Author: Crypto Insider

Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, USDC, is pursuing international expansion after securing $400 million in funding. BlackRock and Fidelity headlined the new funding round, which follows a $440 million raise last May. The capital raise, led by major investors, such as Blackrock, Fidelity Management, Marchall Wace, and Fin Capital, is expected to…

CryptoCompare tracker data shows that top-tier crypto exchanges hit an all-time high of 96% market share this year as traders sought lower-risk venues amid broader market volatility. Crypto exchanges considered top-tier increased their market share to 96% in February from 89% in August, according to data collected by UK analytics company CryptoCompare. These 78 exchanges,…

Crypto service provider Nexo announced on April 13 its partnership with Mastercard and e-money wallet provider DiPocket to launch a first-of-its-kind card in Europe that will let users get credit by putting their crypto assets up as collateral to draw fiat loans. The card will be integrated with Google Pay Apple Pay and offer 2%…

Bitcoin dropped 15% on Tuesday, falling below $40,000 for the first time since March 15, while Ethereum was down 14%, falling below $3,000 for the first time since March 23. Bullish traders lost over $439 million, which has been liquidated within 24 hours. According to CoinMarketCap, it’s part of a larger trend, with crypto markets…

Robinhood, a popular stock and cryptocurrency trading app, has listed several more digital assets, including meme-coin Shiba Inu (SHIB), Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC) and Compound (COMP). It caused a spike in the price of SHIB by 20%. The company later announced on Twitter that it is giving away $100,000-worth of the new cryptocurrencies it listed….

Will Dubai, the Middle East’s new crypto oasis, go global, essays Liam Gibson for Wealth of Geeks. Dubai has big ambitions to become a regional and global destination for cryptocurrency. It is well-positioned as the most populous of the United Arab Emirates’ seven emirates and the region’s undisputed travel and trade hub. Located at the…