Category: Altcoin

16
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Kraken Ventures Announces its Intention to Fund Crypto Startups:  Allocating $100 Million to Such Projects

The cryptocurrency market has become the breeding ground for innovation and technological advancement. Every new crypto project is reshaping the financial system and challenging the traditional methods of value exchange….

15
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bail Revoked on Grounds of Witness Tampering

The cryptocurrency world witnesses another shocking event as New York Federal Judge,  Lewis Kaplan revoked the bail of Sam Bankman-Fried last Friday, Former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX….

14
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Binance Labs to invest $5 million to buy Curve DAO tokens

In a fresh development, crypto exchange Binance’s venture capital and incubator arm Binance Labs will be investing $5 million in Curve DAO (CRV) tokens.  The move will see Curve Finance…

14
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

‘Jolt’ and ‘Lasso’ mark VC Firm a16z’s foray into crypto tech research

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has rolled out two new software projects that are aimed at boosting the core technology powering zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, that are driving some of…

11
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Ripple Lab’s Victory as SEC Removes its Native Token, XRP from the Security List

The recent news marks an end to the historic legal battle between Ripple Labs and US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). This three years long legal proceeding has come to…

10
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Circle’s ‘programmable wallets’ to make crypto payments more accessible for businesses 

Circle Internet Financial, which issues the USDC stablecoin, announced that it would be rolling out new ‘programmable wallets” which would make cryptocurrency-based payments more accessible for businesses.  In a release…

10
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Binance to now offer Bitcoin, digital asset services in El Salvador

Amidst the uncertainty over its legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Binance caught a  break after it secured two licenses that would allow it to offer…

10
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Huobi Exchange dismisses bankruptcy rumors, calls them a case of ‘FUD’

Prompted by speculation over Chinese authorities probing the exchange’s operations and the company going bankrupt, Huobi users went on a selling spree to withdraw around $64 million over the weekend….

10
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin Uncategorized

Revolut to hit pause on its crypto services in the US

British fintech company Revolut announced that it would be suspending its cryptocurrency services in the United States due to the country’s “regulatory environment”. The company said US citizens would no…

10
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin Policy and Regulation

Central Bank of Brazil Announces the Launch of Its Own Digital Currency, DREX

The world has witnessed a large-scale adoption of cryptocurrencies in recent times. While some countries still have a restrictive approach towards decentralized finance (DeFi), others are liberal owing to the…

08
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

PayPal Announces the Launch of its Stablecoin, PYUSD

The cryptocurrency market witnesses the influx of several new coins aiming to revolutionize the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). In light of this, the recent news of Paypal launching its…

08
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

GMX, the Most Popular DEX on Arbitram launches its New Version Offering DOGE Pool at 40% APY

The latest cryptocurrency news talking about new groundbreaking developments is GMX’s announcement to go live with its new version. GMX is the most popular decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the…

07
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin Policy and Regulation

HashKey bags first crypto retail trading license in Hong Kong

Leading crypto financial services group HashKey Exchange became the first enterprise to be granted a crypto trading license under Hong Kong’s new licensing regulations. The new license would enable the…

04
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

With a new identity protocol, Shiba Inu developers plan to surpass its meme coin status

As Shiba Inu gears up for a makeover with the launch of its new identity protocol, the crypto project’s developers are planning to leave behind its meme coin status and…

04
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Kenya Suspends Worldcoin Operations over Financial Security and Privacy Concerns

In a recent development, Kenya’s Ministry of the Interior has taken a bold move of suspending the operations of Worldcoin within its jurisdiction. Worldcoin is an identity crypto protocol founded…

03
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Coinbase eyes Bitcoin Lightning Network for its payments solutions

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is considering adding Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to its payment methods as part of its efforts to include more tokens in its payments framework. In a media…

03
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin Blockchain

Binance’s Japan Arm rolls out new service with 34 cryptocurrencies

In a bid to comply with the Asian country’s new regulations for digital cryptocurrencies, leading crypto trading exchange Binance launched a new range of services in Japan via a subsidiary….

03
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin Blockchain

LeetSwap Announces the Halt on the Trading Activities Amid Fears of an Exploit

The world of decentralized finance has brought enormous technological advancements in the traditional financial system. However, the innovation it brings to the world is also subjected to some amount of…

02
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin Policy and Regulation

FTX Announces Restructuring Plan with an Aim to Reboot Offshore Exchange

In the rapidly changing world of cryptocurrencies, the major industry players witness several challenges and opportunities. In this context, FTX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange has committed to a bold move…

01
Aug
2023
Posted in Altcoin

Kin community members vote for burning 71% of token supply 

Kin Foundation, which maintains the decentralized protocol Kin, announced that its community members have decided that a large volume of the platform’s native cryptocurrency – the KIN token – will…