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Vitalik Buterin, who was gifted half of Shiba Inu’s total supply, has burned 90% of his holdings worth nearly $7 billion. The Ethereum co-founder further said he would allocate the remaining 10% to charitable organizations while also praising the “dog token community” for its generosity. Buterin Burns $6.7B in Shiba Inu The Dogecoin rise to the top led to the creation of numerous copycats that garnered significant attention in the past several weeks. Perhaps none became more...

Bitcoin’s price continues to tumble, and the asset has failed to overcome $50,000 yet again. Some alternative coins have marked substantial gains in the past 24 hours, including another ATH for ADA and a 15% surge for XRP. As a result, BTC’s dominance has fallen to its lowest level since June 2018. 35-Month Low for BTC Dominance Ever since Elon Musk announced that Tesla will cease receiving bitcoin payments for its electric vehicles, the price of the primary cryptocurrency...

The cryptocurrency market has become a wild show in recent months, perhaps led by Dogecoin’s emergence to the grand scene. The meme coin that started as a joke in 2013, whose founder sold its stack to buy an old Honda Civic back in the day, has been among the best performers eight years after its birth. Publicly supported by some of the most popular and influential celebrities, such as Elon Musk, Snoop Dogg, Mark Cuban, and more, the DOGE token grabbed people’s attention and...

To say that last week was eventful would be an understatement. The entire market went through extreme volatility. Many altcoins charted new all-time highs and went through serious declines as well. Let’s start with Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is currently down about 10% on the weekly – last Friday, it was trading at around $57K. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there, with the exception of the first few days as on Monday, BTC had an unsuccessful attempt at the coveted...

It goes without saying that the entire cryptocurrency community was taken ablaze by what happened with Tesla, Elon Musk, Bitcoin, and, somewhat not surprisingly, Dogecoin. Following the electric vehicle manufacturer’s decision to halt BTC payments for its products due to environmental considerations, Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, said that he’s working with Dogecoin developers to improve transaction efficiency. Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency....

It’s been a tumultuous couple of days in the cryptocurrency market following the latest declines. According to a reputable analyst, however, the short-term downside might not be over, though other on-chain metrics also suggest that the long-term does look promising. More Short-Term Downside for Bitcoin Price? The past two days were challenging for bitcoin’s price. From a high of around $58,000 on May 12th, it went all the way down to $45,700 (on Bitstamp) yesterday. This...

The Diem Association announced a strategic partnership with the crypto-friendly US bank – Silvergate Bank. Consequently, both parties plan to launch a stablecoin pegged to the American dollar. Additionally, the Association will relocate from Switzerland to the United States. A New Home for Diem The blockchain-based payment system Diem, launched by the social media behemoth Facebook, announced a new model of its impending stablecoin. The project – formerly known as Libra –...

Huobi Group, the holding company of the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Huobi Global, has recently launched a new subsidiary geared towards decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and mergers and acquisitions. Huobi Devotes $100M to DeFi In a Thursday press release shared with CryptoPotato, the company noted that it has already deployed $100 million to this new venture investment arm dubbed “Huobi Ventures.” The ultimate goal of this new subsidiary...

Despite the sudden price correction, bitcoin’s fundamentals continue to reach new highs. The asset’s hash rate has recovered its recent declines and marked a new ATH. Accordingly, the network’s mining difficulty saw its most significant increase in nearly seven years to a new record level as well. Hash Rate and Mining Difficulty to New Records Bitcoin’s hash rate is the measuring unit of the processing power on the asset’s blockchain. The general rule of thumb suggests that...

Despite the volatile market conditions, Michael Saylor’s business intelligence giant has doubled down on its BTC-related strategy. The firm bought another chunk of 271 bitcoins, and its total stash is now nearly 92,000 coins. The NASDAQ-listed company announced the latest purchase of 271 bitcoins on May 13th. The firm said it had bought the amount for $15 million. Despite being brought to the world today, the purchase was most likely made yesterday, as MicroStrategy said the...