop a +160% gain year-to-date, lets take a deep-dive into how BTC price got here. January Rally: Slowing Inflation Triggered Desperate Bitcoin...
Defi Rebounds: Total Value Locked and Token Prices Surge as 2023 Marks a Year of Recovery and Growth
26.12.2023
On April 3, 2022, decentralized finance (defi) protocols held approximately $163 billion total value locked (TVL). By the start of January 2023, this amount declined to $38.30 billion. Concurrently, in April 2022, the leading defi tokens by market capitalization were collectively worth $135...
Is BONK Going to Zero? BONK Price Drops 3.9% as Latest Meme Coin Surges Past $4.4 Million Milestone
25.12.2023
In the unpredictable landscape of cryptocurrency, Bonk (BONK) has emerged as a remarkable new entrant. As the first dog-themed coin on the Solana blockchain, BONK has swiftly ascended to an impressive $1 billion market capitalization, a milestone achieved within an astonishingly short period since...
Crypto Economy Swelled by $909 Billion This Year — INJ and KAS Lead 2023’s Explosive Growth
23.12.2023
This year, the cryptocurrency market has seen a dramatic surge, ballooning from a modest $827 billion at December’s close in 2022, to a robust $1.736 trillion presently. In this period, numerous cryptocurrencies have experienced significant growth. The following analysis delves into...
Supply of Stablecoins on Ethereum Protocol 30% Lower Than in 2022 — Study
21.12.2023
The supply of stablecoins on the Ethereum chain has dropped by more than 30% from the peak of $100 billion to $66 billion since 2022. The study data shows BUSD and USDC as the two stablecoins which caused the overall market value to fall from $139 billion to $129.5 billion. Tron Stablecoin Supply...
Stablecoin Dominance Hits Lowest Since December 2021 Despite Record Monthly Supply
21.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock The entire stablecoin market cap dominance fell to 8.07% in December, recording the lowest market share since December 2021, despite adding the largest monthly supply last month since February 2022. The total market capitalization of stablecoins rose 3.43% to $128 billion...
Value of Stablecoins on Ethereum Sees 34% Decline, Tron Records 57.7% Growth since 2022
19.12.2023
Source: iQoncept / Adobe The value of stablecoins on Ethereum (ETH) has experienced a decline of 34% since 2022, while stablecoins on TRON (TRX) have seen a significant growth rate of 57.7% during the same period. According to a recent report from Sixdegree Lab, the supply of stablecoins...
Man Fingered in the July 2022 Hack on 2 Decentralized Exchanges Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud
18.12.2023
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced on Dec. 14 that Shakeeb Ahmed, a man accused of hacking two decentralized crypto exchanges, had pleaded guilty to the charge of computer fraud. Ahmed is said to have attempted to cover his tracks by using overseas crypto exchanges...
Government of Russia Eyes Commodity-Like Crypto Exports
16.12.2023
The government of Russia might allow crypto miners to sell their cryptocurrency like other exports such as gas. Ivan Chebeskov, deputy minister of finance, specified that this option was part of a bill to legalize cryptocurrency mining introduced in 2022, that could allow miners to proceed with...
Crypto Hybrid Exchange Ankex, Led by former Genesis CEO, Shuts Down
15.12.2023
Ankex, Qredo’s cryptocurrency exchange spearheaded by former Genesis Trading CEO, Michael Moro, has shut down operations. “Ankex development has been paused” The formerly up-and-coming Ankex was launched last year and was set to combine both centralized and decentralized features. Moro...