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CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju has voiced concerns about Ethena’s recent decision to incorporate Bitcoin as a backing asset for its USDe synthetic dollar. On April 4, Ethena Labs revealed plans to onboard BTC as a backing asset for USDe to create a safer product for its users. The firm said: “After the unprecedented growth or USDe since launch, Ethena hedges represent ~20% of ETH open interest as of today. With $25 billion of BTC open interest readily available for Ethena to delta hedge, the capacity for USDe to scale has increased >2.5x.” USDe is a fast-rising “stablecoin” that has…
Pendle, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, caught the attention of crypto investors with its aggressive recovery despite the broader market correction. The altcoin witnessed an intense inflow in March’s fourth week as the price reverted from $2.3 support to rally 190% and reached a new all-time high of $6.63. As the correction trend extends for major altcoins, will Pendle maintain its bullish momentum? Read the full article here
Data from Cryptoquant indicates that bitcoin miners have been offloading their assets in anticipation of the upcoming Bitcoin network halving, slated to take place in two weeks. Cryptoquant highlighted a peak in daily sales to over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks, a figure unmatched since the summer of 2023. Record Sales to OTC Desks Mark Bitcoin Miners’ […] Read the full article here
Upon designing what has later become the world’s largest blockchain network, Satoshi Nakamoto decided to incorporate an event happening approximately every four years to set a certain inflation rate for the creation of new BTC. The so-called halving slashes in half the rewards miners receive for their work on the network, which, in theory, should mean an increasing price for the underlying asset if the demand remains the same or increases. With BTC’s next halving right around the corner, one analyst has outlined a particularly simple but possibly quite profitable strategy for those who want to speculate on Bitcoin’s price…
In an astounding turn of events, the net inflow of the Spot Bitcoin ETF market has surpassed $12.6 billion, with an average inflow of $213.8 million. Prominent crypto analyst Crypto Rover, in his recent X update, revealed that the Bitcoin ETF market saw an astounding inflow of $203 million on April 5, marking 4 consecutive days of net inflows. 💥BREAKING: The Spot #Bitcoin ETF inflow yesterday was: +$203,000,000 pic.twitter.com/qFVpBwfEHF — Crypto Rover (@rovercrc) April 6, 2024 Colin Wu, a Chinese crypto journalist, has shed light on SoSoValue’s data, providing details on the remarkable inflow of Bitcoin ETFs. Leading the charge…
The crypto bull market may be driving a renewed interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). According to DappRadar, the NFT sector has seen a 50% surge in trading volume for the first quarter of this year, generating $3.9 billion in revenue. These findings indicate this has been the strongest quarter for NFTs since Q1 2023. NFT hype is also sparking mainstream interest. Web3 quests in particular are gaining traction, as these interactive games are being implemented at different events this year. Quests Drive Engagement Using Web3 Elements A blog post from growth platform Intract explains that Web3 quests blend gaming elements…
Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon’s lawyers will make final arguments to a jury on Friday. The SEC seeks civil penalties and asked for a ban on Do Kwon and Terraform Labs from the US securities industry. Terra Classic LUNC price is down nearly 5%. Terra Classic (LUNC) price is down on Friday as lawyers that represent Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon work on final arguments for a civil lawsuit. The SEC alleges that the firm and founder Kwon misled investors about the stability of their stablecoin TerraUSD and brought fraud charges against the firm. The final arguments will…
Binance has completed its 17th Proof of Reserves audit and announced that the exchange’s assets are more than 100% secure. The new report shows that Binance uses zero-knowledge methods to prove that user balances exist in customer wallets. So what does the report say and what does it mean for the future of Binance and the cryptocurrency industry? Binance‘s 17th proof-of-reserve report shows significant increases in user holdings. BTC holdings increased by 1.08% to 6,099 BTC, ETH holdings increased by 11.64% to over 4.44 million, and USDT holdings increased by 8.36% to 21.1 billion. Moreover, users’ BNB asset deposits increased…
Terra Classic has recently exhibited an upward momentum, catching the eye of investors and traders. In the last several weeks, the cryptocurrency has shown robust bullish signals and an impressive annual growth of 8.76%, signaling a surge in investor confidence. Read the full article here
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