ApeCoin Q1 2024 Performance: Market Cap And Token Price Skyrocket

ApeCoin (APE), the ERC-20 token governing the ApeCoin Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), showed notable growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024.  Key metrics showed significant progress, driving APE’s market capitalization, token price, and trading volume quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), demonstrating consecutive quarters of growth. ApeCoin Regains Unicorn Status As noted in a recent report by Messari, APE’s rebound was particularly noteworthy compared to the broader cryptocurrency market, which grew 53% quarter over quarter, and Bitcoin’s market cap, which grew 63% quarter over quarter.  After briefly dipping below $1 billion in Q2…

Are Altcoins Cooling Off? Analyst Weighs In On This Cycle’s Market

Many investors expressed worries about the crypto market corrections during this cycle. Bitcoin’s price drop has dragged altcoins with them, and, as a result, a more pessimistic sentiment has started to brew among some sectors of the crypto community. Analysts and traders have reassured investors that the market fluctuations are a normal part of the journey. Some urge the community to look at the bigger picture, as altcoins remain above levels not seen in years. Renowned crypto analyst Altcoin Sherpa weighed in on the matter, exploring some of the reasons…

Australian Regulator Says Crypto Is a Debenture That Requires Regulation

The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said his organization views cryptocurrency as a debenture hence it falls under regulatory purview. The ASIC chairman also argued that many cryptocurrency investors are unaware of what they are getting into. Crypto Falls Under the ASIC Regulatory Oversight Joe Longo, chairman of the Australian […] Source CryptoX Portal

Jury Begins Deliberations in $110M Mango Markets Fraud Trial

In their rebuttal, prosecutors said that Eisenberg’s legal attempts to get his money were made after his identity as the exploiter had been exposed. He thought that his proposal to Mango Markets’ DAO, and its subsequent “waiver of liability,” meant he was off the hook, emboldening him to come back to the U.S., they said. Source

Historical Trends Show What To Expect For Bitcoin Price Following The Halving

The 2024 Bitcoin halving is only two days away, and there are already varying expectations of what might happen to the BTC price once the event is completed. One way to get an idea of how it could play out for the Bitcoin price, though, is through historical data and how the cryptocurrency has performed at times like these. Bitcoin Price Trends For Previous Halvings There have been three halvings so far since Bitcoin was first launched in 2009 and with each one, Bitcoin has demonstrated various reactions to the…

Kraken fields open-source crypto wallet

Kraken debuted its crypto wallet to compete with providers like Coinbase and Consensys in an expanding digital asset storage market.  America’s second-largest crypto exchange announced its self-custodial wallet solution on April 17, offering an alternative to similar products like MetaMask, Phantom, and Trust Wallet.  According to Kraken, its crypto wallet is the first to adopt an open-source development style, meaning blockchain builders and contributors can interact with the app’s code on GitHub. The storage tool reportedly emphasizes privacy along with security. To achieve this, the crypto exchange chooses to proxy…

Bitcoin miners’ revenue is about to be slashed — what investors need to know

The bitcoin halving is set to take place in the next few days, which will cut miners’ main stream of revenue in half. Scary as that sounds, the bigger, publicly-traded miners are well prepared to survive the halving and thrive, according to analysts — and given the recent weakness in mining stocks, investors may be staring at a big opportunity. “We believe a bitcoin price above $60,000-$65,000 means the halving is de-risked for nearly all public miners,” Needham analyst John Todaro wrote in a note to clients on Tuesday. It…

Bitcoin Halving Spectacular, With Runes, ‘Epic Sat,’ Stacks Nakamoto

Suku, a provider of Web3 tools, in collaboration with Alchemy and Privy, has launched SukuPay, “a simple, free and fully non-custodial global money transfer solution,” according to the team: “Leveraging account abstraction, SukuPay removes the need for initial setup like creating a wallet or remembering a seed phrase, while still providing a non-custodial experience. With just a phone number, users can effortlessly send and receive funds without any fees. It’s built on the efficient Polygon PoS network and utilizes the USDC stablecoin.” Original