Category: Altcoin

A prominent crypto whale and analyst says he’s watching the movements of five emerging altcoins that he notes have huge upside potential. The pseudonymous analyst, known in the industry as Crypto Messiah, tells his 134,800 followers that he’s keeping an eye on the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector as five altcoins in the segment appear poised

Circle, the digital payment company behind the widely-used USDC stablecoin, is announcing its intentions to become a full-reserve national commercial bank. Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of Circle, shares in a blog post his company’s plans to pursue a commercial banking license in the US, along with his perspective on the future for USDC.   “Circle

Crypto asset management firm CoinShares says that the market share of Ethereum (ETH) in institutional investment products is growing. In a new weekly report, CoinShares says that the market share of the leading smart contract platform in investment products has taken a significant leap in the first eight months of this year.   “Ethereum market

The cryptocurrency market charged full steam ahead on Aug. 11 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to $46,743 and bulls are now taking aim at the $48,000 resistance level as the next target.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were IoTeX (IOTX), WINk (WIN)

A widely followed crypto analyst and influencer says one emerging altcoin is about to explode to a new all-time high. The prominent trader known as The Crypto Dog tells his 565,500 Twitter followers that decentralized finance (DeFi) payment network Terra (LUNA) has been on a strong uptrend since July and is currently accelerating en route

USD Coin (USDC), Circle’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, seemingly lost one of its biggest competitive advantages over its rival, Tether (USDT).  Major crypto exchange Coinbase made an important change on the USD Coin page on its website following an audit which revealed that not all of USDC’s reserves were held in cash. This rain contrary to the

Four altcoins, all of which individually boast a market capitalization of below $600 million, have recorded growth of over 100% in just seven days. At the top of the list is TrueFi (TRU), a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that supports uncollateralized lending. According to CoinGecko, TRU surged from a seven-day low of $0.14 to $0.75,

Among the more than 11,000 listed cryptocurrencies exist a few projects that offer a revolutionary use case capable of improving the way society operates through the integration of blockchain technology.  One such project is Helium (HNT), a decentralized peer-to-peer 5G wireless network that made headlines on Aug. 10 thanks to the successful completion of a

Cardano (ADA) has been in the spotlight lately and this is partially because of its early 2021 price performance and the fact that its huge fan base has been anxiously awaiting the launch of the network’s smart contract capability in the upcoming Alonzo upgrade.  While the rise of DeFi took place and the total value

Momentum the wider cryptocurrency market appears to be on the upswing this week after bulls pushed Bitcoin price to the $46,700 and Ether price to $3,150 on Aug 9.  The growing optimism has also translated into a bounce in dog-themed meme coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), which have both seen their prices rise by