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The Blast Mainnet is scheduled to go live on February 24, 2024, enabling withdrawals and allowing users to redeem their Blast Points for actual rewards starting from May 24 next year. Recently launched Ethereum (ETH) Layer-2 blockchain Blast has earned itself some popularity in the last few days, although a significant portion of this fame has not been for the right reasons. Blast is the first-ever Layer-2 blockchain protocol to provide its depositors with native yield and this singular...

The Forbes Under 30 List, including all categories and individual profiles are available on the Ethereum blockchain for permanence. Forbes has announced the launch of its annual Under 30 list on the Ethereum blockchain. The announcement represents news of the first time a publication like this is launching on the blockchain and is a pointer to the potential of using blockchain technology to permanently store published data. Forbes is doing this to ensure that all of the achievements under...

Even though Binance acts as an approved broker in some places overseas, it still has to meet many legal requirements to handle securities activities in the Philippines under the country’s Securities Regulation Code. The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has greatly increased its regulatory fight against the global crypto trading giant Binance. The SEC accused the crypto exchange of illegally operating in the country without licenses. In a recent notice, the Philippine SEC...

Solana price started a fresh increase from the $51.20 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $55.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $57.80 on the 4-hour chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $60.00 and $61.20 to continue higher in the near term. Solana price is trading above $55.00 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. SOL could...

Bitcoin price started a strong increase above the $37,500 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $37,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $36,700 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise if it stays above the $36,500 support zone. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $37,000 against the US Dollar. BTC might...

TL;DR Bitcoin consolidates at $37k, with a downturn in altcoins except for LUNA-related tokens. Crypto analyst MoustacheTA spots a Golden Cross on the monthly Altcoin market chart, signaling a potential uptrend. The Golden Cross, a bullish pattern where the short-term moving average surpasses the long-term average, historically aligns with altcoin rallies, as seen in 2016 and 2020. The onset of altcoin season often follows a decrease in Bitcoin dominance. With most altcoins...

TL;DR Ethereum (ETH) is showing strong performance, currently trading around $2,000, with predictions of reaching its all-time high of over $4,800. Analyst FieryTrading forecasts ETH to reach nearly $5,000 by early 2025, citing a long-term bullish pattern. The same analyst predicts a significant rise for Cardano’s ADA, expecting it to exceed $35 by 2025 based on bullish market patterns. ‘Big Gains for ETH’ on the Horizon? Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency – Ether (ETH) – is...

Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson blasted U.S. regulators on Monday for labeling ADA and other cryptocurrencies as unregistered securities while giving bitcoin (BTC) a “complete pass” from the same level of scrutiny. According to the developer, Bitcoin could easily meet the legal criteria of an investment contract due to the “overly broad” nature of securities laws. How the SEC Defines a Security During a Monday livestream, one of Hoskinson’s viewers asked him to “talk...

TL;DR Binance is seemingly adopting a new strategy by listing certain assets for futures but not spot trading. The exchange recently settled a $4.3 billion fine with the US DOJ and underwent a leadership change, with Richard Teng replacing CEO Changpeng Zhao. Binance’s recent delisting of several cryptocurrencies, including BitShares and Tornado Cash, due to low activity and volume, has led to substantial price declines for these assets. Binance is Expected to Continue...

Following his resignation as CEO of Binance, crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao has now stepped down as the chairman of the board of directors at Binance.US – the exchange giant’s American arm. Binance.US confirmed CZ’s exit in a post to X on Tuesday, addressing various concerns related to the Justice Department’s historic settlement with its parent company last week. “[CZ] has decided to step down from his role as Chairman of our Board of Directors and transferred his voting...