Fintech firm and stablecoin issuer Circle has announced that native USDC is now available on the leading layer 2 rollup, zkSync, thereby making it accessible to developers and users without the need for bridging. With the latest inclusion, USDC is now supported on a total of 16 blockchain networks. USDC on zkSync In its official […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on another corner of the crypto industry, this time targeting one of the biggest players in decentralized finance (DeFi). On Wednesday, the regulator issued a Wells Notice against Uniswap Labs, the company behind the world’s largest decentralized exchange (DEX). Uniswap To Be Sued By SEC […]
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein predicted that outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (GBTC) will stabilize and reach an equilibrium. Grayscale has been facing stiff competition in the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market since January, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the product. Grayscale CEO Sees Outflows Reducing According to Sonnenshein, […]
U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs have absorbed $12.3 billion of net inflows since launching three months ago. Just how much have they impacted the broader Bitcoin market? Lead Glassnode analyst James Check provided analysis on Wednesday measuring the effect of Bitcoin ETFs next to the asset’s existing futures and spot markets – using on-chain data. Grayscale […]
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the New York Stock Exchange’s proposal to introduce option trading on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and Bitwise Bitcoin ETF are directly affected since they hold BTC on the NYSE. SEC Delays Decision on Spot BTC ETF Options Trading […]
The boss of America’s largest crypto mining firm, Marathon, said that spot Bitcoin ETF approvals had brought forward what would otherwise have been the post-halving rally. “I think the ETF approval, which has been a huge success, has attracted capital into the market and essentially brought forward what could have been the price appreciation we […]
The core technical team behind the Filecoin-based STFIL protocol said that they are under investigation by Chinese authorities. Over the past couple of days, there have been unforeseen updates to the protocol, along with funds transfers to different addresses. Mysterious Token Transfers and Upgrades The news came out in a public post by STFIL Protocol […]
Polkadot appears to be bustling with activity, which is evident from the record-breaking number of active addresses on the blockchain and other metrics that depicted a bullish case. According to the latest stats by ‘Parity Data,’ Polkadot accumulated over 605,200 active addresses. Nearly half of them, around 248,000 out of 605,000, are associated with Moonbeam, […]
Toncoin hit an all-time high of $6.50 on April 9, following a monumental 20% gain on the day, outperforming every other crypto asset in the top 50. The big move has enabled it to flip Cardano (ADA) and take the tenth spot with a market cap of $22.4 billion. Cardano, which is still languishing more […]
Another busy week is shaping up on the US economic calendar with key inflation data and the minutes from the March Federal Reserve meeting. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures are due out, and market participants eagerly await them as they are a leading inflation indicator. Additionally, the Q1 2024 earnings season kicks off on […]