Tag: Markets

Rollbit, Arbitrum, The Graph lead losses, Bitcoin dips below $25,000: Markets

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Rollbit, Arbitrum, and The Graph bear the brunt of crypto market fluctuations as Bitcoin falls below $25k for the first time since June. Cryptocurrency markets have seen a slight wave of volatility, as the overall market is down by 2.8% in the past 24 hours. Among the top losers were Rollbit Coin (RLB), Arbitrum (ARB), and The Graph (GRT).  Rollbit Coin (RLB) nosedived 18.5% within a day, currently trading at $0.1293 at the time of writing. Arbitrum is also down by 10% over the same time frame. Indexing token The…

Aave v3 fork debuts noncustodial liquidity markets on Base

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A collaboration across decentralized finance (DeFi) developers is introducing a non-custodial liquidity markets on layer-2 network Base, promising to enable trustless smart contracts to automatically connect liquidity pools with borrowing strategies. Behind the initiative are developers from Seashell, RNG Labs, and Loreum Labs, along with advisers and collaborators from Ampleforth, Uniswap and other projects. The group built the Seamless Protocol, a fork of Aave v3 that allows smart contracts with predetermined borrowing strategies to conduct undercollateralized borrowing on-chain. “As an analogy, Borrowing Strategies are like single-purpose loans, such as home,…

Coinbase to Prioritize Crypto Markets Outside of US in Its Expansion Strategy

Coinbase’s vice presidents for international business and international policy are clearly dissatisfied with the regulatory situation in the United States. Coinbase is strategically expanding its cryptocurrency exchange services globally, with a particular emphasis on markets with clear regulatory frameworks. In its short-term expansion strategy, Coinbase is prioritizing countries outside the United States based on their well-defined cryptocurrency regulations. Notable countries in this selection include the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and Singapore. The regulatory clarity in these regions is crucial for the exchange’s operations. Coinbase’s vice presidents for…

AI and blockchain will ‘reshape sectors’ and create new markets from scratch — Moody’s

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies have reached a “tipping point” and are set to shrink established industries while creating new ones, forecasts a report from Moody’s Investors Service published on Sep. 6.  According to the authors, the combined impact of AI and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs), such as blockchain, has effects “far beyond corporate balance sheets,” and “will likely reshape entire sectors, leading established industries “to shrink or disappear altogether while creating new markets from scratch.” The report notes: “History has shown that transformative technologies can shrink established sectors…

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Ledger Technology Could Lower Financing Costs, Transform Financial Markets: Moody’s

“DLT could improve financial market efficiency, modernize the payment system, and foster financial inclusion,” Vincent Gusdorf, head of DeFi and digital asset analytics, said in a press statement shared with CoinDesk. “The overall economic and financial effects of technological changes, including the policy and strategic changes they prompt, are likely to be positive.” Source

How blockchain tech and dMRV can help carbon trading markets

There is a global consensus that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are warming the planet, but efforts to accurately measure, report and verify these emissions continue to challenge researchers, nonprofits, corporations and governments.  This is especially the case with “nature-based” projects to reduce carbon dioxide levels, like planting trees or restoring mangrove forests. This has inhibited the development of a voluntary carbon market (VCM) on which carbon offset credits are traded. These “offsets” are sometimes viewed as licenses to pollute, but VCMs overall are thought to be beneficial to the planet…

Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Fixation Because Markets Are Boring, says Arca CIO

While bitcoin today jumped more than 7% on a positive ruling regarding Grayscale’s attempt to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot bitcoin ETF, Jeff Dorman, Chief Investment Officer at Arca, says the world’s largest digital asset will need a “significant catalyst” to break out of its range-bound ways. Source ArcaBitcoinBoringBTCCIOETFFixationMarkets CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin’s most faithful are staying put despite the crypto market’s recent weakness

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Even after a big correction, which followed weeks of almost complete inactivity, and a new focus on real rates, bitcoin’s most patient investors are still holding onto their coins. The cryptocurrency closed at $25,972.52 on Friday and lost 0.25% for the week – its eight negative week in the past nine, according to Coin Metrics. It had posted an 11% decline for the previous week. Coin Metrics measures a week in crypto, which trades 24 hours a day, from the 4:00 p.m. ET stock market close one Friday to the next.…

AI-driven innovation will fuel more stable crypto markets

AI-powered solutions for crypto markets will become more stable as they mitigate slippage and uncertainty, achieving deeper liquidity access and efficient predictive analysis. Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. During the G20 Summit in February, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)  considered ‘banning private cryptocurrencies’ an option to solve the global debt restructuring crisis. It has now realized this won’t help solve associated problems. The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), though, seems hell-bent…