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AltThe PEPE memecoin seems to be an extension of cyclical market behavior in the cryptocurrency industry where every now and then, there’s a brand new memecoin, and the hype surrounding it takes over completely. In less than a couple of months, since it saw the light of day, the PEPE memecoin managed to enter the top 100 projects, getting a market capitalization upwards of a whopping $400 million. In this guide, we will take a closer look at what the PEPE memecoin is, who...

Tron founder and crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun transferred 56.1 million True USD (TUSD) worth over $56.4 million to crypto exchange Binance on Monday morning, sparking rumors about his intention to farm the just-released Sui (SUI) tokens on the Binance LaunchPool. Shortly after Whale Alert flagged the transaction, Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) disclosed that the exchange’s team had warned Sun to refrain from using any part of the TUSD deposit to grab the SUI rewards on...

George Town, Cayman Island (May 1st, 2023) –  Blofin, the premier perpetual futures exchange, has been added to CoinMarketCap‘s exchange category, the world’s largest crypto asset tracking website. This move aims at increasing the exchange’s visibility and adoption. It comes after a remarkable increase in community members and daily trading volume since its launch in January. The exchange’s 24-hour trading volume currently stands at over 300 million dollars. Meeting the...

The Bitcoin ordinal inscription craze is back, and network transactions are surging as a result. On May 1, on-chain analytics provider Glassnode reported that daily transactions were approaching peak levels. The 30-day moving average for the metric had reached 348,700 daily transactions. Furthermore, the peak level was measured in 2017 when it reached 379,000 transactions per day on average. However, these figures are taken from moving averages. According to Blockchain.com,...

Stellar lumen price is struggling below the $0.100 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.0980 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0980 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a recovery wave if it clears the $0.100 resistance. Stellar lumen price is trading below $0.100 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. XLM price could extend...

Ripple price started a fresh decline from the $0.490 zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.480 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $0.4550 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend losses if it stays below the $0.490 resistance zone. Ripple price is struggling below $0.490 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. XRP price could...

On April 27, Bitget announced it has pledged $10 million for the development of the Fetch.ai ecosystem. Bitget plans to provide a range of services to Fetch.ai, including marketing consultations and strategic directions. Fetch.ai provides a service automation infrastructure that is powered by an AI agent network. These autonomous agents perform various tasks, including data analysis and complex financial modeling. The move is the latest to latch on to an AI boom driven by...

In Avalanche’s fourth-quarter report shared with CryptoPotato, data and analytics platform Nansen reported a heavily volatile daily transaction count on the Avalanche C-Chain. The Avalanche C-Chain is essentially short for contract chain – which is the default smart contract blockchain on Avalanche. It allows the creation of any Ethereum-compatible smart contracts and runs complementary to the X-Chain, which is used to send and receive funds in the form of AVAX tokens....

The United Kingdom is gearing up for tax treatment of lending and borrowing on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The country’s taxation division – HM Revenue and Customs – released a consultation document seeking views on modifying the tax treatment of DeFi lending and staking. The final decision on whether to proceed with legislative changes will be made after the consultation. This is the second stage of a five-step process and will be followed by drafting...

Jim Cramer – the famed host of “Mad Money” on CNBC – has commented that bitcoin has no real use case, and he thinks the biggest digital currency by market cap will dry up faster than a riverbed. Jim Cramer Thinks BTC Won’t Last Long Is he right? His words come during a time when bitcoin appears to be picking up steam. The currency was depleted of all its resources and energy during 2022, which is arguably the most bearish year on record for bitcoin. During that time, the...