Shiba Inu traders are in FOMO with the Shibarium launch but it might not be the best time to buy SHIB yet. Shiba Inu is hoping to become more than just a Dogecoin-inspired meme cryptocurrency as it comes closer to launching its layer-2 network called Shibarium. Meanwhile, the SHIB token has emerged as one of the best-performers so...Continue Reading

Arthur Krause, director of ETP product at 21.co, the parent company of 21Shares, emphasized that the Staking Basket ETP does not engage in lending. Switzerland-based cryptocurrency firm 21Shares is betting on proof-of-stake (PoS) coins by launching a new crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) dedicated to staking. 21Shares on Jan. 18 launched the 21Shares Staking Basket Index...Continue Reading

Ethereum market dominance has doubled since the lunch of its staking contract in December 2020 as ETH price eyes levels not seen in five years versus Bitcoin. Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), could grow by 35% versus Bitcoin (BTC) this year to hit 0.1 BTC for the first time since 2018 as it forms a...Continue Reading

No change in central bank policy from Japan caused ruffled feathers in forex markets, but Bitcoin remains tied to a trading zone near two-month highs. Bitcoin (BTC) faced a potentially volatile day on Jan. 18, with multiple macro triggers beginning to unsettle the outlook. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BoJ refuses to hike...Continue Reading

The co-founder and CEO of Ava Labs spoke with Cointelegraph at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on the future of DeFi and TradFi as two industries with merging value systems. Decentralized finance (DeFi) is on its way from becoming a small niche within the financial industry to something traditional finance (TradFi) is trying...Continue Reading

Coinbase crypto exchange originally started planning its Japanese expansion during the bear market in 2018. Despite Bitcoin (BTC) returning to pre-FTX collapse price levels, the contagion still affects the industry, forcing Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange to close operations in Japan. Coinbase officially announced on Jan. 18 that the firm would terminate operations in Japan and conduct...Continue Reading

A perpetual futures contract does not have an expiration date and aims to profit from the non-delivery of the actual commodity. Perpetual futures vs. traditional futures One of the main features of perpetual futures contracts is that they never expire compared to traditional futures contracts. In traditional futures contracts, a tangible commodity, such as gold,...Continue Reading

The final vote was delayed due to issues in the translation of the 400-page legal document. The final vote on European Union’s much-awaited crypto regulations called Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA) was deferred to April 2023. This marks the second delay in the final vote, earlier deferred from November 2022 to February. The latest...Continue Reading

CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham said that there are advanced discussions on global standards happening outside of the United States. Caroline Pham, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner, has recently called on regulators to provide clearer guidance on crypto assets in 2023.  In an interview with Bloomberg, Pham mentioned that discussions with global players over crypto...Continue Reading

When Musk backtracked on accepting Bitcoin payments for Tesla, he believed that Dogecoin — “even though it was created as a silly joke” — was better suited for transactions. Research shows that Dogecoin (DOGE) was the only memecoin in 2022 to proactively reduce its carbon footprint — a key metric for mainstream adoption —  by...Continue Reading