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1 million Shiba Inu users can't be wrong... can they?
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has reached an adoption milestone by surpassing the 1 million holders mark — even though the memecoin is trading 50% below its all-time high. News of the milestone and daily price increase has energized the Shiba Inu community since the official Shiba Inu Twitter account tweeted a shoutout late on Nov. 25. Such a proud, and amazing milestone for the #ShibArmy!$SHIB reaches 1,000,000 holders. Today we all cheer, and celebrate this great moment in SHIB's history.#1MFRIENDSHIBS #SHIB pic.twitter.com/T1UtMRdQ7r — Shib (@Shibtoken) November 25, 2021 Since the project reached this milestone, the price has jumped up 11.4% over …
Altcoin / Nov. 26, 2021
DeFi privacy project Panther raises $22M in 1.5-hour public sale
Panther Protocol, a privacy-enhancing technology provider for the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry, has completed its public sale to continue building privacy solutions for DeFi and Web3. Panter announced to Cointelegraph on Nov. 25 that it raised $22 million in its recent public sale of ZKP tokens, bringing the total amount raised to $32 million. Starting on Nov. 23, the Panther Protocol public sale successfully closed in just under 90 minutes, the Panther project previously announced. Launched in Q3 2020, the Panther Protocol is built using zk-SNARKs, a new form of zero-knowledge cryptography implemented for popular privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Zcash (ZEC). …
Blockchain / Nov. 25, 2021
Bitcoin 'solidifies' support at $58K as BTC price volatility hits 7-month low
Bitcoin (BTC) hit multi-day highs of $58,300 overnight into Nov. 25 with investors betting on reduced likelihood of a further major price dip. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging above $57,000 Thursday, printing a higher low on the daily chart. This, trader and analyst Rekt Capital believes, shows support "solidifying" at current levels, with hope therefore remaining of a more convincing trend reversal. "Bitcoin has certainly solidified its support here, producing a long downside wick into the bottom of the black wedging structure and rebounding strongly," he told Twitter followers. "Also, today's candlestick is forming a …
Bitcoin / Nov. 25, 2021
Price analysis 11/24: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, DOT, DOGE, AVAX, CRO
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins continue to be pinned below their respective overhead resistances, indicating that bears are selling on rallies. According to Ki Young Ju, CEO of on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, “whales are depositing Bitcoin to exchanges.” Curiously, the outflows from the exchanges have also continued and due to this, the reserves are still hovering close to their lowest levels since mid-2018. In a somewhat contradictory report, Glassnode said that long-term holders may be “reducing their spending, and thus are more likely to be adding to positions, not exiting them.” While Bitcoin has been in a corrective phase …
Bitcoin / Nov. 24, 2021
Collins Dictionary announce NFT as word of 2021
The Collins Dictionary has officially announced their ten-word annual shortlist for word of 2021, as well as declaring that NFT — though technically understood to be an abbreviation for nonfungible token — has been awarded their word of the year, surpassing the likes of crypto, metaverse and hybrid working, among others. The blog post spoke frankly about the prospect of a digital revolution through a "convergence of money and the internet" which seeks to challenge and evolve traditional mediums of payment into the 21st century. Collins Dictionary defines an NFT as “a unique digital certificate, registered in a blockchain, that …
Bitcoin / Nov. 24, 2021
Coinbase reportedly down for some users after fixing connectivity issue
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase reportedly continues to face some system difficulties after experiencing a major connectivity problem. Both Coinbase brokerage and its trading platform Coinbase Pro were unavailable on Nov. 23 due to connectivity issues on both platforms, Coinbase Support officially reported. “This may cause failed trades, delayed transactions, and unexpected behavior on the webpage and mobile apps,” Coinbase said. The exchange said it resolved the issue as of 2:00 a.m. UTC on Nov. 24 as the problem was no longer affecting Coinbase products and services. According to Coinbase’s incident and scheduled maintenance history, the firm took less than two …
