Category: Altcoin

Five cryptocurrency projects are more technologically advanced than Ethereum, according to a veteran financial ratings agency. The latest update from Weiss Ratings shows Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT), Tezos (XTZ), Cosmos (ATOM) and Fantom (FTM) have “excellent” technology ratings.   Ethereum (ETH) lags behind with a “good” rating, alongside Holo (HOT), Iota (IOTA), Grin (GRIN), Bitshares

A notable crypto trader is spotlighting the scalable blockchain network Cosmos (ATOM), predicting that its ecosystem is about to take off. As top automated-market maker (AMM) on Cosmos, Osmosis, prepares to launch its first trading pairs this Saturday, June 19th, pseudonymous crypto analyst known in the industry as Altcoin Psycho says tokens connected to Cosmos

While most crypto assets are suffering through a steep correction, one altcoin has nearly quadrupled in value in less than a month. The price of the collateral-as-a-service token Amp (AMP) has jumped from $0.026 on May 23rd to a high of $0.12 on Wednesday – an appreciation of 361%.   Over the same period, the

Mark Cuban is scrutinizing a key sector of the crypto markets after getting burned by Iron Titanium Token (TITAN), which plummeted from an all-time high of $64.19 on June 16th to zero within a day. The billionaire entrepreneur says stablecoins, which are altcoins designed to be pegged to the value of more stable currencies like

Popular crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is looking at whether the blockchain network Cardano (ADA) has what it takes to become a major smart contract competitor in the long run. Cowen says he believes Cardano has a lot going for it, highlighting his experience with running a validator node on the platform, which confirms transactions on

Banking app Revolut says its users can now buy and sell the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) along with the 29 other digital assets offered on its platform. The UK-based firm’s head of crypto, Ed Cooper, tells Revolut users that the platform is adding support to DOGE in response to the rising demand for the Shiba

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says it will support the competitive process of awarding slots to projects on the Kusama (KSM) network. Kraken says the parachain auctions, which could begin as soon as next week, will open a whole new vista for global cryptocurrency holders over the next couple of days, except to residents of Australia, Canada,

A 21st-century space race appears to be brewing between Elon Musk and BitMEX, with both parties pledging to launch their respective crypto of choice to the literal moon first. On June 4, the popular crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX announced it would be supporting space robotics firm, Astrobotic Technology, in the company’s mission to send its

Closely-followed crypto trader and analyst Michaël van de Poppe says that Ethereum (ETH) and Cardano (ADA) are waiting for one signal before launching huge breakouts. In a series of tweets, Van de Poppe tells his 335,000 followers that despite the less-than-ideal look of the crypto markets, altcoins are still just in a consolidation phase against

Bitcoin’s sharp rebound from its recent swing low suggests traders are aggressively accumulating BTC and altcoins on major dips.