Cardano’s Alonzo upgrade brings smart contracts, DeFi and NFTs, competing with Ethereum

    Upcoming Cardano’s upgrade aims to bring in the network new abilities like smart contracts and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as well as “programmability,” as per founder Charles Hoskinson. However, it could take several months before DeFi protocols come to the mainnet due to a lack of concurrency and tools. Cardano’s big “Alonzo” upgrade rolls out on…

    Solana almost doubles in a week, despite the recent crypto crash

    SOL token of smart contract platform Solana continued its unflagging surge higher in the market on Thursday, as it topped XRP as the 6th most valuable cryptoasset. The altcoin market has seemingly brushed off Monday’s heavy sell-off and continues to forge higher with a range of in-vogue coins printing double-digit percentage gains and some fresh…

    Crypto market correction hits DeFi tokens hard

    Cryptocurrencies related to DeFi projects have fallen more than Bitcoin and Ethereum during the recent market downturn. Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens seem to be taking heavy price hits as widespread correction in crypto markets continues today. According to CoinGecko, top DeFi projects, including Aave, Uniswap, Chainlink, and Terra, have lost 20% and more of each…

    Solana enters in Top 10 cryptocurrencies, competing with Bitcoin and Ethereum

    Despite the crypto market was actually flat Tuesday, the novel token Solana become a hot-token, hitting a new all-time high due to growing investor fervor around altcoins, which also supports the smart contracts necessary for booming decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Solana (SOL) token surged to become the 7th most valuable cryptocurrency…

    Altcoins are becoming the hottest crypto on the market

    Binance Coin is raising. Cardano has doubled in August, becoming the third-largest digital coin, while Avalanche has tripled. Meanwhile, prices for NFTs, mostly funny digital photos or cartoon depictions, are going mad, sometimes quadrupling in a few days. Analysts and investors did not come to a consensus on what’s driving this craze. Some suggest speculators…

    Dubai’s PEAKDEFI token added 68% overnight

    Dubai-based token PEAKDEFI (PEAK) has raised on Thursday at 68% for 24 hours. Now, it’s trading above $0.55, ranked at position 249 with a market cap of $286,608,797. PEAKDEFI started a monster rally on Aug. 22 but ran into some volatility as some investors appear to have fixed their profit. However, on Thursday, the coin…