2023 has been a blockbuster year for blue-chip cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) is up a staggering 80% year-to-date. Ether (ETH) is up 58% over the same time period. But the picture has been more mixed for meme coins. Some have done very well, but others have struggled, suggesting risk appetite remains cautious and animal spirits are…
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Cardano (ADA) is down nearly 10% on Friday as the cryptocurrency gets caught up in a broader market pullback that has seen the likes of bitcoin drop back below $30,000. ADA was last trading just above $0.32, down more than 15% from the multi-week highs it high at $0.38 earlier in the session. The big…
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Telegram’s Wallet bot is enabling merchants to accept Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) through the messaging app. Wallet, a Telegram bot built on The Open Network (TON) blockchain that allows users to transfer cryptocurrencies within chats, has launched a crypto payment solution. In a Thursday tweet, TON said the new payment functionality is immediately accessible…
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Solana (SOL) hit a fresh annual high of $32.13, buoyed by strong positive market movement. SOL’s price surged 23.5% in a single day at its peak. This upward swing, however, was fleeting, as sellers entered the market, exerting downward pressure on the price. Currently, SOL’s trading value stands at $27.99. Despite the pullback, it holds…
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Digital asset payment network, Ripple (XRP) has surged over 60% in the past 24 hours following its partial victory against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), putting an end to the three-year-long suit. Since the ruling, the cryptocurrency market has recorded a $73.5 billion increase in its market cap, a 5.7% jump as assets continue…
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US Congressman Ritchie Torres recently requested for two separate independent investigations into the US SEC. According to two open letters that Rep. Torres sent, the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed a “haphazard and heavy-handed approach to digital assets.” The Congressman now wants qualified investigators to determine whether the SEC was doing its job adequately….…
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Meme coin degens and small-cap gem hunters assemble – Mr Hankey Coin, 2023’s most exciting shitcoin presale, just hit the market. And it’s already popping. Just over 30 minutes in, Mr Hankey Coin has already raised close to $200,000. With web3’s hottest new shitcoin only raising $500,000 via its public presale, meme coin degens have…
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Brazilian police say they have taken apart two crypto-powered money laundering rings, with suspects arrested in four states across the nation. In an official Federal Police announcement, officers explained that they had “dismantled” two groups they claimed had been active in “international drug trafficking.” The police have codenamed their swoop Operation Bahamut, and arrested at…
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The Russian and Chinese Central Bank must cooperate on CBDC regulation, the Russian Prosecutor-General has claimed. The comments come just days after the State Duma voted in favor of a bill that will allow the Moscow-based bank to begin “real-world” testing on its digital ruble. The Russian Central Bank wants to begin its pilot in…
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Despite concerns reports that one of the largest SHIB holding wallet moved nearly $30 million to eight different wallets on Thursday, which could signal that the wallet’s owner intends to dump these tokens onto the market, Shiba Inu (SHIB) pumped 6.5% on the day. SHIB was able to retake the $0.000008 level and hit fresh…
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