Tether, the company behind the popular stablecoin USDT, is looking to get into the business of lending money to commodity trading companies. They see a lot of potential in this area, especially since many smaller companies struggle to get the funding they need. Why Tether? Tether’s lending proposition is attractive because it’s not subject to…
The Ripple Swell conference is back in Miami, bringing together the brightest minds in payments, finance, blockchain, and crypto. This year’s event promises to be a hotbed of discussion and debate, with some key themes to watch out for. Day 1: Regulation, Stablecoins, and Latin America The day kicks off with a big discussion about…
A former Philippine mayor has been linked to a massive crypto scam that stole millions from users. This is a major red flag for the growing concern about crypto scams in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and it raises serious questions about how these criminal rings are operating. The Mayor and the Missing Millions Alice…
Crypto investor Arthur Cheong is bullish on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum scaling solution. He predicts that Base’s decentralized exchange (DEX) volume will surpass Coinbase’s centralized exchange (CEX) volume within the next year. Cheong believes Base is the future of Ethereum and sees a surge in both DeFi and memecoins. He thinks the two trends can happen…
Big investors, known as whales, have been making some serious moves in the crypto world, snapping up Ethereum (ETH), Uniswap (UNI) and a few other popular DeFi tokens. Whale Watch: Big Buys and Borrows One mystery whale pulled out a whopping $2.39 million worth of UNI tokens from the Gate.io exchange over the weekend. This…
Coinbase’s Base, an Ethereum scaling solution, is on track to become the biggest Layer-2 blockchain by the end of the year, according to market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock. Base is Growing Fast Base has been live for just over a year and is already showing impressive growth. Its total value locked (TVL), which represents the amount…
A well-known crypto analyst thinks Bitcoin is on the verge of a massive price surge. Bitcoin Ready to Break Out? Rekt Capital, a popular analyst on YouTube, believes Bitcoin could soon break through its current trading range and reach new all-time highs. He says Bitcoin has been hovering around $60,000 for a few weeks, and…
Charles Hoskinson, the mastermind behind Cardano, has announced some exciting news: the development and research of new protocols are moving at lightning speed! Ouroboros Peras: From Theory to Practice One of the most promising protocols, Ouroboros Peras, is making significant strides. It’s a major upgrade to the existing Ouroboros Praos protocol, adding a voting layer…
Last week, the crypto market saw a big surge in investments. This happened after a few weeks of money flowing out. Bitcoin is the Big Winner Bitcoin investment products were the main reason for the surge. They attracted a whopping $419 million in new investments. This shows that investors are becoming more optimistic about Bitcoin….
BlackRock, one of the biggest investment firms in the world, just gave Bitcoin a big thumbs up. Their CEO, Larry Fink, thinks Bitcoin is a real asset class, just like gold. He even compared it to the early days of the mortgage and high-yield bond markets, saying it’s only going to get bigger. Bitcoin is…
