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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...

Ripple failed to breach the $0.55 resistance region and experienced a significant plunge of 26%, arriving at the crucial support level of the 100-day moving average. However, the price is likely to consolidate within this range, encountering significant support. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily chart, following Ripple’s rejection from the $0.58 level, its price suffered a massive decline, experiencing a whopping 26% drop. However, XRP is currently...

Bitcoin gained traction not too long ago even though the Federal Reserve announced it was hiking rates another 0.25 basis points. Bitcoin Remains Strong This is proof that many people have restored their faith in the world’s number one digital currency by market cap and are shirking both Federal Reserve and banking concerns to the side. The American economy and the banking crisis the country is enduring at the time of writing would likely cause many standard traders and...

US payment giant Mastercard has dispatched a new Web3 solution that seeks to bring more trust to blockchain transactions. Dubbed ‘Mastercard Crypto Credential,’ the offering will establish a set of common standards and infrastructure that will “help attest to trusted interactions among consumers and businesses using blockchain networks.” Mastercard Crypto Credential In a blog post published on April 28th, Mastercard highlighted the need for trusted, compliant, and verifiable...

Coinbase just can’t seem to catch a break. Not long ago, the company was the subject of a lawsuit that’s now being examined by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the trading platform is also the receiver of a Wells notice sent by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proving once again that the agency has just become a complete bully to all digital currency firms. Will the SEC Go After Coinbase? To be clear, Coinbase has not been charged with anything at the time of...

The past 30 days have seen a decline in trading volumes and prices of most non-fungible token (NFT) projects, likely due to the prolonged bear market of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. According to data from blockchain analytics firm IntoTheBlock, only six of the top 20 NFT collections by market capitalization recorded increased trading volumes over the last 30 days. The remaining collections experienced a significant decrease, ranging from 20% to 99%. NFT Trading Volume...

The past few days of April did not bring any substantial price moves in either direction for bitcoin, which remains north of $29,000. The altcoins are also calm during the weekend as the trading volume has disappeared. On a weekly scale, though, BTC’s dominance has risen by over a percentage. BTC Maintains $29K During Weekend This weekend resembles the previous one in terms of lack of volatility, aside from BTC’s highest price point. Last Monday began with bitcoin jumping to...