Wall Street Memes (WSM) is a memecoin project that has achieved a remarkable feat, amassing over $25 million in initial capital. The project is now in its 30th and final presale phase, and is set to list on major exchanges on September 27th. To further attract investors, the project has rolled out a staking mechanism […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke today and in his Jackson Hole speech he cautioned that inflation remains too high and that the central bank remains open to raising rates further if needed. This has strengthened the narrative that interest rates are likely to remain higher for longer. After a brief sell-off, the United States […]
HashKey, a prominent Asian cryptocurrency exchange, has recently secured crucial regulatory clearances, allowing them to offer retail customers the option to trade in two of the most dominant digital currencies: Bitcoin and Ethereum. This move positions Hong Kong as a frontrunner in adopting and legitimizing cryptocurrency trading for retail investors.The exchange has been granted two […]
This week in DeFi saw developers behind Base and Optimism protocols join forces to create a revenue and governance sharing framework. Additionally, the $1.5 billion Multichain hack has seen some new evidence, and blockchain security provider Quantstamp has introduced a new DeFi tool to detect flash loan attack vulnerabilities in several protocols. Shiba Inu’s Ethereum […]
1inch Network has recently deployed its aggregation protocol and limit order protocol on the Base network, an initiative supported by Coinbase. This project aims to broaden its presence in decentralized finance (DeFi) and provide increased security, stability, and scalability for decentralized applications. Teaming up with Base grants access to Coinbase’s products, increasing influence and allowing […]
Donald Trump’s nonfungible tokens (NFTs) surged in price after a photo of the former United States President was released as part of his criminal case in Georgia. Data from NFT marketplace OpenSea showed that the floor price of Trump’s line of digital trading cards increased more than 62% from 0.138 to 0.224 Ether ETH ($1,645) […]
Coinbase has announced a new Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution called Base, which will share a portion of its revenue with its development partner, the Optimism Collective. The Optimism Collective is a group of companies, communities, and citizens working together to reward public goods and build a sustainable future for Ethereum.Base and the Optimism Collective have […]
Uniswap has become the premier decentralized trading spot for users since the beginning of 2023, surpassing Coinbase in terms of spot trading volumes. Uniswap facilitated up to $150 billion in trading volume in Q1 of 2023, while Coinbase came out at $145 billion worth of trades. Uniswap also dominated in Q2 of 2023, surpassing Coinbase […]
Num Finance, a stablecoin issuer focused on the Latin America market, has launched a new stablecoin pegged to the Colombian Peso. The new stablecoin is dubbed nCOP and will be issued on the Polygon network, Num Finance’s blockchain partner, and is designed to bring the benefits of borderless transactions to the Colombian remittances market. Num […]
Aswath Damodaran, a professor of finance at Stern School of Business at New York University, has recently expressed skepticism regarding bitcoin’s potential and current status. He views it as a currency that nobody uses and a “collectible that doesn’t behave like a collectible.” He also opposed the theory that bitcoin could serve as a hedge […]
