Ethena’s USDE Stablecoin Surpasses $3 Billion, Flipping First Digital’s FDUSD

This weekend, Ethena’s synthetic U.S. dollar stablecoin USDE reached the $3 billion range. As of June 2, 2024, USDE has surpassed First Digital’s FDUSD stablecoin. Ethena’s Synthetic Stablecoin USDE Exceeds $3 Billion Launched in February, the synthetic U.S. dollar stablecoin USDE, which offers yield earnings on holdings, has exceeded the $3 billion threshold. As of … Read more

Declining But Dominant: WBTC Maintains Market Lead Over BTCB, RBTC, LBTC, and Other Derivatives

The Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) protocol, initiated by Bitgo in 2019, holds the title of the largest BTC derivative project by market capitalization, and to date, no other project has exceeded its scale. Nonetheless, the past few years have seen a significant decline in the number of wrapped bitcoins in circulation, with more than 32% of … Read more

Metaplex Announces Introduction of Hybrid Defi Protocol for Solana

Metaplex, a Solana-based protocol that allows for the easy deployment of NFTs across applications, has introduced MPL-404, a hybrid decentralized finance standard. MPL-404 leans on SPL-404, a protocol that allows for the exchange of an NFT for a fixed number of tokens assigned by the designers of each artistic collection. Metaplex Aims to Extend Hybrid … Read more

Dragonfly-Backed Stablecoin, Agora, to Launch Natively on Sui

Agora, a stablecoin company that recently raised $12 million in its Series A funding round led by Dragonfly, has announced that it will launch its AUSD token natively on Sui. The company aims to produce a better stablecoin focusing on emerging markets, and sharing the revenue obtained with partners integrating AUSD in their services platforms. … Read more

Analyzing Tether’s 111 Billion Supply: Top USDT Wallets on Tron and Ethereum

This year, the supply of the stablecoin tether has surpassed the $100 billion mark, and today, the leading dollar-pegged token boasts a market valuation of $111.9 billion. The majority of this supply resides on Tron, with the network hosting $58 billion in tethers, while Ethereum accounts for $51 billion. This editorial examines the top wallets … Read more

Circle Officially Launches in Brazil, Partners With Latam Giants BTG Pactual and Nubank

Circle, the company behind USDC, the second-largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, has announced its official launch in Brazil. The company inked an alliance with BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in Latam, to provide onboarding and distribution services for Brazilian companies. Circle also partnered with Nubank, a leading digital neobank. Circle Partners With BTG … Read more

Celebrity Meme Coins Flood The Crypto Market, Yielding Both Fortunes And Losses

The crypto market has recently seen an influx of celebrity meme coins, with the trend kicking off on the Solana network using the JENNER ticker. Olympian and media personality Caitlyn Jenner began aggressively promoting this cryptocurrency on X shortly after its inception, which led to concerns that her account might have been compromised. This guy … Read more

Bitcoin’s Resurgence Mirrors Historical Bull Market Trends

After enduring its deepest correction since the FTX lows, with a decline of 20.3%, Bitcoin has rebounded, reaching $71,000 on May 20, 2024. This remarkable recovery places Bitcoin near its all-time high and showcases a pattern reminiscent of the 2015-2017 bull market. The pattern closely aligns with that of the previous bull market, highlighting a historical … Read more

TRUMP Coin Reaches All-Time High as Trump-Themed Cryptos See Major Gains

The presidential meme coin fervor persists, with the token maga (TRUMP) hitting an all-time high of $15.45 on Wednesday. This surge elevated the value of Donald Trump’s TRUMP coins to $8.06 million on May 29. Additionally, various Trump-related crypto assets are emerging from the woodwork, including one leveraging Bitcoin’s Runes protocol for minting. Trump-Themed Meme … Read more

Nomura, Laser Digital and GMO Internet Partner to Explore the Issuance of Stablecoins in Japan

Nomura, a global financial services group, Laser Digital, a digital asset-based business, and GMO Internet, the parent company of stablecoin issuer GMO-Z, have partnered to explore the issuance of U.S. dollar and yen based stablecoins in Japan. The partnership also contemplates the development of a platform to offer stablecoin issuance services to other companies. Nomura, … Read more