Blockchain

Bitcoin’s price continues to be highly impacted by the political scene in the United States. After the failed assassination attempt against Donald Trump last weekend, this time, news regarding his opponent rattled the markets. However, the cryptocurrency managed to bounce off and return to nearly $67,000 almost immediately. The current US president, Joe Biden, ended his campaign for the 2024 presidential elections an hour ago, saying it was a decision made in “the best...

This article represents the opinion of the author and is not to be construed as financial advice. Ripple’s XRP may be one of the most undervalued currencies in the blue-chip blockchain economy. That’s due to XRP’s legal success against the SEC and its product development. Could XRP price be gearing up for a moonshot bull run sometime in Q3? Very Bullish XRP Price Prediction XRP price analyst Egrag Crypto raised the staggering specter of a $17 XRP price sometime in the near...

Italian public sector bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) and Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest lender, conducted a transaction worth 25 million Euros using blockchain technology this past Thursday. With that, Intesa Sanpaolo invested in a bond worth that amount with a four-month maturity period. The transaction happened on the Polygon network, an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain. A press release issued by Intesa Sanpaolo read, “The bond, with a nominal value of €25 million, has a duration...

The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has been a battleground for the top blockchain platforms, and the latest development has seen Solana DEXs overtake Ethereum’s in a critical metric – DEX volume metrics. As the Solana DeFi ecosystem continues to thrive, the question arises: Can RCO Finance (RCOF), a promising new project, help ETH regain its dominance in this crucial aspect of the DeFi landscape? Solana DEX’s Surge in Dominance Data from CoinEdition shows that Solana has...

Crypto liquidity layer and lending protocol Rho Markets was exploited for $7.6 million. Bad actors took advantage of an Oracle contract deployed on the Scroll chain, allowing them to drain the amount in USDT and USDC stablecoins. Blockchain security firm relayed the oracle attack through an X post, “@RhoMarketsHQ has announced that they have detected unusual activity on their platform on #Scroll chain and paused the platform! Root cause of this incident seems to be an oracle access control...

Trading volume on centralized exchanges declined 21.8% in June, marking the third consecutive month of diminishing activity since March. According to a report by CCData released on July 17, the combined spot and derivatives trading volume across these platforms amounted to $4.2 trillion, down from a peak of $9 trillion recorded in March. Open Interest and CME Declines The report highlighted several key factors contributing to this decline. One major factor was a notable...

The first half of 2024 was more than successful for Bitcoin (BTC), whose price reached an all-time high of over $73,500 in mid-March. It currently trades for an increase of around 115% on a yearly scale. In the following lines, we will touch upon some essential factors and upcoming events that could push BTC to a new price peak before the end of the year. The US Presidential Elections The result of the voting (scheduled for November this year) could trigger enhanced...

Despite the lower spot price overnight, data suggests considerable institutional interest in December 2024 $100,000 calls. This indicates an even stronger confidence in a year-end rally for the world’s largest crypto, particularly as the likelihood of former US President Donald Trump’s victory rises. Sizeable Institutional Interest In its latest update, crypto trading firm, QCP Capital said that Bitcoin price action has been resilient despite ongoing challenges such as the...

UEEx is set to launch its platform token, UECoin (UE), on July 18, 2024. This article provides a detailed overview of UECoin’s design objectives and acquisition methods. What is UECoin? UECoin (UE) is a cryptocurrency designed to support the trading ecosystem of UEEx. The total supply of UE is strictly limited to 10 billion tokens, aiming to become one of the most popular functional tokens worldwide. UE can be traded like any other cryptocurrency and offers a wide range of applications...

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