Author: James Wilson

MoonPay has acquired Iron, an API-driven stablecoin infrastructure startup, in a move to enhance its enterprise payment solutions.  This marks MoonPay’s second major acquisition in two months, reinforcing its ambition to lead the growing stablecoin payments sector. With Iron’s technology, MoonPay aims to offer businesses instant, low-cost, and borderless stablecoin transactions. The deal mirrors PayPal’s acquisition of Braintree, which helped establish its dominance in credit card processing.  “This is our Braintree moment,” MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright told CNBC. The stablecoin market saw $27 trillion in transactions in 2024, with businesses increasingly adopting blockchain-based payments. MoonPay’s expansion comes amid competition from…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. The cryptocurrency market is bouncing back, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and rising stars like XYZVerse poised for major gains. The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of revival, sparking discussions about substantial gains in key digital assets. Bitcoin could experience a significant surge, Ethereum may offer even higher returns, and new players like XYZVerse are capturing attention with their potential for exponential growth. Explore the factors that might drive these remarkable increases in value. XYZVerse’s epic rise: The memecoin warrior conquering…

New research by Dragonfly Capital reveals that U.S. users may have missed out on as much as $5.02 billion in potential revenue from geo-blocked airdrops. Back in the early days, before the crypto industry got overcrowded with grief memecoin pseudonymous creators, blockchain developers came up with a way to reward users for supporting and growing projects. That method became known as the airdrop. Airdrops allowed projects to drum up early interest by encouraging engagement — like interacting with a protocol by sending to it on-chain transactions — or to retroactively reward users of blockchain products. Sometimes, these airdrops turned out…

Pi Network remains in a deep bear market and is facing significant risks ahead of the much-anticipated Pi Day. Pi Coin (PI) dropped by over 45% from its highest level in February, bringing its market cap to over $11.7 billion and its fully diluted valuation to $164.35 billion. The token will be in the spotlight on Friday as the world celebrates Pi Day, which honors the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 each year, aligning with the value of pi (3.14). This event could spark increased interest in the token. However, Pi Network faces several…

Decentralized finance protocol Compound is marching ahead with plans to tap into its competitor Morpho with the launch of new lending vaults on Polygon. The new vaults went live on March 13 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. It comes after a governance proposal aimed at bringing Morpho (MORPHO)-powered vaults to Polygon (POL). Gauntlet and Compound (COMP) are launching the new lending vaults with $3 million in incentives – $1.5 million each from Compound and Polygon. While this move has already been a major talking point for COMP holders and the broader DeFi community, the announcement signals a significant shift in…

The crypto market has started a downward spiral and meme coins have taken the biggest hit among all cryptocurrencies. In the past 30 days, the market cap of memecoins has seen a 34.46% downfall before touching an impressive $74.25 billion earlier this month. Naturally, the native token of Dogelon Mars (ELON) has seen a similar downtrend and is currently trading at $0.0000001 which is about a 20% drop over the last week. Its current market cap stands at $73.9 million with a 24-hour trading volume of $8.1 million. Dogelon Mars weekly chart, March 2025 | Source: crypto.news In this article,…

Kusama has been in a consolidation phase since the last bull market of 2021. Investors are keen to see a breakout, but will it happen this year or in the future? Let’s find out. The native token of Kusama (KSM) is currently trading at $15.65 which is about a 15% drop from last week. Its current market cap stands at $253 million with a 24-hour trading volume of $13.6 million. Kusama weekly chart, March 2025 | Source: crypto.news In this article, we’ll discuss the Kusama price prediction by giving you its short and price forecasts, and explore whether this token…

Binance Coin price rose for three consecutive days, and four crucial catalysts may push it to over $1,100 in the near term. Binance Coin (BNB) climbed to a high of $610 on Thursday, up by 20% from its lowest level this week. It remains about 26% below the highest level in December last year, meaning that it has done better than most altcoins. First, BNB price may bounce back ahead and after the Pascal hard fork. This hard fork will be important for the BNB Smart Chain or BSC as it will introduce more features in the network. The upgrade…

”Everything is Computer” the meme that exploded on X, formerly Twitter, after President Donald Trump’s comment on Tuesday, has spawned a new memecoin. Everything is Computer, the new memecoin that has its origin in a wild meme swirling on social media, has recorded over $15 million in trading volume in the past 24 hours.  Launched on Pump.fun, the token, with ticker IEC, rose to $0.007 on Raydium. It’s creating significant chatter on X and across the Solana ecosystem, with notable action in other pools, including over $4 million on Meteora. ‘Everything is Computer’: Trump started it Trump has helped create…

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino shared his thoughts into the future of stablecoins and the impact of new legislation from the White House. Ardoino stated during a Bloomberg TV interview on Thursday that the Trump administration’s recently proposed stablecoin bill can provide regulatory clarity and would benefit the role of digital U.S. dollars. “This bill would unlock very much clarity on the stablecoin role for the future of the U.S. dollar and how we should be managed in a very safe and serious way,” Ardoino explained. He emphasized that Tether’s growth has been remarkable, particularly in emerging markets and developing countries,…