The announcement came on April 1, but it was no joke. Neither was the amount raised, $35 million USD, a tidy sum. Justin Kan dropped a hint of what was ahead for Fractal last month, tweeting, “Yeah, I built Twitch, it has millions of users & gaming NFTs are way bigger.” Ten days before launching the NFT marketplace on Dec 30 last year, Fractal announced the launch, and by the time it went live, the Fractal Discord had accumulated some 107,000 followers, according to Kan...
Read More »Bitcoin Maintains $46K, Terra (LUNA) Soars 9% to New All-Time High (Market Watch)
Bitcoin has calmed once again over the $46,000 mark, while some altcoins have reduced its dominance over the market with impressive gains. Terra is among those as LUNA soared by almost 10% in a day and charted a new all-time high at close to $120. Terra’s Latest ATH Most altcoins experienced enhanced volatility a couple of days ago, went back on the offensive yesterday, and have stalled today. Ethereum, for example, dipped to $3,300 before it shot up to just over $3,500...
Read More »OpenSea Reveals the Solana Integration Date
The leading digital marketplace for non-fungible tokens – OpenSea – announced it will start listing NFTs minted on the Solana blockchain. The development will see the light of day in April. OpenSea disclosed the news in a recent post on Twitter. The video, dubbed “The best-kept secret in web3,” shows enthusiastic users who believe Solana’s integration will be “huge.” Others think that the endeavor is a “smart” move, by which the marketplace will catch the blockchain...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Reclaims $2 Trillion as Bitcoin Touched $45K (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin kept climbing yesterday and registered a new three-week high at just over $45,000. On a daily scale, though, most alternative coins have lost some traction, but the crypto market cap has reclaimed the coveted $2 trillion mark. Bitcoin Touched $45K Bitcoin’s price trajectory in the past several days has been predominately upward. The asset scared the bulls on Monday that it could dip below $40,000 for the first time in a week, but they regained control over the market...
Read More »Crypto Markets Add $80B in a Day as Bitcoin Touched $42K (Weekend Watch)
After dipping to $40,000 yesterday, bitcoin went on the offensive and tapped $42,000 to mark a near 10-day high. The altcoins have also turned green today, with Ethereum eyeing $3,000 and Avalanche soaring by over 9%. Bitcoin Sees a 9-Day High The primary cryptocurrency experienced enhanced volatility last week when it suddenly pumped by $3,000 in minutes from $39,000 to nearly $42,000. However, the situation reversed shortly after, and the asset retraced just as quickly to...
Read More »Here’s How Much of Multi-Millionaire Kevin O’Leary’s Portfolio is in Crypto
Kevin O’Leary said he has allocated millions of dollars in crypto. The former critic of Bitcoin now said investing in it is like investing in giant corporations such as Google and Microsoft. 20% of His Portfolio in Crypto Back in 2019, the Canadian businessman and television personality was among the biggest critics of the crypto industry. At the time, he described bitcoin as “worthless,” “useless currency,” and even “garbage because you can’t get in and out of it in large...
Read More »Bitcoin Dumps Below $40K: Lost $6K in 3 Days (Weekend Watch)
The adverse price developments in the crypto market continued, with bitcoin dropping below $40,000. Most altcoins are deep in the red as well, with Terra losing 7% and BNB dropping to $380. Bitcoin Lost $6K in 3 Days The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine harmed all financial markets upon its start, but bitcoin managed to recover all losses immediately when the West refused to get directly involved. It kept climbing, reclaimed $40,000, and even soared to a three-week high...
Read More »Ukraine Now Accepts Dogecoin and Solana Donations
The first-ever memecoin Dogecoin and Solana joined the list of cryptocurrencies that people can donate to the Ukrainian government. Until now, the nation received contributions in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Polkadot (DOT), and Tether (USDT). Mykhailo Fedorov – Vice PM and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine – revealed that people could now support the country’s defense by making Dogecoin and Solana donations. In his most recent tweet, he even asked Elon Musk...
Read More »Market Watch: Bitcoin Plummets to a 2-Week Low at $38K
Bitcoin’s troubles only intensified in the past 24 hours as the asset dropped by a few thousand dollars again to a 16-day low of $38,000. The altcoins are deep in the red as well, with Ethereum at $2,600, Cardano well below $1, and AVAX beneath $80. Bitcoin Dumps Again It’s safe to say that bitcoin has seen better days which weren’t all that long ago. Just on Tuesday and Wednesday, the cryptocurrency recovered from its latest dump to $42,000 and jumped to nearly $45,000....
Read More »Bloody Weekend Watch: BTC Fights for $40K, ETH Dumps Below $2.8K
The bears continue to put pressure on the crypto market as bitcoin dropped below $40,000 for the first time in two weeks. The altcoins are also deep in red once again, with Ethereum sliding beneath $2,800 and massive price drops from Solana, Avalanche, MATIC, and others. Bitcoin Struggles Around $40K It was just three days ago when the landscape around the largest cryptocurrency seemed significantly more bullish. The asset had recovered from its latest dips to $42,000 and...
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