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Crypto trading platform Bitstamp has introduced an XRP lending service offering a “permanent” 2% yield, shortly after relisting the asset for trading last month. This puts XRP on an already sizable list of coins viable for 2% APY on Bitstamp, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), and Tether USD (USDT). Permanent Yield On XRP? As explained by Bitstamp in a blog post on Thursday, the company partners with Tesseract for its lending service, which “only lends...

The meme coin space has been hit hard in the past 24 hours, with Dogecoin ($DOGE) and Pepe ($PEPE) experiencing significant price slides. This slide comes after a period of sustained volatility, prompting many investors to look for alternative meme coin options that could provide clearer price prospects. One token that has emerged as a viable option is Shibie Coin ($SHIBIE) – a brand-new meme project combining the popular worlds of Shiba Inu and Barbie. Dogecoin Price Slump...

Crypto exchange Coinbase has revealed its launch date for Base – the Ethereum layer 2 blockchain designed to make transactions faster and cheaper than the underlying network. As of today, users can begin bridging ETH to base, with dapps “across the on-chain ecosystem” starting to enable Base support. Base: A Bridge To Crypto As published in a blog post from Base on Thursday, the Base mainnet will go live “for everyone and everything” on August 9. To commemorate the launch,...

CoinspeakerTel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Taps Fireblocks to Introduce Crypto Services TASE’s strategic partnership with Fireblocks comes as the result of a broader vision set forth by the stock exchange. Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Taps Fireblocks to Introduce Crypto Services

CoinspeakerNintendo Q1 2024 Revenue Jumps amid Eclectic Super Mario Movie Release Nintendo’s flagship Switch games console series remains a dominant force in the gaming industry. Nintendo Q1 2024 Revenue Jumps amid Eclectic Super Mario Movie Release

CoinspeakerPayPal (PYPL) Shares Fall 7% as Q2 2023 Report Disappoints Investors Despite investor disappointment, CEO Dan Schulman is confident that Q2 2023 shows that PayPal is on the right path to growth. PayPal (PYPL) Shares Fall 7% as Q2 2023 Report Disappoints Investors

CoinspeakerJPMorgan Chief Reacts to Fitch Ratings US Downgrade to AA+ In reaction to the Fitch Ratings downgrade, the JPMorgan CEO said that “it doesn’t really matter that much”. JPMorgan Chief Reacts to Fitch Ratings US Downgrade to AA+

The American gaming merchandise retailer – GameStop – announced it will remove its cryptocurrency wallets from the market as of November 1, 2023.  The entity launched those features in the spring of last year, enabling users to manage digital assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The End of the Offering GameStop disclosed on its official website that it will remove its iOS and Chrome Extension wallets as of the beginning of November due to “the regulatory uncertainty of the...

CoinspeakerBinance Denies that Chinese Users Traded $90 Billion Despite China’s Ban Binance explained that they even have refused to conduct business in the Asian due to China's cryptocurrency ban. Binance Denies that Chinese Users Traded $90 Billion Despite China’s Ban

Dr. Ben Zhang – a former banker at JPMorgan and the co-founder of Node Real – believes blockchain and crypto are long-term investments, and he thinks entrepreneurs and startups alike need to get involved now before things really explode. Ben Zhang on How Crypto Should Be Viewed Over the last year or so, the crypto market has been subjected to haphazard conditions that have really caused prices to sink. Bitcoin, for example, was trading 70 percent less at the end...