Category: Altcoin

Hack of little-known Poly Network highlights East-West crypto divide – Cointelegraph Magazine

This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations.   After ThorCHAIN and Chainswap were exploited, it’s safe to say that hacking cross-chain bridges seems to be the style of the season. This

IoTex, Orion Protocol and Two Additional Altcoins Surge After Listings on US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Pro

The prices of four altcoins surged by double digits following their debut on leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro. Within 24 hours of the listings, IoTex (IOTX), Tribe (TRIBE), Orion Protocol (ORN) and Quickswap (QUICK) rallied as much as 20% to 75%.   Coinbase Pro says that the four dollar-paired tokens are now in ‘full-trading mode’

Crypto Adoption: World’s Second-Highest Paid Sports Star To Receive Tokens in Transfer Deal

World-renowned soccer star Lionel Messi is receiving cryptocurrency as part of his new transfer deal with the highly-decorated Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) soccer team. Wrapping up an era, Messi is leaving Barcelona after playing with the Spanish league for his entire professional career, spanning 16 consecutive seasons.   After racking up just about every accolade a

These 3 metrics suggest there’s still time for another ‘DeFi Summer’

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has been a big part of the explosive growth seen across the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2021 as decentralized exchanges like Uniswap and SushiSwap and lending protocols like Aave and Compound have added a new dimension of token utility.  Data from Messari’s DeFi Asset index shows that over the past 30 days, a majority

PSG price resumes rally to all-time highs as Lionel Messi officially joins Paris Saint-Germain

PSG, a fan token launched by Paris Saint-Germain, resumed its uptrend on Thursday after Argentinian football superstar Lionel Messi confirmed that he was joining the French football club. The PSG/USD pair jumped by 10.57% to hit an intraday high of $41.90. The pair’s latest upside move followed an almost 40% bearish correction from its all-time high of

Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Updates Outlook on Cardano (ADA)

Veteran analyst and trader Peter Brandt is taking a fresh look at Cardano (ADA) following its recent rally. After previously cautioning that ADA could follow Litecoin’s bearish 2018 trajectory, the popular trader says Cardano’s price structure is now looking significantly more bullish.   According to Brandt, ADA needs to show it can hold onto a