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Cardano’s top exec believes SHIB & DOGE can lead to depression and hyperinflation

Most of the canine cryptocurrencies, especially Shiba Inu and Dogecoin have been victims of online speculations. Despite the surge, many believe these tokens will exist as long as memes trend on the internet. In this development, this renowned figure is the latest individual to address the FUD concerning these “speculative” coins. He even believes that trusting these memecoins would lead to depression and/or hyperinflation. The community got no ‘Calm’ Calm https://t.co/gjTfs7USzr — Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) November 18, 2021 Cardano and IOHK chief Charles Hoskinson in the recent Youtube discussion has

India Considering Registration, Taxation in Crypto Regulation

India’s government is planning regulations that could require coins to register before being listed and traded on exchanges.Sponsored Sponsored According to anonymous sources from Reuters, the process is intentionally cumbersome in order to deter investors from holding cryptocurrencies. Only coins that have been pre-approved by the government may be traded, with those holding other coins risking a penalty. This regulation would create a barrier of entry for thousands of peer-to-peer currencies if carried out. Another senior government source claimed that capital gains and other taxes, potentially amounting to over 40%,

Will ‘moon-magic’ power Ethereum’s flight past $4.5k in the days to come

Less than two weeks back, the global crypto market had crossed the $3 trillion mark in capitalization. Owing to the recent ruckus, the aforementioned level, however, couldn’t sustain for long. After noting a 6% dip in just the past 24-hours, the market cap reflected a value of $2.47 trillion, at the time of this analysis. The highlighted downtrend has been led by large cap cryptos. Over the last seven days, all the top 10 coins have shed value in the 14%-20% bracket, with Ethereum being no exception. Financial astrology During

White Whale: Enabling the UST peg in a decentralized manner

When looking at the Cryptosphere, there are a number of challenges that are immediately present. The maintenance or consistency of the UST (TerraUSD) peg, is one of these challenges. If a stablecoin cannot hold its peg, the entire ecosystem that is built around it can fail. This is not a hypothetical situation, but one that has happened to other algorithmic stable coins, it resulted in the peg being lost and projects dumping to zero. Another issue smaller investors are facing is the “whales”. Whales have been known to manipulate markets,

XRP, Litecoin, EOS Price Analysis: 19 November

Market dominators Bitcoin and Ethereum noted double-digit weekly losses, at press time. Consequently, altcoins like XRP, Litecoin, and EOS corresponded by registering over 24% retracements in nine days. All these coins struck their weekly or monthly milestones on 10 November. After which all of them were in the correction phase and now showed signs of a possible recovery.  XRP Source: TradingView, XRP/USDT Since mid-October, XRP has followed a dynamic trajectory. After moving sideways for nearly two weeks, it oscillated within the ascending parallel channel (white). During this phase, XRP rallied

Can Crypto Destabilize Nations? Hillary Clinton believes so

The ex-Democratic presidential candidate against Trump, Hillary Clinton, recently picked a rather conservative stance about crypto, levying the industry as a threat to global economic stability. She spoke remotely at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Friday in Singapore, highlighting exclusive challenges that global governments are currently dealing with, including disinformation and artificial intelligence. Furthermore, Clinton put special emphasis on cryptocurrencies under these categories, claiming that they hold the potential to destabilize entire nations. According to Clinton, the decentralized market may take over entire economies, by starting small but gradually

Avalanche’s AVAX Token Surges to All-Time High

Avalanche has grown steadily this year and competes with Ethereum by developing its DeFi ecosystem. It is the fastest-growing smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry. It can be used to solve various problems in enterprises, institutions, and governments, including debt financing and asset insurance.  Avalanche was launched by Ava labs, which was founded by Emin Gun Sirer, a Cornel University Professor. It has integrated various Defi projects like Reef, bZx, SushiSwap, and Securitise. It is also collaborating with the Ethereum network, which will allow transfers of assets between two

Reddit user discovers 61.3 million LRC moved to Loopring Exchange

Investors and market observers are speculating that a recent Loopring transaction is linked to a GameStop (GME) float.  On Tuesday, a deposit of 61.3 million LRC ($164.8 million) was made on the Loopring Exchange. In addition, the assets were transferred from layer 1 to layer 2. This transaction was discovered by a Reddit user u/Prof Dankmemes, who claimed that the address that initiated the transfer had “connections.”  The connection in question is said to have previously been linked to Loopring’s Chief Executive Officer and founder, Daniel Wang. This might be

Is Litecoin becoming the hub of FOMO among the older cryptos

When AMCTheatres enabled the option to pay in cryptos, Litecoin registered a decent hike. The reasoning seemed genuine and even additional metrics pointed out that it was probably an organic rise in the short term. However, on further research, it appeared that Litecoin has begun following a pattern. One where it goes up by a significant margin, sits there for a while, and then drops back down, canceling all or most of the growth. An example of the same can be found on the chart itself. For better reference, occurrences

Everything Users Need to Know About Blockademia Token Sale

The new Croatian cryptocurrency startup Blockademia recently revealed their decentralized information system for issuing and checking the authenticity of issued documents such as diplomas, certificates, and others. Sponsored Sponsored Blockademia works on the Cardano blockchain, which ensures the permanence and immutability of the issued entry containing document metadata and subsequent authenticity checks.  To raise funds for further development, this cryptocurrency startup plans to issue 85 million ACI tokens, out of a total of 250 million. The initial distribution of ACI tokens is carried out through its own web system in

Loopring CEO Moves 61.3 Million LRC, Triggering GameStop NFT Speculation

On Nov 16, a transaction of 61.3 million LRC being moved to layer 2 occurred on the Loopring network. The Crypto community speculates that this could be a move to support a forthcoming GameStop NFT marketplace.Sponsored Sponsored Investors and market speculators are having a field day after a recent Loopring transaction has them thinking that it could be related to a GameStop (GME) float. On Nov 16, a deposit of 61.3 million LRC, worth $164.8 million, on the Loopring Exchange occurred. The assets were also moved from layer 1 to

Bitcoin Taproot Upgrade: eine “unbedeutende Verbesserung”?

Analysten haben das Bitcoin-Taproot-Upgrade als “geringfügige Verbesserung einer veralteten Technologie” kritisiert.Gesponsert Gesponsert Taproot ging am 13. November in Betrieb und ist laut Befürwortern das erste “große” Bitcoin Core Upgrade seit 2017. Mit dem Update sollen Transaktionen billiger, schneller, sicherer und privater werden. Außerdem wird Taproot die Funktionalität von Smart Contracts innerhalb des Netzwerks verbessern. “Das Upgrade ist ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung”, meint der CTO von TrustToken, Betreiber von TrueFi und des Stablecoins TUSD. “Aber es ändert nichts an der Tatsache, dass Bitcoin technologisch weit hinter anderen Blockchains zurückliegt.”