Category: Altcoin

Hackers made off with 183 Ethereum (ETH), worth roughly $386,000 at the time of writing, following a coordinated attack on DeFi platform ForceDAO Sunday. Following an initial selloff, ForceDAO’s native FORCE token was in recovery mode on Monday, capping off a highly volatile 24 hours for the newly launched project.  ForceDAO detailed the Sunday exploit

The CEO of Shopify is considering integrating decentralized finance (DeFi) into the firm’s e-commerce platform. As the DeFi industry continues to balloon, growing from a $26 billion market cap at the start of 2021 to a $106 billion market cap as of writing, Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke reveals on Twitter that he is interested in

XRP price saw a 55% breakout over the past two days as the sixth-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap has renewed its focus on the creation of a cross-border payment network that is inclusive and sustainable.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that XRP dropped to a low of $0.566 in the early hours on

Laina Morris, the star of the overly attached girlfriend (OAG) meme, just sold the NFT version of her viral image for a sizeable amount of Ethereum (ETH).  The Overly Attached Girlfriend meme is a screenshot from a 2012 parody video of Justin Bieber’s song “Boyfriend” portraying Morris as an aggressively clingy girlfriend with a creepy

Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong is naming what he says is the most underrated non-fungible token (NFT) asset in the space. In a new video, Armstrong shines a spotlight on Ecomi (OMI), a project that he believes will grow immensely as demand surges for NFTs – the unique assets that use crypto technology to essentially provide

Entertainment icon and serial entrepreneur Snoop Dogg is jumping into the digital art market and reveals that he believes Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have staying power. On Friday, the legendary rapper launched his first non-fungible token (NFT) collection titled “A Journey with the Dogg.” The collection combines personal memories with NFT-inspired art. It also includes an

It’s been another great week for altcoins as the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies moves within spitting distance of the $2 trillion mark. And it’s been equally positive for the Cointelegraph Markets Pro platform, which tracks crypto market conditions and real-time headline news in the blockchain industry to deliver market intelligence for every investor.

Over the last year, the decentralized finance space has been making waves in the financial sector, building on blockchain technology to decentralize a multitude of banking services. The adoption of DeFi services has been steadily on the rise, and all kinds of assets are making their way onto the blockchain. With nonfungible tokens popularizing digital

A large-cap decentralized finance (DeFi) altcoin is on the verge of a major 300% rebound, according to popular trader Smart Contracter. The pseudonymous trader tells his 118,000 Twitter followers that Compound (COMP) is setting the stage for a massive move up in both the USD and BTC denominations as the DeFi sector heats up. “COMP/BTC

A mid-cap crypto asset that is up over 1,250% since the start of the year is now teaming up with smart contract platform Cardano (ADA). This week, Orion Protocol (ORN) announced on Twitter that it is partnering with research and development outlet Input Output (IOHK) to integrate its services with the Cardano blockchain. Since January,