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Shiba Inu (SHIB) Key Burn Mystery Unraveled by Team Insider: Details

Shiba Inu team member Lucie recently delved into the discussion of burns, citing Shiba Inu's founder Ryoshi's burning of keys to the Shiba Inu supply. Lucie was responding to a comment on X by a community member who asked about Shiba Inu's lead, Shytoshi Kusama, and when burns were coming. In response to this, Lucie explained the reasoning behind Shiba Inu founder Ryoshi's decision to burn the keys to the Shiba Inu supply. Lucie explained that Ryoshi's burning of keys to the Shiba Inu supply "means that for anything to be burned, it must first be purchased." This implies that…

AltcoinsMay 23

What Is Nyan Heroes? The Solana Shooter Game and NYAN Token Explained

A cat-based shooter with paw-sitive reviews from players? Sorry, there’s more cat puns to come. Nyan Heroes is a Solana-based game developed by the aptly named 9 Lives Interactive. The game experienced some early success following the initial wave of its play-to-airdrop campaign, which saw fur-tunate players earn points towards NYAN tokens. Currently available to play on the Epic Games Store in pre-alpha, the game has garnered an impressive fanbase. Is the game as meow-gical as it’s made out to be? And, what paw-sibilities are there with the token? Okay, enough kitten around, no more puns. Here’s the scoop on…

GameFiMay 23

BTC In Standard Stalling Period Ahead of Wild Rallies – Analyst

According to Raoul Pal, the CEO of Real Vision, it is standard for Bitcoin’s price to stall for some time before embarking on significant rallies. In a recent interview on the Altcoin Daily YouTube channel, Pal noted that Bitcoin’s exponential rallies occur when the altcoin season comes. The well-known crypto personality highlighted there are early signs of the altcoin season in the current market dynamics. Pal noted that memecoins dominated the crypto market in a protracted trend that could drag longer. Pal spotted an ongoing trend that is repetitive of what happened in 2020 when most people wrote off Ethereum.…

BitcoinMay 23

What are Parachains? Polkadot's Secret Weapon Explained

With an ever-growing number of blockchain projects, achieving interoperability and scalability between blockchains is increasingly important. Polkadot’s solution to this challenge is ‘parachains,’ a technical approach to allowing distinct blockchains to scale and work together effectively and safely, leveraging the Polkadot network’s guarantees of security, isolation, and communication. What are parachains? Unlike most other blockchains such as Ethereum, Polkadot isn’t built to have much inherent functionality. Instead, Polkadot acts as a ‘Relay Chain’ on top of which multiple parallel layer-1 blockchains, known as parachains, can be hosted side-by-side. These different blockchains can be built for specific use cases, and then…

AltcoinsMay 23

Ethereum Game 'Pixelmon' Reveals MON Token Airdrop Details

Pokémon-esque crypto and NFT game Pixelmon has announced airdrop details for its soon-to-be-launched MON token. Over 180,000 wallets will be eligible for the airdrop on Monday, May 27 with the claim process starting at 9:30 a.m. UTC through the newly created Mon Protocol. MON will be minted as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum. Those eligible include holders of selected Pixelmon game NFTs, players of Pixelmon hyper-casual game Kevin the Adventurer, participants in the PixelPals “Farm2Farm” competition, and buyers of the MON token presale. Pixelmon originally launched with clunky Minecraft-like artwork which led to the battle arena title being widely ridiculed…

GameFiMay 23

Gracy Chen from Bitget Spoke About Trends and Cryptocurrency Adoption in the CIS and Eastern Europe

In 2023, two countries in Eastern Europe and the CIS showed a high index of cryptocurrency adoption. Thus, Ukraine took fifth place in the ratings of crypto-friendly countries, and Russia took 13th place. Other countries, such as Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, are also following the path of mass adoption, which makes this region very attractive for crypto business. This point of view is also supported by the executive director of the Bitget exchange, Gracy Chen. In an exclusive interview, we discussed the main trends in the development of the crypto market in 2024, and also learned her stance about the…

ExchangesMay 23

Analyst Issues Crucial Bitcoin Reminder About Halving

Bitcoin halving is the hottest topic on the cryptocurrency market right now. But former Ark Invest analyst Chris Burniske suggests there is more to the story. His analysis using the past Bitcoin cycle provides a reminder that Bitcoin's halving and movement in cycles is not as straightforward as it may seem at first glance. The chart showing Bitcoin's cycles post-halving reveals a pattern of surges and plunges over several years. Post-halving periods often start with a surge, followed by a cool-off phase. We are currently in such a phase, where growth has slowed down, tempting "lettuce hands" (those quick to…

BitcoinMay 23

Pepe Meme Coin Market Cap Adds 26% in 24 Hours

Despite the apathetic performance of cryptocurrency market, meme coins on Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH) are printing impressive gains. Pepe (PEPE) capitalization is back above $3.3 billion, while its trading volume exceeded $1.45 billion in equivalent. PEPE meme coin price surges by 26%; WIF, BONK post double-digit gains Pepe (PEPE), the third-largest meme cryptocurrency, demonstrates the largest gains today out of all top 100 cryptos by market cap. In just 24 hours, the PEPE price added over 26%, while net trading volume in spot and futures pairs exceeded $1.4 billion. Other meme cryptocurrencies also posted significant increases in the past…

AltcoinsMay 23

Bitcoin Exchange OKX Announced That It Delisted 6 Altcoin Trading Pairs!

OKX announced the delisting of six spot trading pairs as part of its ongoing efforts to maintain a robust trading environment. OKX Will Delist SKEB, MOVEZ, PIT, EM, LET and MRST Spot Trading Pairs Affected trading pairs, which include SKEB/USDT, MOVEZ/USDT, PIT/USDT, EM/USDT, LET/USDT and MRST/USDT, will be removed between 11:00 and 11:30 on May 27, 2024. The decision to delist these pairs is based on user feedback and the OKX Token Delisting/Hiding Guidelines, which ensure that all listed pairs meet the platform's stringent performance and listing criteria. The specified trading pairs will be delisted between 11:00 and 11:30 on…

ExchangesMay 23

Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem Shares Notable Post About Very First BTC Halving

Charlie Shrem, a Bitcoin pioneer and the Bitcoin Foundation co-creator, has taken to the X social media platform to share a notable memory about the very first Bitcoin halving that took place in 2012. He and his colleagues shared a major concern back then, which he has shared with the crypto community now. Here's what happened before first BTC halving In a recent X post, Charlie Shrem shared his memories of the very first Bitcoin halving that took place at the end of November 2012. Shrem tweeted that on that day, the miner’s reward for a new block was reduced…

BitcoinMay 23