Polkadot saw a massive dip in valuation during Q2 along with the broader crypto market. However, on-chain data suggested some rare positives. Network usage and developer activity on Polkadot continued to stay high even during the market crackdown. Mapping the dots correctly Polkadot’s performance in Q2 of 2022 has been documented in Messari’s “State ofContinue reading “Polkadot: Is developer activity enough to save DOT from touching bottom”

Major cryptocurrencies have been falling since a weekend sell-off, but MATIC has been registering constant gains. It’s important to note that Polygon has released a raft of new upgrades on its network recently. A new change Polygon is back on the price charts after it released new features to improve user experience. MATIC, at pressContinue reading “Polygon: Explained why MATIC is registering constant gains”

The social sentiment surrounding Bitcoin is seeing an unprecedented rise in recent days. July has witnessed a resurgence of positive sentiment across the crypto market. However, there is an impending FOMC meeting scheduled at month-end which might have an unpleasant impact on the broader market. A king’s promise As we head into the second halfContinue reading “Bitcoin traders looking for bulls’ validation can consider this metric”

The legal battle between SEC and Ripple Labs continues to wear on after the latest developments. Last week, the SEC applied for an omnibus motion to exclude (or limit) expert testimony. The Ripple team accepted the motion and filed a counter-motion as well. A legal cul-de-sac What looked like a straightforward counter has now turnedContinue reading “SEC v Ripple: Case takes this turn after dispute over expert testimony”

Avalanche among other cryptocurrencies has been trying to recover from the Terra crash. Its network activity and price performances took a hit from the Fed’s interest hike. Avalanche has still been active in improving user experience despite these bearish headwinds. Interestingly, crypto analytics platform Messari released the ‘State of Avalanche’ report. The report focuses onContinue reading “AVAX traders betting on its TVL can marvel at Avalanche’s Q2 report”

Dealing with the constant selling pressure hasn’t been easy for any altcoin. Well, not even for the king alt Ethereum. ETH has been following the broader market cues. In fact, the past week registered around 10% gains but a weekend sell-off saw ETH’s prices cut by more than 3%. A hidden gem? Ethereum is continuingContinue reading “Ethereum’s transaction fee drops below $0.90 but here’s the issue”

Play-to-earn (P2E) game Axie Infinity is seeing a turnaround in fortunes after its latest performance in the NFT market. The project has been attracting new customers with many developments on the platform. Axie Infinity grabbed the spotlight three months during the famous $600 million Ronin hack. It seems Axie is headed on the right pathContinue reading “Axie Infinity: This is how AXS is recovering after $600m exploit”

The global crypto market capitalization on 11 July stood at $914.71 billion with a decline of 3.6% over the last day. On the other hand, the total crypto market volume was $55.15 billion with a 2.25% decrease in the last 24 hours. Now, with the broader market reeling under sell pressure, the latest news comingContinue reading “Bitcoin: Decoding if another black swan event is due”

Was the second quarter this year as bad as it is made out to be? Maybe for major cryptocurrencies, but maybe not for some others in the crypto-market. In fact, Uniswap managed to “outperform” crypto-asset prices in Q2, as per a recent report. Messari’s “State of Uniswap Q2 2022” touched upon the major performance aspectsContinue reading “UNI and how Uniswap’s Q2 saw some ‘outperformance’ on this front”

According to journalist Colin Wu, there has been a rampant boost in sales volume for some of the market’s famous derivative projects. Bored Ape Kennel (BAKC) and CryptoPunks registered significant hikes over the last 24 hours. Ergo, it’s worth answering the following Q – What is happening with BAYC? Tick tick boom! BAKC’s trading volumeContinue reading “Punks and Dogs – Here’s what’s doing well in the NFT market”

Ethereum [ETH] core developers concluded their 142nd All Core Developers (ACD) call on 8 July. The meeting discussed issues regarding the Merge mainnet fork, among other important updates on the network. And we’re off The meeting reports have been released by Core Developer Tim Beiko and Galaxy Digital researcher Christine Kim. Both recaps provide differentContinue reading “This is what happened during Ethereum’s latest All Core Developer call”

The latest crypto legal battle that is underway happens to be against Solana Labs among others. The class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Mark Young, a holder of SOL tokens. With the SEC v Ripple seeing no immediate solution, could another legal scrutiny dent the optimism of the crypto community? Here we goContinue reading “SOL’s 3.2% hike in 24 hours despite a lawsuit against Solana Labs means… “