Altcoins

Stablecoin payment adoption continued to thrive last year despite massive capital outflows from the crypto market at large, according to a new report from European hedge fund manager Brevan Howard. Analysts found that the stablecoin market settled over $11 trillion in value in 2022 and that over 25 million blockchain addresses held over $1 in stablecoins. Stablecoin Adoption by the Numbers The fund’s report – co-authored by Venture Co-Head Peter Johnson and quant analyst Sai...

Bitcoin’s price performance over the past 24 hours is hardly surprising given the lower trading volumes during the weekends, and the asset has not moved an inch from its $26,000 level. The altcoins are also highly stagnant on a daily scale, but some have posted notable losses since last Sunday. BTC Boring at $26K Bitcoin was in a similar situation last week – meaning it had stalled for weeks at around $29,000 – before a sudden price dump took it south by over $3,000 to chart...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely starting to sweat a little given that the Ripple case it worked so hard on hasn’t traveled in its favor. Ripple May Get the SEC to Back Off A few weeks back, a judge in New York of all places (New York is often considered a very unfriendly place when it comes to digital assets) ruled that Ripple wasn’t necessarily a security, and while not all the legal ramifications or doors have been closed yet, things are...

After the late-business week pump and dump that drove BTC to a six-day high, the cryptocurrency has returned to $26,000 as it did during the last weekend as well. Most altcoins are also calmer today, with XRP and SHIB standing out as the top performers from the larger-cap ones. BTC Back to $26K August 17 became one of the worst trading days for bitcoin this year when the primary digital asset plummeted by over $3,000 to register a two-month low of just over $25,300. It...

Although the lion’s share of the stablecoin market is occupied by USD-pegged assets – with a smaller subset of such pegged to the euro – companies all over the world have started launching stablecoins pegged to their native currencies in a bid to offer companies and consumers an alternative to traditional payment services. One of these firms is Num Finance, a small Argentine fintech company, which just launched nCOP – a stablecoin built on the Polygon network and linked to...

As discussed in prior articles, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple (XRP) have been fighting it out in court over the last few years regarding XRP’s status as a potential security. Ripple Appears to Have Beaten the SEC The SEC has said in recent statements that the way XRP is structured and the way it was first sold to users makes it a security token. Ripple has long denied these statements, and it seems the judge overseeing the case agrees. In...

CoinspeakerARK Invest and 21Shares Float Joint Application to Offer Ethereum Futures ETF Both companies are also planning to launch three types of Bitcoin Futures ETFs. ARK Invest and 21Shares Float Joint Application to Offer Ethereum Futures ETF

CoinspeakerPepe Coin’s Price Plummets 20% amidst Significant Wallet Movements and Security Concerns In total, more than 16 trillion tokens were moved on Thursday, August 24, which had a noticeable impact on the market. The amount represents 3.8% of the token's total market supply. Pepe Coin’s Price Plummets 20% amidst Significant Wallet Movements and Security Concerns

Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline below the $200 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading near the $192 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $210 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $210 resistance zone. Bitcoin cash price is struggling below the $210 zone against the US Dollar,...

CoinspeakerPantera Capital: Bitcoin Set to Hit $35K Pre-Halving and $148K After Pantera Capital believes that the recent XRP ruling, possibility of a BlackRock ETF and the next Bitcoin halving will spike prices. Pantera Capital: Bitcoin Set to Hit $35K Pre-Halving and $148K After