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Polygon’s native token POL surged 15% on Friday as crypto exchange giant Binance said it added the token to its platforms, marking the completion of the token’s upgrade and rebrand from the longstanding MATIC. POL jumped to nearly $0.45 from around $0.38 earlier today, hitting its highest price since late August. It has retraced some if its gains recently, but the token is still up 15% over the past 24 hours, outperforming the roughly flat bitcoin (BTC). It also was the best performing asset in the broad-market benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index during this period. Polygon introduced last week the upgraded…
Binance is prioritizing Thailand as a key market in its mission to reach one billion users, with crypto-friendly regulations seen as a driving factor. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is betting big on Thailand as it aims to bring crypto mainstream worldwide, spotlighting the country’s regulatory openness, The Bangkok Post reports, citing Binance chief marketing officer Rachel Conlan. Per Conlan, Thailand ranks among Binance’s top 20 markets worldwide, with local crypto penetration estimated at 12%, double the global average of 6%. She also praised Thailand for taking a “pioneering approach to crypto” and working to establish regulations and a framework “in the…
The orange Bitcoin logo, easily identifiable by millions around the world, is celebrating its 14th anniversary. On this day in 2010, a pseudonymous designer shared the now-iconic Bitcoin logo, a visual representation that would come to embody the entire Bitcoin movement. Bitcoin historian Pete Rizzo highlighted this milestone in a tweet, writing, “Happy birthday to the iconic Bitcoin logo. 14 years ago today, an anon artist created one of the best brands of all time and released it for free. The rest is history.” Rizzo’s reflection highlights how the logo was gifted to the world, setting in motion a powerful…
Input Output, the technology company behind the Cardano blockchain, has shared its latest weekly development report, highlighting significant progress in various areas of the ecosystem. The report, revealed today, spotlights scaling initiatives, governance updates, ongoing efforts in Project Catalyst, and educational programs. According to the report, 1,373 projects are currently building on Cardano’s network. Also, the ecosystem boasts about 1.33 million delegated wallets. In addition, Cardano now supports 10.36 million native tokens, with 165,546 token policies ensuring governance and control over assets. The number of Plutus scripts deployed has reached 84,783, marking increasing adoption of smart contracts within the ecosystem.…
WazirX, the Indian crypto exchange platform, had been hacked in July 2024, which resulted in a loss of $230 million in customer funds. Ever since, the exchange platform has been making efforts to restructure and has been looking for investors. The exchange platform has recently announced its fourth Townhall, set to take place on November 6, 2024, at 5:30 IST. 📢 Fourth Townhall Announcement In this Townhall, we will introduce the new Rebalancing Calculator and discuss other value drivers that are being explored as part of the restructuring efforts. 🗓️: 6th November 2024 at 5:30 PM IST🕠: Set a reminder…
Kontrol Technologies, a Canadian public company that provides various solutions linked to smart buildings and smart cities, has announced the addition of Bitcoin to its balance sheet in a Friday press release. The company has purchased $1 million worth of Bitcoin, and it plans to continue buying the cryptocurrency in the future with its cash flows and treasury assets, adopting a MicroStrategy-like strategy. The shares of Kontrol Technologies Corp Instrument Symbol (KNR-NE) are up 4.88% on the announcement. Kontrol CEO Paul Ghezzi took note of the cryptocurrency’s growing institutional adoption in his statement, arguing that it is the right time…
Swipe-to-earn Telegram game Catizen is gearing up to reveal to players how many CATI tokens they will receive ahead of its token launch on The Open Network (TON) and airdrop, with developers also announcing a Binance Launchpool rewards campaign ahead of opening up centralized exchange claims to players. Catizen developer Pluto Studio announced Friday that it will take a snapshot of player’s in-game progression at midnight, before revealing token allocations on Saturday morning. On Sunday, players can then claim those tokens through centralized exchanges ahead of the CATI token generation event on September 20. Revealing allocations in advance could soften…
Crypto.com and Ingenico are actively engaging top merchants for a live pilot in early 2025, aiming to make crypto payments more accessible across regions. Ingenico’s “plug-and-play” solution, connected via the AXIUM Android terminals, will simplify merchant interactions with crypto payments. In an announcement earlier today, November 5, the leading crypto trading platform Crypto.com entered into a partnership with Ingenico, a global player for payment acceptance and services. As part of this partnership, the crypto exchange will bring crypto payments and merchant services to the Ingenico platform worldwide. This innovative plug-and-play solution from Ingenico will allow its merchants to accept crypto…
Henrik Zeberg, the Head Macroeconomist at Swissblock, recently provided a timeline for Bitcoin to target a new all-time high price. He discussed this in a recent analysis on X following Bitcoin’s latest upward push, which saw it retest the $73K peak on Oct. 29. Zeberg’s analysis focuses on Fibonacci levels, and key market indicators to make the case for a substantial rally. Bitcoin Fibonacci Levels and Target Zones The macroeconomist’s chart displays several important price levels. The report confirmed that Bitcoin currently trades within a prolonged consolidation phase, which has persisted since Bitcoin dropped from the all-time high above $73K…
World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto project being promoted by former president Donald Trump and his sons, will only sell up to $30 million of its tokens in the U.S., Bloomberg reported on Saturday. According to a notice filed by World Liberty with the U.S. regulators earlier this week, the firm “currently only plans” to sell $30 million worth of tokens in the country. While the company is based in Delaware, it is operated from Puerto Rico. The company has tokens worth around $288.5 million for sale, which means the majority of the token sales—nearly 90%—will take place…