The ubiquitous USDT and USDC stablecoins seem to be facing more and more aggressive young challengers. So let’s take a look at the so-called algorithmic stablecoins, as well as stablecoins backed exclusively by cryptocurrencies, to try and understand the situation in the market. The introduction of the Tron network’s USDD on May 5 was an…
Tron founder Justin Sun kept his promise and introduced the project’s own algorithmic stablecoin, designated USDD. The unique thing about the new token is that it is backed entirely by cryptocurrency. There seems to be a new trend going around. The moment Terra launched its UST stablecoin (having issued over $18 billion), the Tron blockchain…
Bitcoin is on a downward trajectory, despite the fact that the cryptocurrency industry overall is growing quite vigorously. But BTC holders are clearly in a foul mood right now, although they still hold on to the “million-dollar bitcoin” outlook. If I am to give a dissenting opinion – the BTC depreciation against the dollar signifies…
One unique blockchain business area, which rarely gets written about, is specialized security and privacy services. Among its most outstanding startups is Nym Technologies, whose developers claim that their network is superior to VPN and even Tor. Are they right? The race between “shields” and “swords” in cyberspace is everlasting. Back in 2017, when cryptocurrencies…
The two largest blockchain platforms – Ethereum and Solana – are now in a fierce confrontation. Will the technological reform and transition to Ethereum 2.0 help Ether? Or has the originally more advanced Solana network escalated its growth momentum enough to overtake ETH? What blockchain platform will become the new leader in the DeFi segment?…
Coinbase NFT, the crypto exchange’s newly launched NFT marketplace, has a problem with attracting users. The once-anticipated platform still has fewer than 1,300 total users, according to Dune Analytics. On its first day, the marketplace, which opened its beta up to the public yesterday, saw fewer than 150 new users make a trade on the…