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Low-cap meme coins are rising in popularity once more, with XShiba Inu (XSHIBA) being the latest dog-themed token to see a massive pump. XSHIBA’s value surged over 575% in the past 24 hours as speculators flock to get involved. Among the array of new meme coin contenders, Sonik Coin (SONIK) is also attracting significant investor attention, with many believing it could be the next viral project to explode. XSHIB Surges Over 500% Before Profit-Taking Correction According to...

CoinspeakerBYD Electronics Expands with $2.2B Acquisition of Jabil’s Mobility Business The company said the acquisition is expected to enhance its market share and foster synergy with its existing products, ultimately boosting its overall competitiveness. BYD Electronics Expands with $2.2B Acquisition of Jabil’s Mobility Business

Stellar lumen price is struggling below the $0.125 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.120 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.123 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $0.125 resistance. Stellar lumen price is trading below $0.125 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. XLM price could...

Ripple price is facing resistance near the $0.535 level against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.525 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.540 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start another decline if it stays below $0.540 and $0.564. Ripple price is struggling below $0.540 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. XRP price must...

Coinbase’s trading volume has seen a staggering plummet over the past year. That’s according to a BanklessTimes.com data analysis. The site reports that in Q2 of 2022, the exchange boasted a trading volume of $217 billion. But fast-forward to Q2 of 2023, and that figure has dwindled to $92 billion. That fall represents a 58% decline in the metric. And it has analysts and experts exploring the factors influencing the dramatic shift. BanklessTimes‘ crypto expert Alice Leetham has shared her...

Stablecoin payment adoption continued to thrive last year despite massive capital outflows from the crypto market at large, according to a new report from European hedge fund manager Brevan Howard. Analysts found that the stablecoin market settled over $11 trillion in value in 2022 and that over 25 million blockchain addresses held over $1 in stablecoins. Stablecoin Adoption by the Numbers The fund’s report – co-authored by Venture Co-Head Peter Johnson and quant analyst Sai...

Bitcoin’s price performance over the past 24 hours is hardly surprising given the lower trading volumes during the weekends, and the asset has not moved an inch from its $26,000 level. The altcoins are also highly stagnant on a daily scale, but some have posted notable losses since last Sunday. BTC Boring at $26K Bitcoin was in a similar situation last week – meaning it had stalled for weeks at around $29,000 – before a sudden price dump took it south by over $3,000 to chart...

In a significant move within the crypto realm, Circle, the company behind USD Coin (USDC), said it will extend support for its stablecoin to six more blockchains in the next two months. Based on a joint release by Coinbase and Circle, USDC, already available on nine blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Stellar, Tron, Flow, Algorand, Hedera and Solana, will be rolled out on additional chains. While the release does not mention names, earlier reports from...

After the late-business week pump and dump that drove BTC to a six-day high, the cryptocurrency has returned to $26,000 as it did during the last weekend as well. Most altcoins are also calmer today, with XRP and SHIB standing out as the top performers from the larger-cap ones. BTC Back to $26K August 17 became one of the worst trading days for bitcoin this year when the primary digital asset plummeted by over $3,000 to register a two-month low of just over $25,300. It...

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch announced expansion across the Coinbase-incubated layer-2 blockchain, Base. 1inch also mentioned that Base is poised to gain advantages from “Coinbase product integrations and convenient fiat onramps,” which will also be extended to projects within the ecosystem. The team also revealed the deployment of the 1inch Aggregation Protocol and the 1inch Limit Order Protocol on Base. The latest expansion will enable 1inch users to get access...