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A trader recently swapped $80 for 1,869 XRP, essentially buying 1 XRP for a discount price of $0.0428 after a price impact from a single-sided deposit on an XRPL AMM. The Automated Market Maker (AMM) functionality for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has finally gone live, but inexperience appears to be negatively affecting the use of the AMM pools on the network shortly after the ecosystem welcomed the feature. Single-Sided Deposits Impacting XRPL AMM This problem stems from the mass influx of single-sided deposits on AMM instances with XRP, as proponents flood the pools with XRP tokens. Notably, all AMM pools…

U.K. Economic Secretary Bim Afolami said he is confident the government can only implement stablecoin and staking rules in the coming weeks. A general election is expected to occur in the second half of the year. The current U.K. government will only have enough time to implement stablecoin and staking secondary legislation in the coming weeks, Economic Secretary Bim Afolami said on Wednesday. “What I’m very confident we’ll be able to achieve is the secondary legislation around staking and stablecoins. Those two things are absolute priorities in the coming weeks and months,” Afolami said at the Financial Times Crypto and…

CCData, authorized by the FCA as a benchmark administrator, stands as a global leader in digital asset data. It serves both institutional and retail investors by providing high-quality, real-time, and historical data. With a proven track record in data expertise, CCData offers thought-leadership reports and analytics that deliver objective insights into the digital asset industry. The CCData Exchange Review meticulously tracks significant developments within the cryptocurrency exchange market. This review encompasses detailed analyses of exchange volumes, focusing on aspects such as crypto derivatives trading, market segmentation by exchange fee models, and comparisons between crypto-to-crypto and fiat-to-crypto volumes. It also includes…

D8X has made its mark with its official launch, a remarkable step on the new X-layer layer-2 network operated by the highly regarded crypto exchange OKX. This is a landmark event, with the D8X being the first binary option contract from DEX to operate on the blockchain. Traders in the cryptosphere will find this an unobstructable opportunity. D8X offers Leadership in Innovation on the X-Layer Testnet As a member of the D8X team said, “In the course of 2 months on the X Layer testnet, we had 15 thousand users trying the D8X solution already.” This impressive number is a…

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund led a $13.2 million seed funding round into Lagrange Labs, a cryptography startup based on Ethereum’s EigenLayer restaking platform. Lagrange specializes in zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs – a way for computers to mathematically verify certain kinds of data. Zero-knowledge proofs, a type of cryptography, have wide applications to blockchains and have become a popular component of layer-2 “rollup” chains, which are used to make networks like Ethereum faster and cheaper for end-users. Lagrange explained its main product a statement shared with CoinDesk, describing its zero-knowledge “coprover,” targeted for release later this month, as “an off-chain network of…

Floki, the popular cryptocurrency, has unveiled exciting developments, including the upcoming release of the Valhalla mobile app and significant token burns due to increased utility demand. VALHALLA MOBILE APP TO BE RELEASED LATER THIS YEARDue to strong user demand, we will release a mobile app version of $FLOKI’s flagship utility metaverse game #Valhalla later this year — for both iOS and Android users. Our roadmap has also been updated to reflect this!This… https://t.co/JtSkD5RapL pic.twitter.com/EQYSdj91iT — FLOKI (@RealFlokiInu) March 23, 2024 In response to user demand, Floki plans to launch a mobile app version of its flagship utility metaverse game, Valhalla,…

Following United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s recent comments on cryptocurrencies, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has reacted, disputing the SEC chair’s stance. In a recent interview, Gensler noted that the agency is simply a “cop on the beat” when it comes to policing the cryptocurrency business. The SEC chairman talked on CNBC a day after Robinhood revealed that it had gotten a Wells notice from the U.S. securities regulator. Gensler stated that the cryptocurrency industry consists of a variety of digital assets that qualify as securities “under the law of the land, as interpreted”…

The FTX debtors in possession have announced a new reorganization plan that would result in nearly every single creditor getting recovery of their full claim amount plus additional interest, according to court documents. Additionally, the plan would resolve claims from the Internal Revenue Service and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and potentially allow for restitution from the Department of Justice fines to be paid to creditors. The press release issued by the debtors in possession highlights that most of this recovery has come from ‘proprietary investments held by the Alameda or FTX ventures businesses.’ It’s the sale of those assets…

China, known for its significant share of the global cryptocurrency mining industry, has been grappling with the environmental ramifications of its burgeoning blockchain sector. With concerns over carbon emissions and energy consumption on the rise, regulatory bodies are under pressure to address these issues. In a bid to understand the future landscape of this burgeoning sector, we consulted three leading AI platforms—ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot—to predict the fate of eco-friendly digital currencies, often termed “green cryptocurrencies.” Regulations on Big Crypto Energy The focus on sustainability has prompted governments worldwide to scrutinize the environmental impact of cryptocurrencies. Forthcoming regulations…

Core Chain Builders has announced a groundbreaking development in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) with the introduction of coreBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin (BTC) asset designed to seamlessly integrate Bitcoin into the DeFi ecosystem without compromising security or decentralization. Bridging Bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency, to the DeFi landscape has long been a challenge. While DeFi offers innovative financial services built on blockchain technology, Bitcoin’s architecture has presented hurdles due to its different design and security features. The conventional method of wrapping assets involves locking the original asset on its native blockchain and creating a synthetic version on another chain.…