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Top crypto exchange platforms Coinbase and Binance are adding support for a new artificial intelligence (AI)-focused altcoin. In a new announcement, Coinbase says it is adding support for InfoAI altcoin Kaito (KAITO) on the Base network, the firm’s own blockchain, with an Experimental label. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, also added support for the digital asset as well. The “Experimental” tag was created by Coinbase to designate certain digital assets as riskier, lower-liquidity tokens. News of being added on the exchanges had a reverse impact on the price of KAITO, as the crypto asset is trading for…
A popular analyst thinks that one top-30 altcoin may be among the best-performing digital assets in the near term as the crypto markets chop around. The pseudonymous analyst known as Altcoin Sherpa tells his 242,900 followers on the social media platform X that he is leaning bullish on the utility token of the decentralized open financial system Hyperliquid (HYPE). “Best positions right now in order of best to worst: Cash. Majors. HYPE. Utility or older coins like AAVE, LINK, XRP, OM. Everything else is pretty mehhh.” HYPE is trading for $23.27, at time of writing, down 8.8% in the last…
A crypto strategist known for making timely altcoin calls believes that the top meme token Dogecoin (DOGE) is gearing up for a breakout surge. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 316,700 followers on the social media platform X that DOGE appears to be carving a local bottom en route for a bullish reversal. The trader shares a chart suggesting that DOGE seems to be printing an Adam and Eve pattern while flashing a completed ABC corrective move. “DOGE looking pretty solid here in my opinion after consolidating for two weeks after that capitulation event. If there’s one saying that’s always stuck…
A crypto strategist known for accurately calling the 2021 digital asset cycle top believes Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins are poised to bounce higher this week. The analyst pseudonymously known as Pentoshi tells his 855,900 followers on the social media platform X that the OTHERS weekly chart, which tracks the total market cap of crypto excluding the 10 largest digital assets and stablecoins, is flashing bullish. “Liking [last weekly candle]… [This] week higher for your favorite cryptocurrency coins in my opinion.” Source: Pentoshi/X He believes that the OTHERS chart may soon have a series of rallies and flip the $281 billion…
The former CEO of stablecoin firm behemoth Tether is throwing his support behind a new USDT rival, according to Bloomberg. Tether co-founder Reeve Collins is now the chairman and co-founder of Pi Protocol, the maker of a new USDT competitor, USP, Bloomberg reports. The Pi stablecoin is scheduled to roll out on the Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH) blockchains later this year. Pi aims to use smart contracts to execute transactions and mint the USP stablecoin, which aims to be backed by bonds and other yield-bearing real-world assets. The project aims to be more decentralized than other stablecoin projects, such…
A veteran trader known for calling the collapse of 2022 is predicting big fakeout dips for Bitcoin (BTC) and two top altcoins before fresh explosive rallies. Posting in his Telegram channel, pseudonymous crypto analyst Capo tells his audience that Bitcoin may plummet to around $81,450, a 14% decline from its current value. However, he suggests that BTC may slingshot to fresh all-time highs after the correction, surging past $112,000 sometime next month. Source: Crypto Capo/Telegram Bitcoin is trading for $94,607 at time of writing, down 1% in the last 24 hours. Next up, the analyst suggests that Solana (SOL) may…
Stablecoins could serve as a boon for US dollar adoption, according to the Atlantic Council, a nonpartisan think tank. Barbara C. Matthews and Hung Tran, senior fellows at the Council’s Geoeconomics Center, note in a new analysis that the $227 billion stablecoin market is “tiny” compared to the $6.22 trillion US capital markets and the $3.39 trillion overall crypto market capitalization. “If current double-digit growth rates for stablecoins continue, they could constitute a considerable proportion of overall crypto market capitalization, if not capital markets themselves. More importantly, the vast majority of stablecoins are pegged to the US dollar. Rapid adoption…
One of the co-founders of the controversial memecoin LIBRA says the project itself “sniped” the token right after it rolled out. In crypto trading, sniping refers to the practice of using trading bots or scripts to buy a newly launched coin ahead of big transactions or the entry of retail traders. Snipers get their edge by buying early in anticipation of a massive spike in trading volume with the arrival of other investors. In a new interview on the voidzilla YouTube channel, LIBRA co-creator Hayden Davis says he does not deny that wallets linked to the project sniped the memecoin…
International digital asset management firm CoinShares says institutional crypto investors have finally ended their post-US election 19-week crypto buying spree. According to Coinshares, institutional whales pulled over $415 million out of crypto products last week after nearly 20 weeks of inflows. “Digital asset investment products saw their first significant outflows, totaling $415m, following an unprecedented 19-week post-US election inflow streak that amassed $29.4bn — far surpassing the $16bn recorded in the first 19 weeks of US spot ETF (exchange-traded fund) launches that began in January 2024.” Source: CoinShares Coinshares also postulates that a hawkish Fed may have precipitated the drop. “We…
Macro guru and Real Vision chief executive Raoul Pal says that Bitcoin (BTC) and other top altcoins are all looking strong despite choppiness in crypto markets. In a new thread on the social media platform X, the ex-Goldman Sachs executive says that Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and Sui (SUI) are printing bullish patterns on their higher time frame charts. “We remain in the midst of the greatest macro trade of all time. All the wiggles and the timeline FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) are just noise. All you require to capture it is not be too far out on…