Cryptocurrency


Finance

Chainlink, Mastercard Tie-Up to Let Nearly 3B Cardholders Buy Crypto On-Chain

The partnership is part of Mastercard's expanding efforts in the cryptocurrency space, following recent collaborations with Moonpay and Kraken.

Mastercard debit card next to phone with price chart (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Finance

Trump's Empire Pulled In $57M From Family-Linked Crypto Firm Last Year, Filing Shows

The U.S. President also holds up to $5 million in crypto, $500,000 in gold bars, stakes in various companies, and a vast real estate empire.

President Donald Trump  (The White House)

Finance

Robinhood Enters Canada by Taking Over Crypto Exchange WonderFi for $179M

WonderFi's platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, bolster Robinhood's international expansion efforts in the crypto market.

Robinhood

Markets

Altcoin Market Could Heat Up This Week With $3B Token Unlock Schedule, ONDO Leads the Charge

On Jan. 18, Ondo Finance will free up 1.94 billion ONDO tokens, equating to over 130% of the token's circulating supply.

Token unlocks worth $3 billion loom. (stevepb/Pixabay)

Markets

Aave Token Has Beaten the Market With a 45% Price Surge. Here's Why

AAVE has outperformed every other top 100 cryptocurrency by market value in the past four weeks.

Aave is the Finnish word for ghost (Metis)

Markets

Bitcoin Cash's Mt. Gox-Led Sell-Off Is Amplified by Poor Liquidity

Slippage, or price changes during execution of a trade, in the BCH market surged last week, signaling weak liquidity.

Liquidity for bitcoin cash has dried up, amplifying a price drop related to the Mt. Gox repayments. (daeron/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Monthly Trading Volume Drops for First Time in Seven Months to $6.58T

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, fell nearly 15% in April, ending a seven-month streak.

Crypto spot vs derivatives trading volume with derivatives market share. (CCData)

Markets

Crypto Derivatives Lost Overall Market Share in March Despite Hitting Record High Trading Volume of $6.18T

The share of crypto derivatives in total market activity slipped to 67.8% in March, according to CCData.

In March, crypto derivatives trading volumes on centralized exchanges surged to $6.18 trillion. (CCData)

Markets

Investment Adviser Two Prime Sees $2B in Demand for Bitcoin-Backed Loans

"We have seen about $2 billion in demand for bitcoin-secured loans since we started offering them in September," Two Prime's Alexander Blume said.

Debt, money, deadline (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Solana's Rally Marshalled by Buyers From Coinbase, Data Shows

SOL has gained over 50% in two weeks with buyers from Coinbase playing a major role in powering the cryptocurrency higher.

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