Category: Altcoin

Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson says the smart contract platform will host billions of dollars worth of products and inspire many blockchain developers to migrate away from Ethereum at the base layer. In a new interview on Cardano Chats, Hoskinson, who is busy at working building a competitor to the Ethereum platform, which he himself co-founded

Dogecoin’s (DOGE) dramatic surge up the market capitalization rankings coincided with the reawakening of DOGE whales, as the blockchain’s metrics surged to new heights in the past 24 hours. Over $12 billion worth of DOGE was transferred across the blockchain in the past day, according to data from BitInfoCharts. To put that number into context,

Cryptocurrency mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the pending release of a new Ether (ETH) miner on April 16. The Antminer E9 model is an application-specific integrated circuit chip, which will run on the Ethereum blockchain’s Ethash algorithm. No official release date has yet been announced for the E9, however, the machine’s arrival may not be

Mike Novogratz, chief executive of crypto management firm Galaxy Digital, is warning XRP, Dogecoin and other crypto investors of a potential “frenzy” in the market. Coinbase going public on Wednesday has caused a lot of volatility in the market overall, Novogratz tells MarketWatch. “I’ve seen a lot of weird coins like Dogecoin and even XRP

Popular crypto analyst Lark Davis thinks five crypto platforms will encroach on Ethereum’s supremacy over the smart-contract marketplace. Davis notes that he’s still hugely bullish on Ethereum overall – he just also thinks other chains are poised to carve out some of the market share as users wait for Ethereum to upgrade. Says the analyst,

Dogecoin (DOGE), the meme-based altcoin which has become a favorite talking point of Elon Musk, has doubled in 24 hours to hit all-time highs of $0.29. DOGE/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bittrex). Source: Tradingview DOGE leaves others in the dust Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed DOGE/USD outperforming other major cryptocurrencies by an order of magnitude on April 16.

Crypto asset lending platform, Celsius Network, has revealed an email server breach that resulted in malicious phishing links being sent to customers. An April 15 announcement notes that some of Celsius’ customers have been receiving emails and SMS messages directing them to a malicious website impersonating the Celsius platform. The messages claim the link would

Stablecoins have become a significant foundational piece for the cryptocurrency sector because they serve as a deeply liquid base pair for most assets and also offer investors a secure place to capture gains. Data also shows that stablecoins play a significant role in functioning as a gateway for capital inflow to the crypto ecosystem. While

While the past year has been marked by the rise of decentralized finance, centralized entities like Coinbase and Binance continue to be some of the most important players in the industry as a whole as they are essential in attracting attention to promising projects and pave the way for wider adoption.  One protocol that has

BAL, the native cryptocurrency of Balancer, the popular automated market maker (AMM) utilized by many DeFi users to trade cryptocurrencies, has surged to new record highs above $70 on April 15. BAL/USDT 1-day price chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.com There are two key reasons behind the uptrend of BAL, namely the buzz around the Coinbase public listing