Hyperliquid’s HYPE token surges 60% after billion-dollar airdrop
    01 Dec 2024
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    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 has 3-year cup-and-handle ‘in the making,’ analyst eyes $7.2K
    01 Dec 2024
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    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 enforces AML registration mandate for crypto providers
    30 Nov 2024
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    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…

    Ethena, Securitize join race for Spark’s $1B liquidity with USDtb
    30 Nov 2024
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    Synthetic dollar protocol Ethena Labs and tokenization platform Securitize have submitted a joint proposal to feature Ethena’s USDtb stablecoin in Spark’s $1 billion Tokenization Grand Prix. The competition seeks to onboard real-world assets (RWAs) to decentralized finance by offering liquidity to selected participants. As part of the proposal, Ethena has included the introduction of a…

    Elixir taps Curve to bring BlackRock’s BUIDL to DeFi
    30 Nov 2024
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    Decentralized exchange Curve has joined with blockchain network Elixir to expand access to decentralized finance (DeFi) for BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund, Curve said on Nov. 29. Token holders will soon be able to mint Elixer’s yield-bearing stablecoin, deUSD, against BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), Curve said. They can then swap deUSD for other…

    Ethereum L2s surpass record $51B TVL after 205% yearly growth
    29 Nov 2024
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    The Ethereum ecosystem is seeing increasing value growth, showing more investor interest in Ethereum-native assets. Ethereum layer-2 (L2) networks have reached a new all-time high of more than $51.5 billion in cumulative total value locked (TVL). This marks an over 205% increase in cumulative TVL, from just $16.6 billion in November 2023, L2beat data shows. L2…