A new DeFi project presents an opportunity for investors to become early adopters and reap the rewards of taking such a risk. On the other hand, things can go sideways and an exploit can quickly put an end to any tender hopes and dreams. Now, as a section of the Fantom community struggles to getContinue reading “All there is to know about ‘spooked’ Fantasm Finance, XFTM’s 98% drop”

No news is good news, they say. It sounds hard to believe in the crypto-industry, but Justin Sun might be feeling that way after an investigation by The Verge alleged that the Tron founder tried to violate international laws and did insider trading. After Sun furiously refuted the claims, TRON [TRX] took a hit andContinue reading “TRON: What do ‘front running’ accusations against Justin Sun mean for TRX”

After leaping over $40,000 and just brushing $45,000 with its fingertips, Bitcoin fell back below $40,000. Adding to that, the king coin was revisiting the prices it passed in late February. Even at press time, Bitcoin was painting a red candle. Rather than giving up in frustration, however, it’s time to see what the metricsContinue reading “Decoding what BTC leaving crypto-exchanges means for turtles, pigs, wolves”

Binance is making headlines again, but not thanks to its usual regulatory woes. The crypto exchange giant announced the launch of Bifinity, a payment tech company, and Binance’s “official fiat-to-crypto payments provider.” This admittedly looks like a standard industry update, but in reality, the new company is a huge litmus test for the controversial crypto exchangeContinue reading “Binance to leave UK regulators shaken and stirred with this move”

A tidal wave of panic washed over the DeFi community when Andre Cronje, technical advisor at the Fantom Foundation, and Anton Nell, senior solutions architect at the Fantom Foundation, announced via a tweet that they were leaving crypto and DeFi. Nell also stated that around 25 apps and services would be deleted in April 2022, leadingContinue reading “How FUD affected Fantom, Yearn, and Solidly after Cronje and Nell’s exit”

The SEC vs Ripple lawsuit has consumed a full calendar year and naturally, many holding XRP – one of the biggest yet most controversial crypto assets on the market today – are worried that the court case might take up all of 2022 as well. However, some new evidence appears to suggest that it might justContinue reading “Can SEC vs. Ripple case end this year or instead ‘ANYTIME’? Here’s the clue”

While many investors are busy looking at crypto-assets like coins or tokens, we also need to keep an eye on DAOs. In particular, MakerDAO – the project behind MKR tokens and DAI – has been seeing some intriguing activity of late. Try to MAKER do with things At press time, MKR was trading at $1,797.27, havingContinue reading “Decoding MakerDAO’s performance and what investors can do”

In the crypto industry, where personalities reign supreme, hirings and firings are a huge deal. As of press time, several crypto and DeFi communities were dealt a shocking blow when two major players announced that they were stepping out of the game – possibly for good. Sing, my angel of DeFi! The Fantom, Yearn, andContinue reading “All the lowdown on the FUD around FTM, YFI after Cronje’s exit”

It’s always been hard to rank different blockchains thanks to the diverse ways in which their speeds and activities are measured. But now, one blockchain is under the microscope due to what some claim is a discrepancy in its transaction volumes. Messari-ing around with numbers The controversy began with Messari’s ‘Chains Activity’ chart, showing “estimatedContinue reading “The full story behind the ‘Cardano > BTC, ETH in transaction volume’ narrative”

Here’s the (literally) life-changing, million-dollar question that countless wannabe crypto-investors ask themselves before diving in: Should I take a loan to buy Bitcoin? Two well-known personalities in the crypto-industry sat down to discuss just that recently. Show Bitcoin some LOVE-erage What Bitcoin Did host Peter McCormack and Swan Bitcoin’s top executive Andy Edstrom discussed bothContinue reading “If you want to take a loan to buy Bitcoin, your best bet might be…”

With Russia hit by sanctions and being cut from the SWIFT system, many crypto watchers in the past few days have been talking about XRP’s place in the banking world, and the legal tangle of SEC vs Ripple. Verdict to come in a SECond? During an interview on Fox Business news, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared his thoughtsContinue reading “XRP lawsuit: Here’s why you should be paying attention to the SEC v Ripple case now”

If you’re a crypto investor, you may have heard the whispers of how Bitcoin has shown signs of moving in tandem with the S&P500, Nasdaq, or even tech stocks. However, this is still a matter of debate in the industry. Conscious uncoupling? In a recap for the week ending 3 March, Messari Insights proposed thatContinue reading “Bitcoin to separate from S&P500 because of the Russia-Ukraine conflict?”