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The new spot trading feature will have zero maker and taker fees, meaning there will be no margin for the exchange. Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options exchange, is expanding its offerings by launching its zero-fee spot trading. Per the announcement, the company will launch a zero-fee spot exchange by April 24. With this development, Deribit now offers a full spectrum of trading opportunities to its clients. The move comes shortly after Binance ended its zero-fee spot trading...

VC giant Andreessen Horowitz noted that more systems will help in offering more robust decentralization for the Optimism platform. On Wednesday, April 19, the crypto wing of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced its blockchain infrastructure plan of working on a roll-up client for Optimism (OP) dubbed Magi. This helped Optimism’s native OP token to recover from the broad market sell-off on early Wednesday. Yesterday, the Optimism (OP) token price jumped all the way...

EOS price started a fresh decline from the $1.25 resistance zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $1.20 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.165 on the 4-hour chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to decline if it stays below the $1.15 and $1.165 resistance levels. EOS price is struggling below $1.165 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Litecoin started a fresh decline below the $95 zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $95 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $93 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is at risk of a downside break below the $90 and $88 support levels. Litecoin price is struggling below $95 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. LTC price could...

Democrats blasted draft legislation regarding stablecoins on Wednesday for not being as “bipartisan” as initially planned. The bill, created by Reps. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) last year, was praised by Republicans, but criticized by their left-wing counterparts as ‘outdated.’ Starting From Scratch The House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of the stablecoin bill on April 15, designed to “provide requirements for payment...

Solana price started a decent increase above the $23.80 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $24 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with resistance near $26.20 on the 4-hour chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must stay above the $24.00 and $23.80 support levels to start another increase. Solana price is trading in a positive zone above $24 against the US Dollar, similar...

Starbucks mailed to Odyssey beta testers with the subject line “We’re Getting Closer” suggesting that a public rollout will happen soon. Following its NFT drop that sold out in a matter of minutes, Starbucks is now all set to inaugurate another collection this week and claims that a public launch for its Odyssey Web3 rewards programs is being awaited. On Wednesday, April 19th, Starbucks will introduce its First Store Collection which consists of more than 50,000 NFT stamp collectibles...

ADA price is gaining pace above the $0.4200 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $0.400 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.4410 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Coinbase). The price could start a fresh increase if it clears the $0.441 and $0.450 resistance levels. Cardano’s price is rising above $0.400 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. ADA price could resume its...

Ethereum price is moving higher above the $2,000 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading above $2,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $2,060 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could climb further if it stays above the $2,000 support zone. Ethereum price is rising above the $2,000 level against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could rise further if it clears the $2,140...

TrueUSD (TUSD) has emerged as the fifth largest stablecoin by market cap after Binance began using the token as its dollar-pegged crypto of choice in late February.  Last week, the BTC/TUSD trading pair surpassed 50% of Binance’s Bitcoin trading share, overtaking BTC/USDT. Is TUSD Tether’s Next Rival? According to an analysis from crypto market data provider Kaiko on Monday, BTC/TUSD became the largest Bitcoin market on Binance last week following a period of overwhelming...