Bitcoin / Nov. 24, 2021
Shiba Inu slump continues: Data shows retail interest waning as SHIB down 60% in 4 weeks
Shiba Inu (SHIB) edged further down on Nov. 24 as its appeal among the army of retail traders, who helped it rally by more than 535% to a record high of $0.00008854 earlier this year, declined. SHIB's price dropped by nearly 60% after establishing the said all-time high on Oct. 28, signaling that traders have been actively locking their Shiba Inu profits. That has further resulted in a substantial drop in SHIB's benchmark instrument SHIB/USDT's volumes on Binance, underscoring a weak retail interest. In doing so, SHIB tokens' reported market capitalization slipped to $21.30 billion from around $28.31 billion in …
Markets / Nov. 24, 2021
Ripple CEO blasts Dogecoin for ‘inflationary dynamics’
The CEO of Ripple, the company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, is not a fan of the meme-based digital currency Dogecoin (DOGE). Brad Garlinghouse believes that DOGE is not good for the cryptocurrency market due to its alleged “inflationary dynamics” and unlimited supply. The global inflation is driving Bitcoin (BTC) price higher, but has a warning for Dogecoin fans, Garlinghouse argued at a CNBC-moderated panel at the Fintech Abu Dhabi event on Tuesday. “I'm actually not convinced, somewhat controversially I guess, that Dogecoin is good for the crypto market. Dogecoin has some inflationary dynamics itself that would make me reluctant to …
Adoption / Nov. 24, 2021
Bitcoin sees fresh split-second spikes as analysts say 'almost time' for BTC uptick
Bitcoin (BTC) continued its pattern of sudden price spikes on Nov. 24 as sudden momentum produced a brief trip above $57,400. Analyst: 2021 still conforms to bullish pattern Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD making skittish moves within a familiar range during Wednesday. The pair reached highs of $57,875 on Bitstamp over the past 24 hours, these failing to hold for long as buyer support still waned closer to $60,000 resistance. Amid an overall uninspiring market environment, some took the opportunity to highlight ongoing similarities between 2021 and previous bull market years. Popular Twitter account TechDev focused …
Bitcoin / Nov. 24, 2021
Crypto prices in India tumble after crypto bill announced
Regulatory discussions in India around a crypto ban caused panic selling on major crypto exchange WazirX, resulting in massive price drop on leading cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Crypto prices in India crashed soon after the parliament announced to introduce and list 26 new bills in the Winter Session, which included the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021. As Cointelegraph reported, the bill seeks a legislative vote on creating an official digital currency while imposing a ban on “all private cryptocurrencies,” starting Nov. 29. A mass sell-off on WazirX in the morning of Nov. 24 …
Adoption / Nov. 24, 2021
eToro to delist Cardano by 2022 for US users due to regulatory concerns
In a statement released to customers on Tuesday, Israeli cryptocurrency exchange eToro announced it would delist Cardano (ADA) and Tro (TRX) for U.S. customers by the end of the year. After Dec. 31, U.S. users will no longer be able to open new positions in the tokens nor stake ADA and TRX. In addition, wallets will be effectively in withdraw-only mode until the first quarter of 2022, where selling will also become limited. In making the decision, eToro cited regulatory concerns surrounding both assets. The move came as a surprise to some as ADA has not been traditionally associated with …
Adoption / Nov. 23, 2021
Regal to partner with Flexa to enable digital currency payments in theatres
On Tuesday morning, Regal, a movie operator of more than 500 locations and 7,000 screens in 42 states plus D.C., announced it would be partnering with digital payment network Flexa to enable its customers to pay with crypto for movie tickets, food, and beverage. Regal will accept a wide variety of coins and tokens, such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Doge (DOGE), USD Coin (USDC), DAI (DAI), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Chainlink (LINK), Cosmos (ATOM), Basic Attention Token (BAT), and more. Flexa is known for its ability to guarantee payments for real-world applications. In times of peak activity on …
Adoption / Nov. 23, 2021