The cryptocurrency market may be on the verge of the much-awaited altcoin season (altseason), much to the delight of speculative traders, but the determining factors might have changed, according to a market analyst. “Stablecoin liquidity” to determine next altseason The crypto market is transforming, with cycle indicators, market structures and trading patterns changing rapidly. “Altseason…

The CEO of payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo predicted that decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and applications will soon offer financial products similar to those of banks. Mercuryo recently launched a program to support 30 startups developing Web3 consumer use cases within DeFi. Announced on Nov. 21, the program offers funding, consultations with Mercuryo and its network…

Web3 venture capitalist and crypto market maker DWF Labs is moving its headquarters to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), founder and CEO Andrei Grachev announced on X. The purpose of the relocation is to increase real-world assets and other financial services in the Middle East, Grachev said. He provided no other details. Headquarters in…

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have maintained their monthly sales momentum, surging by 57.8% in November as digital collectibles continue to recover. On Dec. 1, data company CryptoSlam showed that NFTs recorded $562 million in sales in November, a substantial increase in volume from October. CryptoSlam data also indicates that November’s monthly sales volume for NFTs is the highest…

The former head of Meta’s (previously Facebook) blockchain payments solution, Diem, has revealed the project ended after insurmountable political pressure from United States regulators. “There was no legal or regulatory angle left for the government or regulators to kill the project. It was 100% a political kill, one that was executed through intimidation of captive…

Ripple’s XRP token flipped Solana’s market capitalization for the first time during the current market cycle on Dec. 1, making XRP the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. According to data from CoinMarketCap, XRP currently has a market cap of over $122 billion at the time of this writing, compared to Solana’s $111.9 billion. Ripple’s native…

Grayscale’s cryptocurrency holdings have significantly increased during November, as altcoins like Stellar and XRP registered triple-digit gains, reinforcing analyst predictions of an incoming altcoin season. Grayscale Trust Investment’s cryptocurrency holdings have increased by over 85% in market capitalization during the past month, according to Cryptorank data. The asset management giant’s portfolio increase was primarily driven by…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Hyperliquid has entered the ranks of the largest airdrops in history with its genesis event on Nov. 29, when it distributed 310 million HYPE tokens to its community. At the launch, the HYPE token was valued at $3.90, placing the total distribution at $1.2 billion, according to data from CoinGecko. The…

Ether is forming a convincing pattern on the price chart, signaling a potential surge of up to 97% within the next four months, according to a crypto analyst. “ETH has a 3-year cup and handle in the making; it is about to be completed now if Ethereum confirms $3.8k as support,” pseudonymous crypto analyst venturefounder…

Taiwan advanced the introduction of its new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations for cryptocurrency businesses after authorities fined two crypto exchanges for violations. On Nov. 27, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced that the upcoming money laundering prevention registration mandate for crypto exchanges was shifted to Nov. 30 from the previous Jan. 1, 2025 deadline. Per the previous…