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Stellar (XLM) is rapidly closing in on Shiba Inu (SHIB) in the crypto market rankings after an impressive 35% price surge. The recent rally has propelled Stellar to 16th place with a market value of $13.65 billion, just behind Shiba Inu’s $14.22 billion valuation. Over the past week, XLM has gained significant momentum, rallying for five days at a stretch since Jan. 1. The surge brought XLM’s price to a near three-week high, last seen since Dec. 8, marking a strong start to the year 2025. XLM saw a sharp surge on the first day of 2025, marking one of…
Months after its planned second season debut, smash hit Telegram game Hamster Kombat is finally back in action with a relaunched gameplay experience—but its token only fell further Tuesday, reaching a new all-time low price. HMSTR, which runs on The Open Network (TON), dropped as low as $0.001461 on Tuesday, per data from CoinGecko, marking its lowest price to date. Up slightly to a current price of $0.0015`, HMSTR is down nearly 7% on the day. The coin has plummeted 79% from its all-time high price set back at the launch in September 2024. Interlude is over – long live…
Carol Alexander, a finance professor at the University of Sussex, has made a bold prediction about the future of Bitcoin, predicting that the BTC price could rise to $200,000 by 2025. Speaking to CNBC, Alexander expressed confidence in Bitcoin’s continued growth but warned that the high leverage in crypto trading would contribute to significant price swings. “I am more bullish than ever for 2025,” Alexander said, adding that Bitcoin could “easily reach $200,000” by the end of next year. Alexander also predicted that Bitcoin would trade around $150,000 by the summer of 2025, with a potential range of plus or…
As Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency, is making another attempt to conquer the $100,000 level, dozens of altcoins are losing their value. Popular meme cryptocurrencies are on the list of the worst performers, yet some new cryptos in this sphere have entered the top 100. Dogwifhat (WIF), Bonk (BONK), Brett (BRETT): Meme cryptos in red today The segment of meme cryptocurrencies lost over $100 million of its capitalization in the last 24 hours. While the market benchmark is down by 0.4%, the meme coin cap dropped by over 1.1% today, Jan. 6, 2024. On the list of the 10 worst…
Tapswap, a Telegram-based tap-to-earn game, has recently announced an exclusive project for skill-based gaming. As per Tapswap, it is unveiling its advanced skill-based gaming forum to begin a new epoch where gaming expertise are transformed into radical rewards. The platform took to its official social media account on X to reveal this landmark project. The next big launch is the @tapswapai skill-based gaming platform 🤖With $TAPS now live, it’s time to monetize your gaming skills like never before. We are the first to bring skill-based gaming to web3. That’s where mastery defines your success and rewards, not luck!What’s… pic.twitter.com/aEDu0wqiYP —…
The total hashrate of the U.S.-listed bitcoin (BTC) miners tracked by JPMorgan (JPM) has almost doubled from a year ago and now accounts for about 29% of the global network, the bank said in a report on Tuesday. The combined hashrate of the 14 companies “has increased ~95% y/y to 244 EH/s, versus a 45% increase in the network hashrate,” analysts Reginald Smith and Charles Pearce wrote. The network hashrate is a proxy for competition in the industry and mining difficulty. The Bitcoin network hashrate has risen about 6% so far this month, and has climbed 45% in the last…
Yuxing Bitcoin purchase shows growing confidence in crypto as Hong Kong explores adding Bitcoin to financial reserves for stability. Hong Kong enhances crypto infrastructure with new index, licensing exchanges, as Bitcoin becomes a key asset in global finance. Yuxing Technology, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong, has made significant moves in the cryptocurrency market. Between July 25 and December 31, 2024, the company purchased 78.2 Bitcoin at an average price of $80,960 per unit, totaling $6.3 million. In order to fund this purchase, Yuxing has to sell 6.3 million USDT at an average price of $1 per unit. The…
World of Women (WoW) has teamed up with artist Sara Baumann for a powerful new NFT portrait series that highlights four leading women in Web3 as iconic Western pioneers. This initiative, launching on the Etherlink – Tezos blockchain L2, is aimed at elevating women who are reshaping the decentralized technology landscape.—Reimagining Women as Pioneers of ChangeThe series captures the strength and vision of Web3 leaders like Jill Gunter (Espresso Systems), Winny.eth (Chipped), Evin McMullen (Privado ID), and Tina He (Base). These portraits not only celebrate their achievements but also underscore the often-overlooked role of women in tech. As Sara Baumann…
Toncoin (TON) has witnessed increased activity in the past 24 hours, with a total of 1.55 billion coin whale transactions recorded among market participants. The value of these transactions equals about $8.86 billion. Whale activity fuels Toncoin transaction volume According to IntoTheBlock data, these transactions are worth over $100,000. These come in at a count of 1,740 in the last 24 hours. This spike in transaction volume comes amid ongoing bullish sentiment for TON. Investors have reignited interest in the asset as the price maintains an appreciable gain on the market. As of this writing, TON is exchanging hands at…
Economic research firm Perryman Group has revealed that Bitcoin mining has contributed more than $4 billion to the US gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. The firm disclosed this in its new report, noting that it created 31,000 jobs. The report, which was commissioned by crypto industry advocacy groups, the Digital Chamber of Commerce, and the Texas Blockchain Council, dispels some myths about the Bitcoin mining industry and shows how it benefits the economy. While most mainstream reports on Bitcoin mining have focused on its environmental impact, the new report casts the industry in a new light as a direct…