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Defi Platforms and Smart Contract Tokens Suffer the Most During the Crypto Market Rout
11.6.2022
While the crypto economy has dropped lower in value against the U.S. dollar, sliding to just under $1.2 trillion, the value of decentralized finance (defi) protocols and smart contract tokens has suffered a great deal. Statistics show that the total value locked in defi has dropped 7.96% since...
Bitcoin, altcoins sell-off on record-high inflation, but traders still expect BTC to consolidate
10.6.2022
Global financial markets and crypto sold off after June 10’s 8.6% CPI print showed inflation remains a persistent challenge
Circle’s Disparte Calls CBDCs ‘a Preposterous Idea’ in Digital Dollar Debate
9.6.2022
You know it’s going to be a fiery conversation when one of the panelists says “F**k the Fed” in his opening statement
New York state releases guidance for issuing dollar-backed stablecoins
8.6.2022
The NY State Department of Financial Services, notorious for its strictness, claims to be the first regulator in the country to impose requirements of the type
Wall Street sends BTC price to $30.8K as latest US dollar uptick fails
8.6.2022
U.S. dollar strength is waning as traders hope for critical levels to break to exit Bitcoin’s “no trade zone.”
Origin Dollar Upgrades With a Non-Rebasing Feature
7.6.2022
Origin Protocol has introduced wrapped OUSD to further improve the composability of OUSD and expand the addressable market. Wrapped OUSD, also called wOUSD, provides the same compounding yield by abstracting away the rebasing nature of OUSD. wOUSD differs from OUSD because the price for wOUSD...
Fed forgets long-term dollar devaluation when pricing eggs in BTC
7.6.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve has released a blog post showing the instability of Bitcoin against the U.S. dollar when buying eggs, however, the crypto community was quick to point out the reality of the situation
LUNA 2.0 Token Loses 56% Since Last Week, Whistleblower Accuses Terraform Labs of Owning Shadow Wallets
6.6.2022
After climbing to $11.33 per unit seven days ago on May 30, Terra’s new LUNA 2.0 token has lost more than 56% in value against the U.S. dollar. Amid the market performance, a number of former Terra-based decentralized finance (defi) projects are transitioning over to the new Phoenix-1...
Dollar Dominance and the Rise of Nontraditional Reserve Currencies
5.6.2022
Serkan Arslanalp is Deputy Division Chief in the Balance of Payments Division of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Statistics Department; Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California; Chima Simpson-Bell is...
5 reasons why Bitcoin could be a better long-term investment than gold
3.6.2022
Crypto advocates often refer to Bitcoin as “digital gold,” but how does BTC stack up against gold as a long-term investment?
Apecoin Community Votes on Keeping APE Token in the Ethereum Ecosystem
3.6.2022
The Apecoin community is in the midst of discussing whether or not the crypto asset should remain within the Ethereum ecosystem. While AIP-41 voting started today, the proposal’s voting process will end on June 8, 2022, at 9 p.m. (ET). Meanwhile, the project’s native token APE...
Stocks surge, altcoins give back their gains and dollar strength may push Bitcoin lower
3.6.2022
This week major cryptocurrencies reversed course after rallying, stocks struggled to maintain gains and a strengthening dollar could continue to weigh on BTC price
Bitcoin Block Data Shows Top 5 Pools Retained Over 71% of the Global Hashrate Last Month
2.6.2022
During the last 30 days, the price of bitcoin has lost more than 22% against the U.S. dollar but during that time, Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained above 200 exahash per second (EH/s). While 16 known mining pools mined the leading crypto asset during the last month, the top five mining pools...
Cardano Spikes as Supporters Anticipate Vasil Hard Fork, Poll Shows ADA Expected to Hit $1 by the End of June
1.6.2022
During the last seven days, the cryptocurrency cardano has increased in value by 17.3% against the U.S. dollar, as the community anticipates the upcoming Vasil hard fork, an upgrade that aims to improve the network’s throughput and enhance smart contract capabilities. Moreover, according...
$GGCM Announcing Private Sale: Gold-based on Blockchain Technology
1.6.2022
GCM is bringing back gold standards by creating a robust infrastructure that lets you invest without speculating in the era of speculative crypto assets. The GGCM project integrates the value of Gold and other precious metals in the Blockchain ecosystem to make it easier for people to invest. GGCM...
Fresh Gains Push Bitcoin Back Into the World’s Top 10 Most Valuable Assets
31.5.2022
While bitcoin has lost more than 16% in value against the U.S. dollar during the past 30 days, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization is still the tenth-largest asset by market valuation. With $603 billion in market value, bitcoin is above Meta’s (formally Facebook) capitalization...
Report: Lebanese Pound Exchange Rate Against Dollar Plunges to All-Time Low
31.5.2022
After relative calm for a few months, the Lebanese pound has plunged to an all-time low of 35,600 per dollar, a report has said. The currency’s latest slide is expected to worsen Lebanon’s economic challenges. Pound Depreciation In a sign that Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis...
Survey: Most Salvadorans Still Not Convinced About Bitcoin as Legal Tender
30.5.2022
A survey conducted recently by the Center for Citizen Studies of the Francisco Gavidia University, a private institution in El Salvador, has found that more than half of the Salvadorans surveyed still prefer the dollar over bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin, which has been pushed by Salvadoran...
Economist David Dodge Says Gold Is an ‘Antique Instrument,’ Thinks Digitizing the Canadian Dollar Is Interesting
27.5.2022
The economist David Dodge, the former seventh governor of the Bank of Canada, says gold is an “antique instrument,” and he believes Canada’s central bank got rid of its gold reserves for this very reason. Despite saying gold is an outdated financial tool, Dodge said that...
Russia Mulling Allowing Crypto for International Payments, Fed Vice Chair Sees Place for Digital Dollar, NFT Game Blocks Users in China + More News
27.5.2022
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